Small-scale Fisheries Management

Frameworks and Approaches for the Developing World

Author: Robert Pomeroy, David Mills, Louisa Evans, Neil Andrew, John Parks, Stephen Hall, Eusebio Jacinto, Patrick McConney, Maria Hauck and Dr. Anthony Charles

The book covers key topics such as rights, policy, co-management, communications and trade, and is an important reference for researchers and students in fisheries science and management as well as fisheries research organizations and policymakers.

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Small-scale fisheries make up a large proportion of world's fisheries, both by catch and participation. Effective management is essential to ensure access to fish for food and income. Covering social and economic aspects of the fishery management and governance challenge, this book provides guidance on innovative and alternative management measures and methods for small-scale fisheries. The book covers key topics such as rights, policy, co-management, communications and trade, and is an important reference for researchers and students in fisheries science and management as well as fisheries research organizations and policymakers.

About the Author

Dr. Anthony (Tony) Charles is Director of the School of the Environment at Saint Mary's University (Canada), where he also holds a dual appointment as Professor of Management Science within the Sobey School of Business, and professor of Environmental Science in the Faculty of Science. Dr. Charles is an inherently interdisciplinary researcher, linking natural, social and management sciences, focusing on fisheries and marine social-ecological systems. His contributions are particularly in four key areas: small-scale fisheries and community-based fishery management; policy and practice for sustainability and resilience in fishery and ocean governance; strategies for handling uncertainty and climate change in fisheries and marine systems; and the human dimensions of the ecosystem approach and of spatial management. Internationally, Dr. Charles is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, recipient of the Gulf of Maine Visionary Award, Past-President of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade and currently Director of the Community Conservation Research Network. Within Canada, Dr. Charles works closely with a range of coastal communities and Indigenous organizations, drawing on past work as a research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), a member of the DFO Science Advisory Council and Founding Director of Canada's Ocean Management Research Network. Dr. Charles is the author or co-author of well over a hundred publications, including several books, notably Sustainable Fishery Systems. He collaborates internationally with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Dr. Charles currently serves as Vice-Chair of the IUCN-CEM Fisheries Expert Group.

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Small-scale Fisheries Management Frameworks and Approaches for the Developing World Edited by Robert S. Pomeroy and Neil L. Andrew Small-scale fisheries make up a large proportion of world's fisheries, both by catch and participation. Effective management is essential to ensure access to fish for food and income. Covering social and economic aspects of the fishery management and governance challenge, this book provides guidance on innovative and alternative management measures and methods for small-scale fisheries. The book covers key topics such as rights, policy, co-management, communications and trade, and is an important reference for researchers and students in fisheries science and management as well as fisheries research organizations and policymakers. Related titles The Quest for Sustainable International Fisheries E. Meltzer 2010 496 pages ISBN 978 1 84593 583 2 Finfish Aquaculture Diversification Edited by N. Le Fran