- Title
- Early effects of a community-based marine protected area on the food security of participating households
- Creator
- Weiant, Pamela
- Creator
- Shankar, Aswani
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/439084
- Identifier
- vital:73543
- Description
- There is general agreement among conservation practitioners that community-based marine protected areas (CB-MPAs) can improve food security in coastal communities. However, little attention has been given to how communities respond to CB-MPAs, particularly how households try to meet their livelihood needs following the establishment of a restrictive management regime. In this paper, we explore the early effects of a CB-MPA geared toward the management of marine resources harvested by women, as measured by perceived income and food availability. We strive to better understand (1) the contribution of women’s fishing activities to livelihood needs, particularly the harvest of blood cockles (Anadara granosa) and mud clams (Polymesoda spp.)(the species under management);(2) differences in how households respond to a CB-MPA; and (3) the relationship between food security and certain aspects of reef health. To illustrate our case, we draw upon our research experience with social and biological impact assessments and our experience in establishing marine protection in the Western Solomon Islands.
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (16 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- SPC Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystem
- Language
- English
- Relation
- SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin
- Relation
- Weiant, P., and Aswani, S. (2006). Early effects of a community-based marine protected area on the food security of participating households. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin, 19, 16-31
- Relation
- SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin volume 19 p. 16 2006 1025-7497
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights
- Open Access
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Aswani, Shankar (Prof)
RU Department of Anthropology
RU Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
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