Fishery livelihoods
Visual executive summary of Trans-boundary Diagnostic Analysis (BOBLME)
2012
A visual version of the Executive summary of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Trans-boundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), containg some key facts and points. This supports the comprehensive Executive Summary document and the two volumes of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem project TDA.
Anchored fish aggregating devices for artisanal fisheries in South and Southeast Asia: benefits and risks
2012
Beverly, S., Griffiths D. & Lee, R. (2012). Anchored fish aggregating devices for artisanal fisheries in South and Southeast Asia: benefits and risks. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, RAP Publication 2012/20,65p. Fish Aggregating Devices, also known as FADs, have been used to attract fish, making them easier to catch and reducing fuel costs when searching for schools of pelagic fish. FADs are used by both industrial fishing fleets...
Advisory note for policy - Hilsa in the Bay of Bengal
2012
Management advisory for the Bay of Bengal hilsa fishery (June 2012) The BOBLME Project is supporting countries to implement an ecosystem approach to fisheries management of shared fishstocks in the Bay of Bengal. The EAFM framework has three tiers: working groups (including a Hilsa Fisheries Assessment Working Group) to provide technical information; a Regional Fisheries Management Advisory Committee (RFMAC) - to interpret the information and deliver ecosystem based fisheries management advice; and a Regional...