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  • 2022 The Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project: Multivariate Analysis of the Theory of Change Model

    Crawford, B., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Oaks, B., Kyei-Arthur, F., Chuku, E. O., Okyere, I., Duguma, L., Carsan, S., McMullin, S., Muthee, K., Bah, A., Orero, L., Janha, F., Arnold, C. D., Kent, K. 28 September 2022

    This report is a summary of a multivariate analysis of the theory of change model of the USAID Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project, funded by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the University of Rhode Island (URI) and several partners from West Africa – the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana, the University of Ghana (UG), TRY Oyster Women’s Association (TRY) in The Gambia and, World Agroforestry (ICRAF). This project seeks to address the need for greater attention to food security for women shellfishers and their families while improving biodiversity conservation of the mangrove and estuarine ecosystems on which their livelihoods depend. The theory of change model put forth by this project was: IF women’s shellfish livelihoods in coastal mangrove and estuarine ecosystems in The Gambia and Ghana are improved through gender and nutrition sensitive co-management and linkages made to community based forest management in the land/seascape, THEN mangrove and estuarine biodiversity will be improved, AND IF approaches for sustainable food producing livelihoods within the coastal mangrove land/seascape contribute to a nutritionally balanced local food supply, THEN household resilience, sustainable food systems, and nutrition will improve. We refined this model and developed four major hypotheses statements to be assessed through site-based research. These were: Hypothesis 1. Improved and gender equitable management of shellfisheries increases shellfish yields, which increases shellfish consumption and income of those engaged in shellfishing. Hypothesis 2. Shellfisher mangrove management actions improve mangrove habitat which in turn improves the health of shellfish stocks. Hypothesis 3. High consumption of shellfish and increased income from shellfishing contributes to lower prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age and improves other nutrition variables. Shellfish consumption is a main contributor to reduced anemia compared to other factors such as geographic factors or household and individual characteristics. Hypothesis 4. Enriching landscapes around mangrove-shellfish estuaries systems with complementary food and nutrition sources reduces the extractive pressure on the mangroves thereby improving mangrove health and improves shellfisher household income and household food security.

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  • 2022 Spotlighting Women-Led Fisheries Livelihoods Toward Sustainable Coastal Governance: The Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystem Shellfisheries of West Africa

    Chuku EO, Effah E, Adotey J, Abrokwah S, Adade R, Okyere I, Aheto DW, Kent K, Osei IK, Omogbemi ED, Adité A, Ahoedo K,Sankoh SK, Soro Y, Wélé M, Saine DF, Crawford B 18 July 2022

    The governance of coastal and marine resources remains a complex socio-ecological endeavor in many African countries, but women are leading the way and demonstrating a pathway for food fish security through rights-based co-management of shellfisheries in estuarine and mangrove ecosystems in West Africa. We report comprehensively, for the first time, the scale of estuarine and mangrove ecosystem-based shellfisheries across the West African coast (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria), the gender dynamics, and implications for the sustainable management of this small-scale fishery. We find an extensive geographical coverage of active shellfisheries within these ecosystems with close to 571,000 household beneficiaries and over 50,000 harvesters, mainly women, being the primary resource users. An annual shellfish harvest of over 300,000 MT valued at USD 336 million is potentially undocumented across the region. Harvested shellfish species of economic importance comprised 18 species of mollusks, 11 species of crustaceans,and a few unidentified groups of gastropods, crustaceans, and cephalopods. The West African mangrove oyster, periwinkle, bloody cockle, whelk, and razor clam were, in that order, the most harvested estuarine shellfish. The bivalve and gastropod value chains are dominated by women harvesters at all nodes whereas women play significant roles in the processing and marketing of crustacean and cephalopod fisheries. Formal laws specific to the regulation of estuarine shellfisheries are generally nonexistent, however, the organized women shellfish harvester groups of the Tanbi wetlands (The Gambia) and Densu Delta (Ghana) have championed sustainable governance actions resulting in successful women resource user-led fisheries co-management. The elements of success and opportunities for scaling up these examples are discussed. The presence of such groups in several locations offers an entry point for replicating a similar co-management approach across the West African coast. This is an open source article published in the journal Frontiers of Marine Science 9:884715. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.884715

