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A global assessment of preferential access areas for small-scale fisheries

Xavier Basurto
John Virdin
Patrick Halpin
ResearchOpen Access24 Nov 2024
npj Ocean Sustainability

Volume: 3, P: 1-9
Fishing for subsistence constitutes a livelihood safety net for populations dependent on aquatic foods around the world

Data from 78 countries and 14 case studies, disaggregated by employment, subsistence and gender along the aquatic food supply chain, are used to estimate the number of livelihoods supported by small-scale fisheries.

John Virdin
Xavier Basurto
Nicole Franz
ResearchOpen Access25 Sept 2023
Nature Food

Volume: 4, P: 874-885
Spatial analysis of aquatic food access can inform nutrition-sensitive policy

Higher number of markets, nutrient content, and overall supply coupled with lower retail prices and volumes make usipa more accessible than chambo to Malawians across all regions, particularly for rural consumers.

Abigail Bennett
Emma Rice
Edith Gondwe
ResearchOpen Access15 Dec 2022
Nature Food

Volume: 3, P: 1010-1013
Distant-water fleets, local consequences: lessons from a case study in Liberia

Alvin S. Jueseah
Abigail I. Kirk
Kathryn H. Dalton
ResearchOpen Access31 Oct 2025
npj Ocean Sustainability

Volume: 4, P: 1-10
Making sure the blue economy is green

Given the growing and seemingly limitless capacity to industrialize the oceans, there is a need to reimagine how to effectively measure, monitor and sustainably manage this seventy-one per cent of the Earth's surface.

Jay S. Golden
John Virdin
Pawan G. Patil
Comments & Opinion24 Jan 2017
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 1, P: 1-3
Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries

A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the world, among other important contributions.

Xavier Basurto
Nicolas L. Gutierrez
Shakuntala H. Thilsted
ResearchOpen Access15 Jan 2025
Nature

Volume: 637, P: 875-884
Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security

Small-scale inland and coastal fisheries improve physical and economic access to food for communities in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, according to analyses of nationally representative data.

Fiona A. Simmance
Gianluigi Nico
David J. Mills
ResearchOpen Access03 Aug 2022
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 3, P: 1-11
A geopolitical-economy of distant water fisheries access arrangements

Liam Campling
Elizabeth Havice
Andre Standing
ReviewsOpen Access29 Apr 2024
npj Ocean Sustainability

Volume: 3, P: 1-10