Browsing Environment, Enterprise and Development by Subject "small-scale fisheries"
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Adaptive Responses of Small-Scale Fisheries to the Vulnerabilities Resulting from Crude Oil Extraction in Western Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)Offshore crude oil exploration activities affect marine-based occupations, including fishing. These activities lead to the loss of biodiversity, natural resources, and income. In many areas, fishing entrepreneurs/ ... -
Building Local Resilience To Climate Change Vulnerability In Small-Scale Fishery Communities Of Lake Volta, Ghana.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-30)Climate change affects fishing globally, and the world’s 100 million small-scale fisheries (SSF) are no exception. Despite the high number of SSFs worldwide and their significant economic contributions, SSFs often go ... -
Pathways to Social-Ecological Viability for Mangrove Dependent Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)It is well described in the literature that mangrove-dependent small-scale fisheries (MDSSF) are increasingly vulnerable to drivers of change. However, the survivability of many MDSSF communities indicates that there are ... -
SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL CHANGE AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: INSIGHTS FROM THE RÍA LAGARTOS BIOSPHERE RESERVE, MEXICO
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)This research examined social-ecological regime shifts (SERSs), and their relation to the governance and human dimensions of marine protected areas (MPAs). Characterized by their rapid and long-term onset, SERSs pose a ... -
Sustainable Tourism Planning and Cross-Sector Partnerships in Small-Scale Fishing Communities: Prospects and Challenges for Viability in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)The unique biodiversity of the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, located in Yucatan, Mexico, is characterized by abundant mangroves and a very large marine fauna, like birds (e.g., Caribbean pink flamingo, pelicans, and ...