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  • 2022 Autonomiser les femmes pour la gestion des mollusques et crustacés, la sécurité alimentaire et la conservation de la biodiversité dans les écosystèmes d’estuaires d’Afrique de l’Ouest BOÎTE À OUTILS

    Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project 20 June 2022

    This toolkit provides the first practical guide for the design and implementation of women’s shellfish co-management in West Africa. The toolkit aims to: • Share the evidence base; • Increase awareness; • Equip stakeholders to adapt and apply successful approaches to co-management of shellfish by women in West Africa. The toolkit is designed for use by diverse groups of local, national, and regional-level stakeholders. It is envisaged that the toolkit will be beneficial to key stakeholders to inspire action and support continued innovation, development, application, documentation, and scaling of improved approaches and practices. This is the French version of the Toolkit.

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  • 2022 Empowering Women for Shellfish Management, Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation in Estuarine Ecosystems of West Africa

    Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project 20 June 2022

    This toolkit provides the first practical guide for the design and implementation of women’s shellfish co-management in West Africa. The toolkit aims to: • Share the evidence base; • Increase awareness; • Equip stakeholders to adapt and apply successful approaches to co-management of shellfish by women in West Africa. The toolkit is designed for use by diverse groups of local, national, and regional-level stakeholders. It is envisaged that the toolkit will be beneficial to key stakeholders to inspire action and support continued innovation, development, application, documentation, and scaling of improved approaches and practices

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  • 2022 Participatory Assessment Of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine And Mangrove Ecosystems of Guinea

    Coastal Resources Center 3 June 2022

    Participatory Assessment Of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine And Mangrove Ecosystems of Guinea. Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project. Final Technical Report on Site Based Research in The Gambia and Ghana. The finalized version of this report will become available in August, 2022.

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  • 2022 Site-Based Assessment of Oyster Shellfisheries and Associated Bio-Physical Conditions in Ghana and The Gambia

    Chuku, E. O., Okyere, I., Adotey, J., Abrokwah, S, Effah, E., Adade, R., Aheto D. W. 2 June 2022

    Site-Based Assessment of Oyster Shellfisheries and Associated Bio-Physical Conditions in Ghana and The Gambia. Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project Final Technical Report on Site Based Research in The Gambia and Ghana. The finalized version of this report will become available in August, 2022.

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  • 2022 Drivers and Threats Affecting Mangrove Forest Dynamics in Ghana and The Gambia

    Duguma, L., Bah, A., Muthee, K., Carsan, S., McMullin, S., Minang, P. 2 June 2022

    Mangroves are one of the most important vegetation types in coastal areas. They provide numerous ecosystem services, including wood, edible products (fish, oyster, etc.), coastal area stabilization, and many more. However, despite such immense contributions, mangrove forests are being converted into other land uses that seem more attractive economically in Ghana and The Gambia. In other cases, the vegetation is degraded due to the increased extraction and pollution from waste dumping. This report examines the main drivers and pressures that affect the spatial dynamics of this vital resource. Propositions on how to respond to or mitigate these pressures are also provided. This study used the DPSIR (Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses) analytical framework and situation modeling proposed by USAID. Four critical drivers and threats were identified: population dynamics, economic activities, natural factors, and sporadic seasonal drivers. For each of these drivers, the main threats they exert on the mangroves are discussed using the community perspectives as the basis. Response options such as policy, practices, governance, and behavioral responses were identified. Practical pathways to implement these responses include developing management plans, ‘adopt a mangrove’ approach, promoting participatory designed co-management models, devising incentive schemes (e.g., Payment for ecosystem services, etc.), and awareness creation. A sample action plan for restoring and conserving mangroves is provided for practitioners to adapt the plan to their contexts.

