Article
Fisheries
Kristin M. Kleisner, Elena Ojea, Willow Battista, Merrick Burden, Erica Cunningham, Rod Fujita, Kendra Karr, Samuel Amoros, Julia Mason, Doug Rader, Nicolas Rovegno, Alice Thomas-Smyth
Summary: Fisheries play a crucial role in the lives of millions of people globally, providing nutrition, food security, livelihoods, and cultural significance. As climate change impacts the oceans, policy-makers are seeking ways to implement reforms at local and national levels to improve management systems, sustainability, equity, and resilience to climate change. This article presents case studies from Myanmar, Belize, Peru, and Iceland to explore challenges and solutions for improving fisheries resilience within varying capacity constraints.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ivy Blackmore, Andrew Wamukota, Elizabeth Kamau-Mbuthia, Austin Humphries, Carolyn Lesorogol, Rachel Cohn, Catherine Sarange, Francis Mbogholi, Clay Obata, Christopher Cheupe, Joaquim Cheupe, Lisa Sherburne, Melissa Chapnick, Mary Kate Cartmill, Lora L. Iannotti
Summary: This study aims to address the challenges faced by small-scale fishers through integrated nutrition social marketing and modified fishing trap intervention. The project will enroll 400 small-scale fisher households from Kilifi County, Kenya to study primary outcomes such as child growth, fish food intakes, and fisheries yield, as well as secondary outcomes like diet diversity and fisheries revenue.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Oceanography
Mo Bi, Guoen Wei, Zhenke Zhang
Summary: Fisheries have a significant impact on marine ecosystems. This study uses various indices, such as mean trophic level, relative primary production required, and loss in secondary production index, to assess fisheries expansion and limitation, as well as the ecological footprint of fisheries. Additionally, a pathway model based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis is used to examine the effects of economic growth and urbanization on the structural diversity of marine ecosystems. The results indicate that economic growth is detrimental to marine ecosystems, raising important questions about the factors influencing overexploitation and biodiversity decline.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Anja J. C. Sjostrom, Lorenzo Ciannelli, Flaxen Conway, W. Waldo Wakefield
Summary: Coastal nearshore regions serve as hotspots for human and biological productivity, but many areas lack proper understanding, monitoring, and management. This study focused on the nearshore sector of Oregon's groundfish trawl fishery, revealing limited scientific knowledge and data on the ecology of these habitats. Local ecological knowledge is crucial for understanding fishing effort and resource vitality, highlighting the importance of further research and monitoring efforts in coastal fishery management.
Article
Oceanography
Ibrahim Boubekri, Hubert Mazurek, Abdallah Borhane Djebar, Rachid Amara
Summary: This paper examines fishermen's Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) regarding Marine Protected Area (MPA) planning in Algeria and its overlap with fisheries management. The study found that the establishment of the future Taza MPA may impact the fishing area and livelihoods of professional fishers, and the LEK of fishermen can be used as a tool to evaluate fishery management actions and improve conservation policy.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Heitor O. Braga, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Alexandre Schiavetti, Luisa Magalhaes
Summary: Historical information on cockle landings and local knowledge in the Ria de Aveiro remains incomplete, necessitating a study on recent changes in cockle fishing and fishers' satisfaction with the rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study revealed a downward trend in cockle stock over the past 60 years, as well as fishers' discontent with income and government support. Synergistic initiatives involving all stakeholders are essential for the sustainability of the cockle resource in the Iberian Peninsula.
Article
Environmental Studies
Richard A. Nyiawung, Ajith Raj, Paul Foley
Summary: This paper focuses on the impact of MSC on sustainable certification of small-scale and developing country fisheries, analyzing cases in Kerala and The Gambia to find that the certifiability of fisheries is influenced by various factors and relationships. It calls for more comprehensive and critical social science and interdisciplinary evaluations to be conducted.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Maraja Riechers, Benedikt P. Brunner, Jan-Claas Dajka, Ioana A. Duse, Hannah M. Luebker, Aisa O. Manlosa, Juan Emilio Sala, Tamara Schaal, Sabine Weidlich
Summary: Despite increasing understanding of marine pollution, current research tends to focus more on technical solutions rather than viewing pollution as a systemic social-ecological issue. Investigating the deeper drivers of pollution, such as institutions and values, is crucial for fundamentally altering system trajectories.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Review
Oceanography
Diana C. J. Restrepo-Gomez, Manuel A. Zetina-Rejon, Jose Zepeda-Dominguez
Summary: Fisheries are complex and unpredictable, requiring adaptive tools for management. The social-ecological systems approach aims to achieve a comprehensive understanding of fisheries for sustainable solutions. A review of literature on marine fisheries social-ecological systems from the past two decades showed that most studies were theoretical or conceptual, using qualitative analysis with secondary data. Research primarily focused on the northern Pacific, northern Atlantic, and western coast of Africa.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Evan J. Andrews, Jeremy Pittman, Derek R. Armitage
Summary: This research systematically reviews fisher behaviour in coastal and marine fisheries, highlighting the types of fisher behaviour commonly used in conceptual and empirical models. The implications of fisher behaviour for governance include the need for multilevel analysis, psychosocial variables in theoretical models, and interdisciplinary research to understand fishers' responses to change. Social and policy sciences research is crucial in identifying governance barriers and opportunities, incorporating fisher behaviour in fisheries policies.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sondra L. Eger, Robert L. Stephenson, Derek Armitage, Wesley Flannery, Simon C. Courtenay
Summary: This study applies three core ICM characteristics to identify opportunities for operationalizing ICM in Atlantic Canada and provides insights and recommendations for future ICM policies, emphasizing the importance of adaptive formal structures, meaningful engagement, local capacity, and location-specific strategies.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Muslem Uddin, Petra Schneider, Md. Rashedul Islam Asif, Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Arifuzzaman, Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder
Summary: The importance of recreational fishing is increasing in coastal areas and less developed nations. Connecting fisheries to tourism can create innovative tourism products and new income sources. The study in Bangladesh explores the concept of coastal fishery-based ecotourism to enhance the social-ecological resilience of coastal fishing communities.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Yunzhou Li, Ming Sun, Kristin M. Kleisner, Katherine E. Mills, Yong Chen
Summary: Undertaking climate vulnerability assessments (CVAs) for marine fisheries is crucial for identifying at-risk regions, species, and stakeholders in the face of climate change and developing effective adaptation strategies. This global literature review addresses various aspects of fisheries CVAs, including available approaches, geographic representation, and knowledge systems' contribution. The review reveals gaps in research inputs and adaptation needs, highlights a mismatch between assessment and management needs, and provides recommendations for improving CVA practices and promoting effective adaptation actions.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Cynthia A. Grace-McCaskey, Maria C. Ramos, Anja Sjostrom, Sarah E. Page
Summary: The study focuses on understanding coral reef small scale fisheries as social-ecological systems, finding that fishers are not organized into one cohesive group and the factors that influence their interactions and collective actions are complex and may vary among different sites. The research highlights the importance of combining social network analysis with in-depth ethnographic and qualitative data.
Article
Fisheries
Michael C. Melnychuk, Charmane E. Ashbrook, Richard J. Bell, Lyall Bellquist, Kate Kauer, Jono R. Wilson, Ray Hilborn, Jay Odell
Summary: The condition of non-federally managed fisheries in the US is often unknown. Through expert surveys, we found that for the surveyed fisheries, a wide range of criteria for research, management, enforcement, and socioeconomic aspects were partially met. However, the stock status was only partially acceptable for less than half of the fisheries. The study also revealed lower overall fisheries management and stock status estimates for non-federally managed fisheries compared to federally managed ones.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)