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   Marine Spatial Planning for Enhanced Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2016

   Qatar, Egypt, United States of America, Iraq, Chile, China, Australia, Ireland, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Italy, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Bahrain, Norway, Netherlands, Asia, Northern Africa

   fisheries

   land administration

   This document provides a clear and comprehensive account for the application of marine spatial planning (MSP) within the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) region. It builds on regional technical workshops, held under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aimed principally at improving the prospects for fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East. Marine spatial planning provides a step-by-step process that allows for the cooperative integration of the major marine uses and users within a defined marine area.

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   Fisheries in the Drylands of sub-Saharan Africa

   Journal Articles & Books

   May, 2016

   Burkina Faso, Nigeria, United States of America, Rwanda, Zambia, Mali, Burundi, Namibia, Ghana, South Sudan, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, Netherlands, Senegal, Chad, Norway, Africa, Southern Africa

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   natural resources management

   climate change

   water management

   land management

   fisheries

   The focus of this review has been on both documenting the general resilience of many fish resources to climatic variability and its underestimation in livelihood importance, including in protracted crisis situations, but also on enhancing the potential supply of fish from dryland areas by better use of the available water bodies, and in particular from small reservoirs.

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   Freshwater, Fish and the Future

   Journal Articles & Books

   June, 2016

   France, Nigeria, United States of America, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Malawi, Pakistan, Nepal, Jordan, Laos, Romania, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Cambodia, India, Barbados

   fisheries

   water management

   land governance

   sustainable development

   This publication is a compilation of presentations and recommendations resulting from the Global Conference on Inland Fisheries: Freshwater, Fish and the Future, convened at FAO HQ in January 2015 and is part of an MOU signed with Michigan State University. Contents include scientific papers on inland fisheries from a global perspective that cover biological and socio-cultural assessments, drivers and governance issues. Ten steps to responsible inland fisheries are included along with recommendations for their implementation.

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   Report of Tenure and Fishing Rights 2015: A global forum on rights-based approaches for fisheries, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 23–27 March 2015

   Journal Articles & Books

   July, 2016

   Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Canada, United States of America, Republic of Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Australia, Marshall Islands, Nauru

   VGGT

   land governance

   fisheries

   land tenure

   The purpose of the forum was to foster a mutual understanding of the challenges faced by different groups in fisheries communities and to find common ground and options for empowering fishers and fisheries stakeholders. The 140 participants from 38 countries discussed the importance of tenure and rights for responsible resource management and equitable development in fisheries. Best practices and lessons learned were identified by forum participants based on their own experiences in a wide range of fisheries.