fisheries
Fish or Fees
Posted on: 10 July 2008 - 2:44pmThis 18-minute video about marine protected areas in Vietnam was contributed by www.prem-online.org.
Poverty in fishing communities poses serious risks
Posted on: 7 July 2008 - 3:03pmThe rights of poor fishermen to harvest and manage local fish stocks need to be strengthened in order to fight poverty and reduce overexploitation of threatened coastal and inland fisheries, FAO said today.
"While fishing's role in helping people in the world's poorest communities feed themselves and stave off destitution cannot be understated, our studies reveal that despite the food and income that fishing provides many fisherfolk still live in poverty, while social ills and health problems are disturbingly prevalent in their
communities," said Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director-General of FAO's Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
Overview of the Benin Workshop on Small-Scale Fisheries, Poverty and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Posted on: 7 July 2008 - 2:46pmOverview of the Benin Workshop on Small-Scale Fisheries, Poverty and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, Cotonou, November 2001
Arthur Neiland reported on the proceedings and outcome of the Benin workshop whose objectives were to provide a general overview of poverty and poverty alleviation, to examine the relationship between poverty and fisheries management, to identify possible strategies for poverty alleviation, and to contribute to the work of the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme.
The workshop considered what is, or why is there poverty in rural Africa, what is the relationship between fisheries and poverty, and how can poverty be alleviated. Each day there were key papers and
discussion groups.
Fisheries, poverty and climate change
Posted on: 7 July 2008 - 2:41pmA recent report commissioned by DFID's Fisheries Management Science Programme reveals that African fisheries and fishing communities are amongst the most vulnerable in the world to climate change. Not only are most of these countries heavily reliant on fisheries as contributions to national economies, food security and employment (over 90% of fish in Africa comes from capture fisheries), but also climate change is predicted to be particularly significant in this region.
