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The project promotes the implementation of the International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of discards, the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty alleviation and the Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forestry in the Context...

The six countries participating in the Sustainable management of bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean trawl fisheries (REBYC-II LAC) project in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region – Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago - are sharing water and marine resources in the Pacific and...

This document provides a summary of the presentations, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the Inception Workshop on Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries (REBYC-II LAC) held in Paramaribo, Suriname, on 19–22 January 2014, and the Log Frame workshop held in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on 1–4...

This guide has been written to assist fishing technologists, fishery extension workers, resource managers and fisheries to develop effective bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in tropical shrimp-trawl fisheries. It provides information describing the various stages of testing of a BRD, from planning and preparation for research to the execution of fieldwork,...

These International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards were developed through a participatory process involving fisheries experts, fishery managers from governments, the fishing industry, academia and non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. The guidelines are designed to provide guidance on management factors ranging from an appropriate regulatory framework to the...

The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations. The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance for improving the policy, legal and...

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) represent the first ever internationl instrument dedicated to small-scale fisheries. They represent a global consensus on principles and guidance for small-scale fisheries governance and development. They are directed at all those...

This report summarizes the results of a global study on the development and status of shrimp fisheries, with a focus on direct and indirect social, economic and environmental impacts. The study reviews the current situation, problems and issues, as well as the solutions found and the trade-offs made. Important topics...