Training  course notes for  a fishery  operations  traing  course used in the  Maldives. It covers  safety  at  sea and other operaitonal  aspects .

  One can broadly say that fishing boats engaged in the small-scale sector account for the bulk of marine fish landings in south Asia. Yet, this sizeable fleet of fishing vessels is ignored when it is a matter of compliance with safety standards, since such standards do not exist in the region for fishing vessels less than 24m in length. More...

The Asian 2004 tsunami was probably the worst natural disaster in human memory because of the numbers of people affected, its extent and complexity. Much has been written about its impact on human life, communities and livelihoods as the countries affected and the international community grapple with the enormous task of rebuilding. In this context, the fisheries sector has featured...