Over recent decades co-management has become an increasingly popular form of governance reform in many developing countries. Viewed as a means of promoting sustainable and equitable management of natural resources, it has seen wide application in small-scale inland fisheries. However, perhaps because of its worthy credentials, there has been insufficient critical assessment of the results. This...

Fisheries support livelihood of over half a billion of people globally. Many of these people live in coastal regions of developing countries; and have limited capacity to adapt and build resilience in the face of climate change.  This research assesses the biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics of fishers in four coastal communities, Komenda, Elmina, Cape coast and Morree, in Ghana. Stru...

This study identified the discard species generated by crab gillnet for targeting blue swimming Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus 1758) in Banyuasin estuarine of South Sumatra, Indonesia. The fishing gear yielded discarded catch about 12% (25.68 kg) total weight (212.68 kg). For catch, 703 individuals represented 18 from 3 phyla (Arthropoda, Chordata, and Mollusca). crustaceans Charybdis helleri (Mi...