Canoe performance with "trolling booms" compares favourably to much larger "Tasu" units. Kiribati Boat Building Programme.
Joeli writes that Inshore fisheries, which includes the artisanal and subsistence sectors, is arguably one of the most important resource sectors in the Fiji economy, however many government interventions to develop this sector at the community level have failed many times over. Insight is not given on the number of small vessels that were provided in the form of development aid to improve fishing outputs and their contributions to GHG emissions.
This article discusses the cultural and social complexities in managing community resources. In particular the focus is on Marine Managed Areas or MMA and gives a guide on things to consider when delivering support to the communities. It discusses the community framework from a historical context and how it can be applied in the need for decision-making and future use of natural resources.
SPC consultant naval Architect, Oyving Gulbrandsen, summaries the context and issues faced by fishermen in the operation of their vessels for the 16th Regional Technical Meeting on Fisheries for the Fisheries and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and raises concerns around introducing motorised boats in a subsistence economy.
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a marine renewable energy technology that uses the temperature difference of large volumes of cold deep and warm surface seawater in tropical regions to generate electricity. One anticipated environmental impact of OTEC operations is the entrainment and subsequent mortality of ichthyoplankton (fish eggs and larvae) from the withdrawal of cold and warm seawater. Hauer estimates the potential ichthyoplankton loss from the warm water intake was estimated for a proposed 10 MW OTEC pilot plant offshore Oahu, HI based on ambient vertical distribution data.
The estimated yearly losses from warm water entrainment of yellowfin and skipjack tuna fish eggs and larvae represent 0.25-0.26 % and 0.09-0.11 % of Hawaii's commercial yellowfin and skipjack tuna industry in 2011 and 2012.
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