Management ensures that resources are available for future generations. Explore strategies, policies, and advocacy tools for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of marine and inland fisheries. 

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Marine Tenure and Small-Scale Fisheries: A Sourcebook on Good Practices and Emerging Themes

Marine Tenure and Small-scale Fisheries: A Sourcebook of Good Practices and Emerging Themes (Sourcebook) draws on findings from scholarly research, policy documents, development projects, and publications by development practitioners, researchers, and nongovernmental organizations to explore good practices and emerging themes in marine tenure and small-scale fisheries.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Tenure rights

Actioning the Monterey Framework: Stories from Around the World

The Monterey Framework is a collectively agreed-upon definition of socially responsible seafood with input and backing from over two-dozen environmental and human rights organizations and voluntary commitments from an equal number of seafood businesses.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Value chains & post harvest
Market access
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
Indigenous rights
Social development & employment
Social responsibility in seafood
Food security & nutrition

Pacific handbook for gender equity and social inclusion in coastal fisheries and aquaculture

This handbook is designed to give practical guidance on improving gender and social inclusion in coastal fisheries and aquaculture for staff working in fisheries agencies in Pacific Island countries and territories. It focuses on the responsibilities of Pacific Island governments to help promote sustainable development outcomes for all people relying on coastal fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.
Science and assessments
Monitoring and reporting
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
Social development & employment
Aquaculture
Leadership

Stakeholder and network analysis within the context of traditional governance and tenurial rights in the artisanal fisheries sector in the central region of Ghana

This report identifies stakeholders of the artisanal fishery in Ghana, conducts a network analysis of these stakeholders and provides recommendations on how these networks could be harnessed for the development of the artisanal fishery in the region.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Co-management
Fisheries management
Tenure rights
Other resources & approaches
Capacity development

The Governance of Artisanal Fisheries in the Sherbo River Area of Sierra Leone

This report sets out the historic and existing governance arrangements for artisanal fishing in the Sherbro River Estuary (hereafter the Estuary’), where fishing is vital to the livelihoods and food security of local communities. It uses research from 17 community visits and interviews of key stakeholders to analyse current and historic conditions at the levels of local communities, traditional authorities, local government and central government.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Co-management
Fisheries management
Illegal fishing and enforcement
Other resources & approaches
Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

The traditional tenure rights in the clam fishery of the Volta Estuary.

This report examines traditional management and tenure arrangements in the clam fishery of the Volta river estuary and provides recommendations for ensuring the sustainability of the clam fishery, which is critical for local livelihoods and food security.
Science, knowledge & information gathering
Traditional and local ecological knowledge
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Co-management
Fisheries management
Tenure rights
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
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