Tropical coastal and marine social–ecological systems (CM-SESs) differ from other social–
ecological systems through the higher degree of risk and uncertainty associated with coastal …

Fisheries stock assessments are essential for science-based fisheries management. Inland
fisheries pose challenges, but also provide opportunities for biological assessments that …

Marine ecosystem–scale fisheries research and management must include the fishing effort
of women and men. Even with growing recognition that women do fish, there remains an …

Seagrass ecosystems are diminishing worldwide and repeated studies confirm a lack of
appreciation for the value of these systems. In order to highlight their value we provide the …

In recent decades, invertebrate fisheries have expanded in catch and value worldwide. One
increasingly harvested group is sea cucumbers (class Holothuroidea), which are highly …

Although highly recognized as needed, studies linking gender and coastal/marine
management are scarce. This research illustrates the importance of gender analysis in …

In develo** countries where data and resources are lacking, the practical relevance of
local ecological knowledge (LEK) to expand our understanding of the environment, has …

The concept of ecosystem goods and services and the approach of a linked social–
ecological system were used to identify and describe the interactions between humans and …

This paper fills an important gap towards adaptive management of small-scale fisheries by
analyzing the gender dimension of fish trade in Zanzibar, Tanzania. We hypothesize that …

Small pelagic fish, including anchovies, sardines and sardinellas, mackerels, capelin, hilsa,
sprats and herrings, are distributed widely, from the tropics to the far north Atlantic Ocean …