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Quick Assessment Fishing Gear Impact
Subject: Rapid Assessment Tool for Small-scale Fisheries Gear Impact
Category: tools
Country: World
Description:
Practical guide to making a quick assessment of the impacts of different types of small-scale fishing on the local environment. Field-tested and adaptable to most coastal fishing communities.
Effective Locally Managed Areas
Subject: Designing Effective Locally Managed Areas in the Coral Triangle
Category: documents
Country: Coral Triangle
Description:
This booklet is a guide to leading discussions and designing locally managed areas (LMAs) with coastal communities in the Coral Triangle. LMAs can be a tool for any or all of the following: fisheries management, biodiversity conservation, threatened species management, ecotourism development, and climate change adaptation. The booklet well-organised. It has 5 sections with coloured illustrations and matching key messages that you can chose from to adapt to your community.
Designing Effective MPA Networks
Subject: Practitioner's Guide to Designing Marine Protected Area Networks
Category: documents
Country: Coral Triangle
Description:
The guide outlines 15 principles for designing MPA networks that integrates fisheries, biodiversity, and climate change objects. Many coloured diagrams and photos to illustrate the concepts. The 5 categories covered are risk spreading (representation and replication), protecting critical areas, connectivity, threat reduction, and sustainable use.
Information System on Small-scale Fisheries
Subject: Information System of Research on Small-scale Fisheries
Category: databases
Country: World
Description:
Designed for people researching and working with small-scale fishing communities. A searchable map and table are available to find a variety of documented research and work completed. You may upload your research results. Free to registered users.
Description:
This real-time web platform tracks fishing vessels by satellite. Open to everyone, you can access their maps and the processed data sheets for free. It is an innovative use of technology that is being used in innovative ways to find and stop illegal fishing.
The Meaning of Small
Subject: Diverse Values of Small-Scale Fisheries
Category: ebooks
Country: World
Description:
This photo e-book shows 32 case studies with both the things in common and the differences in what small-scale fisheries mean from place to place. About 34% of these case studies originate from Asia and Oceania, followed by Latin America with 28%, and Africa, Europe, and North America with about 13% of the total number. The 48 contributors to this e-book are experts in the field of small-scale fisheries research and practice, and have an average of 10 years of experience in this topic. The 48 contributors to this e-book are experts in the field of small-scale fisheries research and practice, and have an average of 10 years of experience in this topic. Edited by Mirella Leis and Ratana Chuenpagdee.
Fisherman’s Tape Measure & Guide
Subject: Water-resistant tape measure for monitoring fish catch
Category: tools
Country: Fiji
Description:
This tape measure is a good example of communicating the legal catch size for the most common fish species. It uses pictures with sizes on one side, and communicates other fishing guidelines on the back side. A low-cost and useful tool for local fisherfolk.
Description:
Extreme algae growth on the reef was successfully reduced by prohibiting the catch of Surgeon fishes. A study was made to identify which algae grazing fish ate the specific problem algae, and the results discussed with the local fishing community. Posters were placed in key locations to inform all fisherfolk in the area.