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  • 2022 Participatory Land-Seascape Visioning in Densu Estuary, Narkwa Lagoon, and Whin Estuary, Ghana

    Duguma, L., Darko Obiri, B, Carsan, S., Muthee, K., Tang Guuroh, R., Antwi Oduro, K., Mcmullin, S., Duba, D. 2 June 2022

    Ghana is endowed with coastal water bodies that support fishing and fish-related enterprises to support livelihoods. The country has lost a net of 539 square kilometers of mangroves in the past two decades, necessitating an integrated approach to support ecosystems and livelihood functioning. A visioning approach was employed to engage the communities in Densu Estuary, Narkwa Lagoon, and Whin Estuary in Ghana to understand the changes, the current situation, and to identify desired future scenarios in the land-seascape. It involved 115 shellfishers (93 percent and 7 percent females and males respectively). The study suggested that shellfishers are engaged in different secondary livelihood activities, including trade, farming, and livestock keeping, with gender playing a role in activities selection. The general trend in different livelihood activities was degrading and declining productivity over the years and the hope for increased productivity in the future. Natural drivers such as changing temperature and rainfall patterns and human drivers such as crop production, infrastructural development, population growth, overharvesting of fish resources, and pollution, were cited by the communities as being behind degradation patterns. The visioning process identified different activities or practices that the communities want to: 1) stop from happening (e.g., pollution, light fishing, overfishing, etc.), 2) expand or promote (e.g., mangrove restoration), and 3) new activities they want to introduce (e.g., alternative livelihood options and market linkages). Stakeholder organizations and their responsibilities were identified, falling broadly under government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), community, and private sector typologies. Community perceptions on the state of mangrove forests and their relationship to shellfishing activities was documented. Discussion of findings highlight the need for regulatory measures to be implemented in these community land-seascapes and for empowering local resource governance systems through deployment of co-management schemes, contextualized to the local realities.

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  • 2022 Participatory Land-Seascape Visioning in Tanbi, Allahein, and Bulock sites, The Gambia

    Duguma, L., Bah, A., Muthee, K., Carsan, S., Sanneh, E. 2 June 2022

    In The Gambia, communities are highly dependent on their natural resources for survival, contributing to their degradation. A holistic approach is required for communities to look back at how these systems have changed, their status, and envisaged future. In The Gambia, a participatory visioning process was conducted through an approach that conducted 15 focus group discussions in eight communities spread over three sites (Tanbi, Allahein and Bulock). The objective was to build consensus and develop a common land-seascape vision for shellfishing communities towards better ecosystem management. The study established that farming, fishing, and shell fisheries are the main livelihood activities, with men focusing more on labor-intensive and women on less labor-intensive activities. Activities such as farming and fish harvesting varied in different months across the year. Trend analysis revealed that activities are either expanding, not changing or declining in the studied sites based on underlying reasons such as weather conditions, migration trends, harvesting trends, and regulations. Mangroves were perceived to be expanding due to initiatives by different stakeholders to promote shellfisheries. Generally, the communities observed declining production of food, feed and fiber in the past and envisaged an improvement in the future to meet the growing demands by the community. To achieve that, it is necessary to continue promoting current interventions such as mangrove restoration and rehabilitation of degraded sites for sustainable ecosystem services generation in the future. The visioning process identified activities such as deforestation and overharvesting of fish resources that need urgent attention. Activities such as mangrove-replanting, increased regulations enforcement, introduction of sustainable fish harvesting and rotational cropping were on the other hand highlighted to aid restoration efforts. This study therefore helped identify pathways for addressing deforestation of mangroves and terrestrial forests, overharvesting of fish resources, and challenges related to land management, for instance by working with key enablers such as extension services, and increased partnership and collaboration with product or market actors.

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  • 2022 Technical Report on Site Based Research in Ghana and The Gambia: Land-seascape Food and Nutrition Profiles

    Carsan, S., McMullin, S., Obiri, B., Duguma, L., Guuroh, R., Bah, A., Orero, L., Muthee, K. 2 June 2022

