Small-scale fisheries may be highly influenced by taboos and traditional beliefs that are believed to maintain fishing pressure within sustainable limits- Sarah Harper Kafayat Fakoya Rashid Sumaila doi.org/10.1007/s40152…… researchgate.net/publication/37…

Interesting paper on sea cucumber mariculture in Madagascar, pointing to blue grabbing and violence: doi.org/10.1080/089419…

Worlding Chinese environmental geographies - this one was a long road but what a wonderful team to work with. Progress in Environmental Geography China Centre China Water Research Network journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27…

#Job!! ABARES is recruiting for a EL2 Senior Fisheries Scientist in our branch! See role details here current job vacancies agriculture.gov.au/current-job-va… , closes 12th Feb #fisheries #scientist #Marinejobs

Five postdocs in marine science and social science in Sydney:

In Solomon Islands we have repurposed the research station at Nusatupe to a multi-use innovation hub. The youth intern program is running and a list of events and activities will take place this year. Stay tuned!

NEW PAPER!! New method for assessing contributions of small-scale fisheries to 12 SDGs and their targets is out! rdcu.be/dyFbO conducted as part of Belmont Forum Pathways project Fish2Sustainability with IRD.fr Future Earth (@futureearth.bsky.social) KMFRI & others (1/5)

🇺🇳 FAO targets 35% growth in aquaculture production by 2030 business.inquirer.net/446848/fao-tar…

#SharksintheDark: Liver oil trade is driving deepwater shark retention. Sharks have been used for their liver oil for centuries, but globalized expansion of trade, diversification of use is a relatively new phenomenon. #GlobalSharkTrends #Overfishing bit.ly/SharksInTheDark

Australia ASEAN Scholarships are now open for applications for Masters study in Australia. One of the priority areas is maritime dfat.gov.au/people-to-peop…

Our new paper (led by Maarten Bavinck and with Joeri Scholtens) makes the case to establish maximum sustainable employment as a new guiding light for capture fisheries management: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fa…

New (open-access) paper argues that longstanding tensions between small and large scale fisheries mediate the effectiveness of fisheries policies in the Philippines: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Postdoctoral researcher in ethnographies of marine restoration and global China in Southeast Asia, at Wageningen with Annet Pauwelussen : wur.nl/en/vacancy/pos…

ICSF releases SAMUDRA Report No. 91, June 2024 with special focus on Tenure rights in Fisheries and on social development among fishing communities. To download and read the full issue, please visit icsf.net/samudra-articl…

Available now ahead of print: What are the Impacts on Community Wellbeing of Social Relations in Conservation Projects? by Kate Barclay, Michael Fabinyi, Annie Young Song, Yoshi Ota, Jessica Vandenberg and Nick McClean #openaccess | rb.gy/rvoapy

New Policy brief on unhealthy food imports to Papua New Guinea, adding to 22 other informative briefs on Pacific Food Systems found here: sdd.spc.int/food-systems

Comparison between farming and fishing communities in Southeast Asia, focusing on immiserizing growth and the middle-income trap: doi.org/10.1016/j.worl…

TODAY! Fisheries & Aquaculture #SmallScaleFisheries co-led paper featured in today's cover of nature . Take a look at some of the results in numbers: 🐟Global SSF production: 37.3 million tonnes (25.1 marine; 12.2 inland), with Asia contributing > 65 % to global SSF catch 🦐 SSF catch

Our new paper on maritime security proposes a holistic approach to better account for human and ecological dimensions: doi.org/10.1038/s44183…