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A geopolitical-economy of distant water fisheries access arrangements
In recent decades, fishing fleets and effort have grown in aggregate throughout the waters of lower-income coastal countries, much of which is...
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Advancing tuna catch allocation negotiations: an analysis of sovereign rights and fisheries access arrangements
Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) determine conservation measures for transboundary fisheries resources. They are also a forum for...
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Tracing innovation pathways behind fisheries co-management in Vanuatu
Co-management approaches have become a core part of coastal fisheries policy and planning practice in Vanuatu. With a long history of supporting...
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Sustainable aquatic resource management and inland fisheries in tropical Asia: Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches
The intensive utilization of tropical inland water bodies for multiple and sometimes competing activities underlines the necessity for their...
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Climate change to drive increasing overlap between Pacific tuna fisheries and emerging deep-sea mining industry
In ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction, various legal regimes and governance structures result in diffused responsibility and create challenges...
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Towards Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries
Achieving Blue Justice for small-scale fisheries requires a thorough understanding of the root causes of injustices, as well as consistent and...
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Unpacking pathways to diversified livelihoods from projects in Pacific Island coastal fisheries
Livelihood diversification has become an integral focus of policies and investments aiming to reduce poverty, vulnerability, and pressure on fishery...
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Using the socio-ecological system approach to guide the management of sea cucumber fisheries at Barang Lompo Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Several sea cucumber species in Indonesia have been indicated as over-exploited. Fishers are catching sea cucumbers in deeper water and far away to...
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A theory of scaling for community-based fisheries management
Community-based approaches to fisheries management has emerged as a mainstream strategy to govern dispersed, diverse and dynamic small scale...
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Understanding Gender Equality in Small-Scale Fisheries and Its Role in Enhancing Blue Justice
Gender equality research in the context of small-scale fisheries is still in its early stages. The recent endorsement of the Small-Scale Fisheries...
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Making Sense of Multidimensional Injustice for Creating Viable Small-Scale Fisheries in Chilika Lagoon, Bay of Bengal
Small-scale fisheries are often heavily impacted in terms of realizing the principles of fairness and justice. They grapple with historical...
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An Evaluation of Multidimensional Justice Conflicts in Small-Scale Fisheries in Nigeria
Small-scale fisheries are a major contributor to food security, livelihoods, income, and wealth generation in Nigeria. However, they are faced with...
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Adopting a Blue Justice Lens for Japanese Small-Scale Fisheries: Important Insights from the Case of the Inatori Kinme Fishery
With the concept of the ‘Blue Economy’ filtering into Japan, there are growing concerns about small-scale fisheries being marginalized in the context...
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Climate Change Governance: Customary Law and Rural Women
Experience has demonstrated that rural women in Africa are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change (UNDP 2011). Most rural women live in...
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Climate Change Governance: Customary Law and Rural Women
Experience has demonstrated that rural women in Africa are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change (UNDP 2011). Most rural women live in...
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The Kabu-ido system and factors affecting local groundwater extraction control: case study of a customary groundwater management in Japan
In the early 1800s, a water conflict occurred in a community named the Fukuzuka Ring Levee on the Noubi Plain, Japan. Upper villages required...
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Legalized Injustices: Old Providence Island (Colombia) Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Geopolitical Disputes and State Power
In 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the Nicaragua vs. Colombia maritime dispute, affecting small-scale fisheries territories...
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Resilience of Small-Scale Fisheries to COVID-19: A Case Study from North Bali, Indonesia
Globally, small-scale fishing communities are often left behind in terms of economic, social and political research and policymaking. This study aims...
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Conservation status and cultural values of sea turtles leading to (un)written parallel management systems in Fiji
Globally and locally, conservationists and scientists work to inform policy makers to help recovery of endangered sea turtle populations. In Fiji, in...
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Climate change, traditional ecological knowledge, and riverine biodiversity conservation: a case in Aklan, Central Philippines
We framed climate change (CC) discourse through its disruptions to local culture and livelihood in a subsistence riverine fishing community in...
