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    Thailand's seafood slaves: human trafficking, slavery and murder in Kantang’s fishing industry

    Environmental Justice Foundation, 2016
    The Thai seafood industry employs more than 800,000 people, while seafood exports are valued at $6 billion. Slavery, ‘pirate’ fishing and other serious crimes continue to plague Thailand’s seafood sector highlighting the shortcomings in private sector initiatives and government controls.
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    Research and development in the Philippine fisheries sector: a critical review

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1999
    Given the importance of fishing as an income and employment-generating activity in the coastal areas of the Philippines, its revival as a key sector in the country's overall development takes on a critical dimension.
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    Fighting against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU): successes from ACP countries

    Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels, 2014
    Combatting illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) has emerged as a regional and national priority in the European Union and the ACP, and is increasingly the subject of collaboration in the context of both EU and ACP relations, and intra-regional or bilateral relations between countries.
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    Chronic poverty in the Southwest coastal belt of Bangladesh

    Solidarités International, 2013
    Where the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh was once a prosperous agricultural hub, today it is an
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    Trade and environment briefings: sustainable fisheries

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    Fish and fishery products represent one of the most extensively traded commodities in the world. This paper shows that the loss of fishing resources poses particular challenges for developing countries which often rely on these resources in their development strategies.
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    Implications of liberalization of fish trade for developing countries

    Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2004
    International trade in fish and fishery products has grown rapidly over the last two decades. However, many developing countries face various problems associated with meeting SPS/TBT compliance, not only in the fishery sector but also in other export sectors.
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    Effects of global fisheries on developing countries

    Resources for the Future, 2009
    The global seafood market offers a lot of opportunities, but also raises challenges in terms of how such aquatic resources are managed. This study deals with fisheries and trade, focusing on developing countries.
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    Small-scale fisheries: assessing their contribution to rural livelihoods in developing countries

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006
    The contributions of small-scale fisheries are often interlinked and interdependent. This paper provides a critical overview of the contribution of small-scale fisheries to the livelihoods of rural populations in developing countries.
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    Safety at sea for small-scale fisheries in developing countries: safety for fishermen: the way forward

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010
    Fishing is probably the most dangerous occupation in the world. The objective of this report is to disseminate the knowledge gained from a FAO project to help countries towards improving safety for fishermen.The paper presents examples from the project activities in West Africa and South Asia, and finds that:
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    Blue harvest: inland fisheries as an ecosystem service

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2010
    The world's rivers and lakes support globally important inland fisheries, providing food and employment for tens of millions of people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This assessment paper reviews the importance of inland fisheries as an ecosystem service, the pressures upon them, and management approaches to sustain them.

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