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Contents
Abbreviations 9
Abstract 11
I. INTRODUCTION 14
II. LITERATURE REVIEW 18
2.1. Global fisheries status 18
2.2. Factors influencing sustainability of Small-Scale fisheries 20
2.2.1. Lack of good governance 21
2.2.2. Strong demand for limited resources 22
2.2.3. Complexity and lack of knowledge 23
2.2.4. Inappropriate incentives 25
2.2.5. Poverty and lack of alternatives 26
2.2.6. Interaction with other sectors and with the environment 27
III. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATION 29
3.1. General concept of small-scale fisheries 29
3.2. Small-Scale fisheries concept in developing countries 33
3.3. Small-scale fisheries management approach in developing countries 34
IV. FISHERIES STATUS AND POLICIES OF VIET NAM 40
4.1. Overview 40
4.2. Fishing boats and fishing gears 43
4.3. Marine capture fisheries production and CPUE 47
4.4. Labors in capture fisheries 50
4.5. Institutional arrangements for fisheries management 51
4.5.1. Fisheries Management structure of Viet Nam 51
4.5.2. Fishing law and regulations 52
V. SOCIAL - ECONOMIC ELEMENTS ASSESSMENT: CA MAU-VIET NAM 55
5.1. Research location. 55
5.2. Data sources and Methodology 56
5.2.1. Data sources 56
5.2.2. Methodology 57
5.3. Results 58
5.3.1. Current status of land use in agriculture 58
5.3.2. Income of fishing household 60
5.3.3. Culture and Education 64
5.3.4. Fishing boats of Ca Mau province 67
5.3.5. Fisheries policies 70
5.4. Discussion 72
VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION 75
REFERENCES 79
APPENDIX 82
Table 1. Constraints and challenges of managing small-scale fisheries 24
Table 2. Data on subsidies in world fisheries 26
Table 3. Distinguish between the small-scale & large - scale fisheries 32
Table 4. Biomass and estimated MSY 42
Table 5. The number of fishing fleets of Viet Nam by horsepower. 45
Table 6. Number of employees working directly on fishing boats 50
Table 7. Status of farmland used by fishing households 59
Table 8. Current income of fishing households in Ca Mau (2015) 61
Table 9. Monthly income of fishing households 64
Table 10. Current status of job training for fishers 66
Table 11. Fishing boat of Ca Mau province from 2007-2015 68
Figure 1. Fish price index 23
Figure 2. Definitions of small-scale, artisanal and industrial fisheries 31
Figure 3. Stakeholder categories and co-management 35
Figure 4. The adaptive management process 37
Figure 5. The classification of fishing gears in Viet Nam 47
Figure 6. Total Capture fisheries produce during 2007-2015 48
Figure 7. Fisheries management organizational structure of Viet Nam 52
Figure 8. Administrative map of Ca Mau province 55