    Diversified food system strategies can improve food composition and income sources for women oyster harvesting communities dependent on seasonal fishery activities. This study focused on women shellfishers in Densu Estuary, Narkwa Lagoon, and Whin Estuary in Ghana and in Tanbi, Bulock, and Allahein estuaries in The Gambia, and to understand the status and opportunities for increasing the use of biodiversity to meet seasonal food and dietary needs. Research activities included site scoping assessments, 21 focus group discussions in Ghana (5) and The Gambia (16) and 356 random household interviews in Ghana (211) and The Gambia (145). In addition, data validation and feedback discussion meetings were conducted with communities across the six study sites. Overall, assembled data covered household livelihood characteristics, food production, food types, seasonality and expenditure attributes, tree planting, nurseries, species diversity and management, local food portfolios, and oyster and fisheries resource use challenges. Findings revealed key challenges cited as hindrances to meeting environmental and dietary needs by communities. There are food seasonality challenges, narrow food choice options, and inadequate credit facilities, market infrastructure, knowledge, and local capacity limiting fisheries activities. Data analysis revealed that communities are reliant on starchy staple crops, pulses, vegetables, and fruits for nutrition. Immediate nutrition food portfolios developed together with communities showed tree and crop species and their possible contribution for food and nutritional needs from local production systems. April and July were mapped as peak for food insecurity in Ghana, while in The Gambia peak food insecurity was between June and September. The study therefore recommends establishment of a more diversified food system that includes trees to improve diets and income, and contextualisation of the community needs across the sites based on their locally available biodiversity resources.

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  • 2022 Dietary Intakes, Food Security, and Anemia Prevalence among Women Shellfishers in Selected Estuary Sites in Ghana and The Gambia

    Adu-Afarwuah, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Ali, Z., Oaks, B. 2 June 2022

    Oyster shellfishing offers a rich source of iron and other nutrients for women shellfishers in Ghana and The Gambia, where anemia prevalence among women remains high. Success at oyster shellfishing depends on appropriate management of local shellfisheries resources. In estuarine communities where the local shellfisheries resources are poorly managed, decreased oyster yields and availability could deny women shellfishers of a potentially vital resource for income and the prevention of household food insecurity, low dietary diversity, and anemia. We aimed to compare nutritional outcomes among women shellfishers 15-49 years of age living at three estuary sites in Ghana and The Gambia. We hypothesized that within each country, lower household poverty and higher oyster consumption (potentially resulting from increased oyster yields due to improved management of shellfisheries resources) would be associated with: (a) lower household food insecurity, (b) greater likelihood of achieving minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W), and (c) lower prevalence of anemia. In addition, we aimed to determine the mineral and heavy metal concentrations of oysters collected from three estuarine sites in Ghana and evaluate whether heavy metal contamination is of concern to the health of women shellfishers at these sites.

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  • 2021 La pêche aux mollusques et crustacés basée sur les écosystèmes d’estuaires et de mangroves en Afrique de l’Ouest

    Chuku, E. O., Adotey, J., Effah, E., Abrokwah, S., Adade, R., Okyere, I., Aheto D. W., Kent, K., Crawford, B. 1 December 2021

    Ce rapport présente les résultats d'une évaluation participative de la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés menée dans le cadre du projet Women Shellfishers and Food Security financé par l'Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international (USAID). L'évaluation a été menée dans 11 pays côtiers d'Afrique de l'Ouest : Sénégal, Gambie, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée, Sierra Leone, Libéria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Bénin et Nigéria. Les résultats sont présentés en deux sections principales. La section 1 décrit l'objectif et la portée de l'évaluation et la section 2 présente l'aperçu régional de la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés en Afrique de l'Ouest. Le rapport couvre les principales lacunes dans les données identifiées lors d'une revue de la littérature initiale menée avant cette étude, y compris la couverture estimée de la mangrove, la présence de femmes pêcheurs des mollusques et crustacés et le nombre de femmes pêcheurs des mollusques et crustacés. Des rapports nationaux détaillés ont également été produits dans le cadre de cette activité et sont compilés dans des documents distincts. Ce rapport met en avant, pour la première fois, une perspective régionale de la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés basée sur les écosystèmes des estuaires et des mangroves, un secteur de la pêche artisanale qui a longtemps été négligé. Il a été constaté que les 11 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest sub-saharienne évalués avaient des pêcheries actives de mollusques et crustacés disséminées le long de leur littoral combiné de 4 472 km. Pour chaque pays, il y avait au moins quatre sites majeurs pratiquant la récolte et le commerce des mollusques et crustacés. Cela indique le potentiel d'efforts futurs de mise à l'échelle par des investissements directs, la recherche et le renforcement des capacités, ainsi que le développement de chaînes de valeur au sein de cette industrie. La description de la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés révèle l'intensité des moyens de subsistance liées à la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés sur toute la côte ouest-africaine. Il documente que le secteur de la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés présente une opportunité d'intensifier l'amélioration des moyens de subsistance, en particulier pour les femmes, et une opportunité d'étendre et de renforcer la contribution de la pêche aux mollusques et crustacés à la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle et à la gestion durable des ressources naturelles dans la sous-région.

