Improving coastal livelihoods through sustainable aquaculture practices - a report to the collaborative APEC Grouper Research and Development Network

Wild-harvest fisheries for live reef fish are largely over-exploited or unsustainable because of over-fishing and the widespread use of destructive fishing practices such as blast and cyanide fishing. Sustainable aquaculture – such as that of groupers – is one option for meeting thestrong demand for reef fish, as well as potentially maintaining or improving the livelihoods of coastal communities. This report from a short study by the STREAM Initiative draws on secondary literature, media sources and four diverse case studies from at-risk reef fisheries, to frame a strategy for encouraging sustainable aquaculture as an alternative to destructive fishing practices. It was undertaken as a component of the APEC-funded project Collaborative Grouper Research and Development Network (FWG/01/2001) to better understand how recent technical advances in grouper culture and other complementary work – including that of the Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network (APMFAN) hosted by NACA – could better support the livelihoods of poor coastal communities. (PDF contains 49 pages)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Haylor, G., Briggs, M.R.P., Pet-Soede, L., Tung, H., Yen, N.T.H., Adrien, B., O’Callaghan, B., Gow, C., DeVantier, L., Cheung, C., Santos, R., Pador, E., De la Torre, M., Bulcock, P., Savage, W.
Other Authors:	Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management (STREAM)
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management (STREAM) 2003
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Sociology,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20347
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