A new study by an EfD researcher and co-authors reveals the extent and impacts of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) on marine ecosystem services and human wellbeing. The authors also…
EfD Kenya convened a policy dialogue on May 4, 2023, with key stakeholders from the Kisumu, Siaya, and Homabay counties to identify challenges and devise effective solutions for the degradation issues…
Fisheries have a long tradition of implementing sustainable practices. In aquaculture, the concept of sustainable practices is more recent and there is therefore a need for methodologies to evaluate…
Manuel Estay, EfD Chile researcher, University of Concepción, and his colleagues Thomas Eisenberg, University of Delaware, and Debi Prasad Mohapatra, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, were…
Two researchers from NENRE EfD-Chile have been awarded research funds from the Scientific and Technological Development Fund (FONDECYT). These awards, given in a highly competitive national context…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Ghana has formally announced the use of electronic monitoring systems or videos on industrial vessels as part of measures to control illegal…
We present the results of framed field (lab-in-field) experiments designed to investigate the endogenous formation of common pool resource (CPR) coalitions when the resource is co-defended with costly monitoring by coalition members and sanctions for encroachment imposed by the government. The experiments were conducted with fishers who were members of Chile's territorial use rights fisheries (TURFs) and in the lab with Chilean university students. Consistent with theoretical predictions, the fishers frequently formed CPR coalitions, even when they could not deter outsider poaching.
Overfishing or the misuse of open marine resources can cause them to collapse. To cope with this problem, many governments restrict access to fishing grounds. However, corrupt practices hamper the…
Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is claimed to be a global problem with impacts on marine animals and ecosystems, posing considerable ecological and socioeconomic challenges. Nonetheless, insufficient understanding regarding how marine ecosystem services are affected by ALDFG creates a knowledge gap that challenges a holistic estimation of the long-term economic impacts of using non-degradable fishing gear.