Fishery livelihoods
An overview of the impact of the tsunami on selected coastal fisheries resources in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
2004
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 prominently as one of the sectors most affected by the disaster; most effort has...
Safety guide for small fishing boats
2004
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 often than not, fishing vessels are built by boat yards that: do not meet...
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries Volume I
2004
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries Volume I. Welcomme R. and T. Petr, Eds., FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2004/16, pp. 1-20. The Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries was held on 11 - 14 February 2003 in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. It had three primary objectives: to provide a forum to review and synthesise the...