Overcoming the lack of political will in small scale fisheries

Carbonetti, Benjamin; Pomeroy, Robert S.; Richards, David L.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2013.09.020

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“…These conditions, along with the intensification of capture fisheries within the lagoon, greatly altered the whole TGCH Lagoon system (Carbonetti, Pomeroy, & Richards, 2014). Small holders quickly became vulnerable to market forces due to a gradual increase in production costs, the onset of disease, and the unprofessional management of their activity (Kleih et al, 2013;Lan, 2013;Pho Hoang Han, 2007).…”

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Assessment of land-use and land-cover changes from 1965 to 2014 in Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietnam

2015

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Assessment of land-use and land-cover changes from 1965 to 2014 in Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietnam

2015

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“…Nevertheless, despite the undisputed importance of SCS fisheries, improvements in governance and management systems in the SCS have tended to remain frustratingly static (Pomeroy et al 2007;Kao et al 2012). Lack of political will is a major contributing factor (Carbonetti et al 2014) to the perpetuation of unsustainable fisheries at all scales. At the regional level, addressing the ongoing SCS territorial dispute, which impedes regional cooperation, is a major challenge that requires the involvement of intra-governmental and international bodies.…”

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What is at stake? Status and threats to South China Sea marine fisheries

Teh

Witter

Cheung

et al. 2016

Ambio

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Governance of South China Sea (SCS) fisheries remains weak despite acknowledgement of their widespread overexploitation for the past few decades. This review incorporates unreported fish catches to provide an improved baseline of the current status and societal contribution of SCS marine fisheries, so that the socio-economic and ecological consequences of continued fisheries unsustainability may be understood. Potential fisheries contribution to food and livelihoods include 11-17 million t in fisheries catch and USD 12-22 9 10 9 in fisheries landed value annually in the 2000s, and close to 3 million jobs. However, overfishing has resulted in biodiversity and habitat loss, and altered ecosystem trophic structures to a 'fished down' state. The present situation reiterates the urgency for fisheries policies that simultaneously address multiple political, social, economic, and biological dimensions at regional, national, and local scales. Importantly, improved cooperation between SCS nations, particularly in overcoming territorial disputes, is essential for effective regional fisheries governance.

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“…In fact, both the willingness and capacity to implement policies with regard to small-scale fisheries are often lacking (cf. Carbonetti et al 2014, Ratner et al 2013). CSOs may be called for to fill the gap (Béné et al 2004), but are usually short on resources.…”

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Walking the talk: implementing the international voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries

Jentoft

2014

Maritime Studies

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On June 9, 2014 the Committee of Fisheries (COFI) of FAO adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF-Guidelines). For millions of small-scale fisheries people around the world, this was no doubt a historic event and a potential turning point. The challenge now is to make sure that they will be implemented. As the SSF-Guidelines address issues that are politically contentious, there are reasons to expect that they will be met both with enthusiastic acclamation and criticism, as already happened in the negotiations of the text. This paper discusses the opportunities and obstacles for their implementation.

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Overcoming the lack of political will in small scale fisheries

Cited by 40 publications

References 19 publications

Assessment of land-use and land-cover changes from 1965 to 2014 in Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietnam

Assessment of land-use and land-cover changes from 1965 to 2014 in Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, central Vietnam

What is at stake? Status and threats to South China Sea marine fisheries

Walking the talk: implementing the international voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries

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