A review of major river basins and large lakes relevant to inland fisheries
A review of major river basins and large lakes relevant to inland fisheries

Author: Ainsworth, R., Cowx, I.G., Funge-Smith, S.J.

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 9251338264

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This review presents summary information on 45 river and great lake basins of the world, which support inland fisheries. The information presented is drawn from published information in peer-reviewed journals as well as grey literature. Each basin summary is presented in a common format, covering the description of the fishery, estimates of catch and numbers of people engaged in the fishery, important biodiversity features and threats to the fishery. An analysis of the replacement costs of inland fish of the basin is also presented. This is expressed in terms of the water, land and greenhouse gas footprint that would arise if the inland fish that are currently produced had to be replaced with other forms of food (such as aquaculture fish, livestock or field crops).

Poverty Reduction through Sustainable Fisheries
Poverty Reduction through Sustainable Fisheries

Author: Roehlano M Briones

Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

Published: 2003-08-01

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9814517623

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Beyond previous more simplistic approaches, this book takes a giant step towards understanding and translating into people-centered policies the actual position and complexity of fish production in Southeast Asian economies. Tackling how fi sheries and aquaculture are embedded in local and household economies and linked through dynamic supply chains to more distant, even global markets, the book makes essential policy and analytical recommendations. SEARCA and ISEAS have made a major contribution to the intellectual debate and action agenda for Southeast Asian fisheries. --Dr Meryl Williams, Chair of the Commission of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region
Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region

Author: François Molle

Publisher: Earthscan

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1849770867

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The water resources of the Mekong river catchment area, from China, through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to Vietnam, are increasingly contested. Governments, companies and banks are driving new investment in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional "development." Their plans and interventions pose multiple burdens and risks to the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains, fisheries and aquatic resources.