Small scale fisheries management: Lessons from cockle harvesters in Nicaragua and Tanzania

Coastal Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-215

  Crawford, Brian ^a   Herrera, Maria D ^a   Hernandez, Nelvia ^b   Leclair, Carlos Rivas ^b   Jiddawi, Narriman ^c   Masumbuko, Semba ^c   Haws, Maria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Universidad Centroamericana   (Nicaragua)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based; Fisheries management; Gender; Gleaning; Nicaragua; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

CO-MANAGEMENT; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; IN-BUILDINGS; INCOME GENERATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; NICARAGUA; NON-COMPLIANCE; PILOT SCALE; POLICY CHANGES; POOR PERFORMANCE; SCALING-UP; SMALL SCALE; SMALL SIZE; SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES; SUPPORTING ROLE; SUSTAINABLE FISHERY; TANZANIA; TOPDOWN;

DECISION MAKING; SITE SELECTION;

FISHERIES;

DECISION MAKING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER ISSUE; HARVESTING; INCOME; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

NICARAGUA; TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

ANADARA;

EID: 77953164542     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2010.483174     Document Type: Article

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