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  • 2021 Assessment of Progress on Key Factors in Ghana’s Marine Fisheries: Comparison of the SFMP 2015 Baseline and a 2019 Repeat Survey

    McNally, C., Kotowicz, D,,Crawford, B.,Hardi-Nyari, B. 1 December 2021

    This report is an assessment of progress on key factors in Ghana’s Marine Fisheries related to improving the governance of the small pelagic coastal fishery and quality of life of people that depend on it for their livelihood. The report examines changes that have occurred in a number of parameters related to the impacts of interventions made by the USAID Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP) between the baseline survey in 2015 and a follow-up survey in 2019. It includes information on changes in perceptions of quality of life and the condition of the fishery, household wealth, household hunger, dietary diversity of women of reproductive age, perceptions regarding awareness and compliance with fishing regulations, empowerment of women within the industry, and aspects of child labor and trafficking. While the project was not expected to impact all these measures over life of project, such as overall quality of life or household wealth, such indicators were tracked as an overall trend analysis of the fishery. Changes in post-harvest processing practices supported by the project are not included in this report, although many of the women’s empowerment indicators are related to project activities targeted mainly at women processors and traders such as access to micro-finance and leadership development

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Benin

    Adite, A., Chuku, E. O., Adotey, J., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Benin. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Côte d’Ivoire

    Soro, Y., Chuku, E. O., Effah, E., Josephs, L., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Côte d’Ivoire. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Ghana

    Osei, I. K., Chuku, E. O., Effah, E., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Ghana. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Guinea-Bissau

    Mancali, N., Adotey, J., Chuku, E. O., Josephs, L., Kent, K. and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Guinea-Bissau. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Liberia

    Osei, I. K., Chuku, E. O., Effah, E., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Liberia. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Nigeria

    Omogbemi, E. D., Chuku, E. O. Abrokwah,S., Josephs, L., Kent, K. and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Nigeria. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Senegal

    Wélé, M., Chuku, E. O., Abrokwah, S., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Senegal. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Sierra Leone

    Sankoh, S., Chuku, E. O., Effah, E., Josephs, L., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Sierra Leone. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of The Gambia

    Saine, D., Janha, F., Chuku, E. O., Abrokwah, S., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in The Gambia. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Togo

    Ahoedo, K., Chuku, E. O., Adotey, J., Kent, K., and Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Togo. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries.

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  • 2021 Évaluation Participative De La Pêche Aux Mollusques Et Crustacés Dans Les Écosystèmes D’Estuaires Et De Mangroves Du Ghana

    Osei, I. K., Chuku, E. O., Effah, E., Kent, K., And Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Ghana. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries. French version.

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  • 2021 Évaluation Participative De La Pêche Aux Mollusques Et Crustacés Dans Les Écosystèmes D’estuaires Et De Mangroves De La Sierra Leone

    Sankoh, S., Chuku, E. O., Effah, E., Josephs, L., Kent, K., Crawford, B. 1 November 2021

    This report details results from a participatory assessment of the scale and scope of shellfisheries and shellfish-based livelihoods as they relate to mangrove systems and coastal water bodies in Sierra Leone. This includes demographic and socioeconomic information on shellfish harvesters and other shellfish value chain actors, the nature of shellfishery engagement of these individuals, the status of shellfisheries and mangrove systems, and any existing governance and management regimes. Stakeholders made a number of recommendations for improving the shellfisheries. French version.

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