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Enhancing stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean small scale fisheries

Prof Maria Gasalla, Dr Fabio de Castro

  1. The small-scale fishermen of Colombia face a wide range of problems and conflicts. While many problems are shared among individuals from both the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts (bi-coastal), others are unique...

    Authors: Lina M. Saavedra-Díaz, Robert Pomeroy and Andrew A. Rosenberg
    Citation: Maritime Studies 2016 15:6
  2. The Galapagos Marine Reserve is one of the most recognized marine protected areas in the world, due mainly to its unique natural features. Little is known, however, about its social counterpart. This research ...

    Authors: María José Barragán Paladines and Ratana Chuenpagdee
    Citation: Maritime Studies 2015 14:13
  3. Species introduction, combined with changing access rules, increasing demand, and new road and dam infrastructure, are contributing to remarkable changes in Bolivian Amazon fisheries. This paper examines commu...

    Authors: Alison E. Macnaughton, Fernando M. Carvajal-Vallejos, Adalid Argote, Tiffanie K. Rainville, Paul A. Van Damme and Joachim Carolsfeld
    Citation: Maritime Studies 2015 14:11
  4. We present an institutional ethnography and historical case study of the Vigía Chico fishing cooperative, located in the community of Punta Allen within the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an, México. The top pro...

    Authors: Crisol Méndez-Medina, Birgit Schmook and Susannah R. McCandless
    Citation: Maritime Studies 2015 14:12
  5. The continued degradation of marine ecosystems, along with the ecosystem services they provide, suggest that new, innovative approaches are needed to scale up marine biodiversity protection and promote sustain...

    Authors: Stefan Gelcich, Leornardo Peralta, C Josh Donlan, Natalio Godoy, Veronica Ortiz, Sebastian Tapia-Lewin, Camila Vargas, Andres Kein, Juan Carlos Castilla, Miriam Fernandez and Francisco Godoy
    Citation: Maritime Studies 2015 14:5