Artisan fisheries : characteristics, problems, needs, and relationships to aquaculture

COMMON DENOMINATORS OF ARTISAN FISHERIES ALSO ARE DISCUSSED. IN THE CONCLUDING SECTION, IT WAS SEEN THAT ARTISAN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HIGH-QUALITY PROTEIN AT LOWER PRICES; 2) TO IMPROVE INCOMES OF ARTISAN FISHERMEN; 3) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT; AND 4) TO EARN FOREIGN EXCHANGE THROUGH EXPORTS. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, THREE ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT WERE FOUND TO MERIT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: 1) RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND FISHING TECHNOLOGY; 2) MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; AND 3) INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT. THESE THREE AREAS ARE DETAILED IN THE FINAL CHAPTER.