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Book (series)Evaluation of the project "Enhancing Livelihoods and Food Security though Fisheries with Nearshore Fish Aggregating Devices in the Pacific Ocean"
Project code: GCP/SAP/002/JPN
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No results found.The project aimed for enhancing livelihoods and food security in a group of Pacific Island Countries using Nearshore Fish Aggregating Devices (nFADs) as a tool. The evaluation found that the project approach was relevant. Beneficiaries appreciated the project’s holistic approach. The project team’s concerted efforts enabled flexible implementation despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation found evidence of success. This included the development of human capital by enhancing specific technical skills and broad-based business literacy. The evaluation recommended to develop an integrated nFAD database and to institutionalize the use of nFAD to ensure sustainability. -
ProjectFish Aggregating Devices for Enhanced Food Security in the Pacific - GCP/SAP/002/JPN 2024
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No results found.Fisheries are an important source of food, income and cultural identity for Pacific Island nations, whose populations consume, on average, two to three times the global average of fish per capita per year. Fish accounts for 50 to 90 percent of animal protein in the diets of coastal populations, most of it derived from coastal fisheries. Fish and fisheries are also a vital part of income generation in coastal communities. However, coastal fisheries production indicates that fish resources in the region are fully or over exploited. The situation is further exasperated by the impacts of climate change. In order to maintain current levels of consumption, Pacific Island nations need to improve fisheries management of nearshore resources and to utilize adaptive responses that can help to fill the emerging gap. Greater efforts are required to promote the contribution of small scale fisheries to food security and nutrition, and to enhance the socioecological resilience of fishing communities. The aim of the project was to focus on the safe development of nearshore fish aggregation device (FAD) fisheries, supporting co management approaches and the development of value adding and alternative livelihoods to diversity income sources. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical and socio-economic characteristics of small-scale coastal fishing communities, and opportunities for poverty alleviation and empowerment 2016
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No results found.The document provides an overview of the situation that small-scale fishers in developing countries face in terms of: financial and economic performance of fishery enterprises; vulnerabilities and poverty; adaptations to a changing environment including, climate variability and change; and access to technology, infrastructure, financial services and social protection schemes. It also gives due attention to the role of women and gender equality in small-scale fisheries (SSFs). The document also d iscusses SSF issues in a few selected developed countries, states and provinces in order to compare similar issues of importance in SSFs in developed and developing countries and to examine whether something can be learned from the comparison. Most of the studies reviewed show that SSFs are generally profitable. However, many of the studies also point out that this does not mean that the earnings from fishing alone are sufficient to sustain households at a level above the poverty line or above a country’s minimum wage level. Studies found that, particularly during bad fishing seasons and poor catches, households are very dependent on income from non-fishery-related activities and on government assistance.
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