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Jose J. Pascual-Fernandez
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Can Local Knowledge of Small-Scale Fishers Be Used to Monitor and Assess Changes in Marine Ecosystems in a European Context?
In the last decades, many coastal areas have observed dramatic changes in marine ecosystems, due to anthropogenic and environmental alterations. The general absence of long-term data sets in the marine environ...
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Flagging Justice Matters in EU Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs)
The establishment of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) in EU Member States aims at increasing employment and territorial cohesion in coastal and inland fisheries-dependent communities through local initiat...
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Small-Scale Fisheries Take Centre-Stage in Europe (Once Again)
Small-scale fisheries in Europe have historically rarely received the attention they deserve. Fishery scholars and policy makers worldwide have until recently paid scant attention to the diversity of the fishe...
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Small-Scale Fisheries in Spain: Diversity and Challenges
Small-scale fisheries constitute an important segment of the Spanish fishing fleet. Within the European context, the Spanish small-scale fleet is the third largest behind only Greece and Italy. The historical,...
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Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
Small-scale fisheries play a major role in Europe, employing large numbers of people, sha** the socio-economic life of coastal communities, and providing fresh, high-quality seafood to local, regional, natio...
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Markets, Distribution and Value Chains in Small-Scale Fisheries: A Special Focus on Europe
Several factors affect the ability of small-scale fishers to secure their livelihoods. Particularly relevant is their capacity to sell their fish, receive remunerative prices, and add value to their catches. I...
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Stewardship and Sustainable Practices in Small-Scale Fisheries
Humans have harvested fish and other marine resources for millennia. So why be concerned today about stewardship and sustainable practices? The answers are not simple; they are changing over time, as climate c...
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Synergy as strategy: learning from La Restinga, Canary Islands
In this paper, we draw attention to the role of synergies in marine conservation and community sustainability. Using marine protected areas (MPAs) as examples, we argue that MPAs that are carefully designed to...
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Marine Protected Areas, Small-Scale Commercial Versus Recreational Fishers: Governability Challenges in the Canary Islands, Spain
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are promoted as an effective model for the management of marine areas worldwide. They are not only a technical management measure but also a social institution that interacts with...
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Women’s Organisations in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Europe: History and Future Propects
In Europe, fisherwomen’s organisations were developed mainly during the 1990s. The need for fisherwomen to become organised or to develop networks has often arisen in response to crises affecting the fisheries...
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Marine Protected Areas in the Canary Islands – Improving Their Governability
MPAs are complex institutional arrangements that should be analyzed from a governance perspective taking into account the serious challenges posed about their capacity to cope with the problems of implementati...
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Ecosystem Health in the Context of Fisheries and Aquaculture – A Governability Challenge
The importance of marine and ocean ecosystems to the livelihoods and wellbeing of fishing and coastal communities around the world is well recognized. Global efforts have been made to prevent these ecosystems ...
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Gender in Galician Shell-Fisheries: Transforming for Governability
This chapter analyzes the transformation of on-foot shellfish gathering in Galicia, a traditional activity developed primarily by women under a free access regime. Nowadays, many of the areas where this activi...
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What Stakeholders Think About Marine Protected Areas: Case Studies from Spain
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are often met with reluctance by affected stakeholders, and in some instances outright objection. Some argue that this is due to insufficient understanding of the functions of MPA...
