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Guide and information sheets
for fishing communities

 

Prepared by Michael King with information and comments supplied by staff from SPC and members of The LMMA Network.


The purpose of these information sheets is to assist fishing communities, and people working with them, by providing information on species, habitats and other topics of interest and advice on appropriate management options for them. Community-based fisheries management involves fishing communities taking a key role in managing the fisheries resources and habitats on which they rely for both food security and livelihoods. To do this, communities require technical information and advice on the resource species and the habitats involved.

Each sheet provides information on species, distribution, habitats and feeding, lifecycle and reproduction, fishing methods and fisheries management options.

In addition, three posters (see the end of the "List of documents") have been produced, one that summarises management options for places where "Fish have become harder to catch", and the other two to highlight the importance of the mangrove and seagrass habitats.

The series has been produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in collaboration with the Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network.



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One guide, 3 leaflets and 30 information sheets in one file.
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Text for the guide, the 3 leaflets and the 29 information sheets in one MSWord file.
Download the MSWord file (6.4 MB)


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SPECIAL FILE FOR PHOTOCOPIERS:
Guide, leaflet and 29 information sheets in one black and white file, specially prepared for photocopiers.
Download the PDF (7 MB)


 

Links to the Guide, Leaflets & Information sheets in:

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French

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Fijian

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Portuguese

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Bislama

 

 

The guide and information sheets for fishing communities have been produced with financial assistance from the European Union.

 

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List of documents


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Guide to information sheets on fisheries management
for communities

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Information sheet 01: Groupers (Epinephelidae)
Download the PDF (630 KB)


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Information sheet 02: Rabbitfish (Siganidae)
Download the PDF (582 KB)


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Information sheet 03: Emperors (Lethrinidae)
Download the PDF (628 KB)


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Information sheet 04: Parrotfish (Scaridae)
Download the PDF (596 KB)


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Information sheet 05: Reef snappers (Lutjanidae)
Download the PDF (663 KB)


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Information sheet 06: Trevallies (Carangidae)
Download the PDF (645 KB)


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Information sheet 07: Mullets (Mugilidae)
Download the PDF (494 KB)


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Information sheet 08: Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae)
Download the PDF (628 KB)


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Information sheet 09: Sea cucumbers (Holothurians)
Download the PDF (642 KB)


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Information sheet 10: Giant clams (Tridacnidae)
Download the PDF (638 KB)


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Information sheet 11: Trochus (Tectus niloticus)
Download the PDF (472 KB)


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Information sheet 12: Mangrove crab (Scylla serrata)
Download the PDF (872 KB)


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Information sheet 13: Spiny lobsters (Palinuridae)
Download the PDF (1 MB)


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Information sheet 14: Coconut crab (Birgus latro)
Download the PDF (587 KB)


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Information sheet 15: Octopuses
Download the PDF (530 KB)


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Information sheet 16: Green snail (Turbo marmoratus)
Download the PDF (528 KB)


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Information sheet 17: Reef Sharks (Carcharhinidae)
Download the PDF (359 KB)


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Information sheet 18: Rays and Skates
Download the PDF (412 KB)


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Information sheet 19: Sea urchins (Echinoidea)
Download the PDF (787 KB)


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Information sheet 20: Crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planci)
Download the PDF (406 KB)


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Information sheet 21: Slipper lobsters (Scyllaridae)
Download the PDF (381 KB)


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Information sheet 22: Ark clams (Anadara sp.)
Download the PDF (305 KB)


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Information sheet 23: Edible seaweeds
Download the PDF (679 KB)


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Information sheet 24: Spawning aggregations
Download the PDF (800 KB)


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Information sheet 25: Mangroves
Download the PDF (1000 KB)


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Information sheet 26: Seagrasses
Download the PDF (800 KB)


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Information sheet 27: Nutrients and sediments
Download the PDF (700 KB)


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Information sheet 28: Harmful algal blooms
Download the PDF (800 KB)


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Information sheet 29: Plant-eating fish
Download the PDF (900 KB)


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Information sheet 30: Coral bleaching
Download the PDF (520 KB)


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Leaflet 1: Community-managed no-take areas in fisheries management
Download the PDF (685 KB)


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Leaflet 2: Community resource management
Download the PDF (800 KB)


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Leaflet 3: Destructive fishing
Download the PDF (1.4 MB)


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Poster 1: Do we find it hard to catch fish?
Download the PDF (2 MB)


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Poster 2: What if we had no more mangroves?
Download the PDF (1.2 MB)


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Poster 3: What if we had no more seagrass?
Download the PDF (1.2 MB)



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