Seminar Series: Abstract

12.30
July 20 2009
Seminar Room A

Research Seminar - Declining opportunities in the live reef fish trade in Palawan, Philippines
Mike Fabinyi

Fishers involved in the live reef fish trade in Palawan province, Philippines, are currently facing significant challenges. Years of overfishing and the use of sodium cyanide have meant that the quantity and quality of fish catch has declined significantly in recent times. Also, attempts at regulating the fishery has meant that fishers will likely soon face much tighter restrictions on how many fish they are allowed to catch. This seminar will present some early findings on how fishers are responding to these challenges, and the broader implications of these responses, based on very recent fieldwork in Palawan.