Estimation of annual yield of fish by guild in the Lower Mekong Basin: report for the NIES/the WorldFish Center project: Scenario-based assessment of the potential effects of alternative dam construction schemes on freshwater fish diversity in the Lower Mekong Basin

This consultation is a contribution to an assessment of the impacts of basin development on fish production in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB). Fish of different species respond to development activities, in particular hydropower development, in different ways depending upon their migratory behaviour and their ability to adapt to and tolerate new environmental conditions. In order to better assess the impact of hydropower development on fish production in each country and along main Mekong tributaries, it is necessary to assess i) how migratory a given species is (longitudinal/lateral migrations; scale of migration, resilience to environmental change), i.e. what guild it belongs; ii) what contribution this species makes to fish catches basinwide.Dams, Freshwater fish, Species diversity, Yield, Southeast Asia, Mekong R.,

Fisheries impacts of the CBFM-2 project: final assessment of the impact of the CBFM project on community managed fisheries in Bangladesh

Following the recommendations of earlier investigations reported by Halls and Mustafa (2006), this study reports a final assessment to address the question: ôDoes CBFM bring sustainable benefits to fisher communities? Or in other words ôDoes the CBFM workö? It employs most of the methods described by Halls & Mustafa (2006) supported by additional statistical methods including unit slope tests using and an updated set of data containing additional observations made since the time of last reporting. The same performance indicators and explanatory variables were used for the analysis. Similar to the earlier study, it also aims to identify important explanatory factors to help inform future co- or communitybased management initiatives and programmes. It was intended that key findings and conclusions would be incorporated into evolving communications products, working documents and peer-reviewed publications.Fishery management, Impact study

Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK

A8 immigrants who are eligible to receive state benefits are 60% less likely to claim for them than the native population -- and are 13% less likely to do so adjusting for demographics. Since 2004, A8 migrants have made net contributions to public finances. Immigrants also tend to be more highly educated, more likely to participate in the job market, and have much higher employment rates

Impact of the Community-Based Fisheries Management on sustainable use of inland fisheries in Bangladesh

Research showed that fish production, abundance and biodiversity were significantly higher in CBFM project sites compared to control water bodies. Performance indicators also suggested that fisher-managed approach yielded the greatest benefits, followed by community-managed and women-managed approaches.Fishery management

Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK

A8 immigrants who are eligible to receive state benefits are 60% less likely to claim for them than the native population -- and are 13% less likely to do so adjusting for demographics. Since 2004, A8 migrants have made net contributions to public finances. Immigrants also tend to be more highly educated, more likely to participate in the job market, and have much higher employment rates

Technical assistance to the community-based fisheries management (CBFM) project: assessment of the impact of the CBFM project on community-managed fisheries in Bangladesh

The CBFM Output to Purpose Review 2 (OPR2) Report identified a need to further examine the impact of the CBFM activities on fisheries management performance at the local level in preparation for the final phase of the Project. This study was therefore commissioned in May 2005 specifically to determine the impact of the CBFM activities on fish production, resource sustainability and fisher well-being, whilst taking account of inter and intra-annual variation in important environmental variables such as hydrology.