Links to a number of useful fisheries and development-related websites are given below:

General Web Links

Adaptive Learning The website provides access to resources relating to a framework developed for implementing adaptive co-management. The site provides details of the approach and the principles on which it was based and guidelines that describe the principles of adaptive learning and describe how it can be implemented in a field setting. These are available to download in English, Lao, Khmer, Bangla and Vietnamese.

Asian Development Bank ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific.

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is an independent, non-profit, non-government, policy, research, and implementation institute working on sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels.

Caribbean Fishery Management Council The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) is one of eight regional fishery management councils, established for the conservation and orderly utilization of the fishery resources of the United States of America. It is responsible for the creation of management plans for fishery resources in waters off Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism - CARICOM The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism aims to promote sustainable use of fisheries and aquaculture resources in and among Member States, by development, management and conservation of these resources in collaboration with stakeholders to benefit the people of the Caribbean region.

Caribbean Regional Environmental Programme CREP is a programme designed to strengthen regional cooperation and build greater awareness of environmental issues in The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM)

eldis - The gateway to development information Eldis is an internet based information service, filtering, structuring and presenting development information via the web and email. The site maintains an ever-growing library of editorially selected and abstracted online documents, and an organisational directory of development-related internet services.

Fisheries Department - Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations FAO's major Programme on fisheries aims to promote sustainable development of responsible fisheries and contribute to food security. To implement this Programme, the Fisheries Department focuses its activities, through programmes in Fishery Resources, Fishery Policy, Fishery Industries and Fishery Information on three medium-term strategic objectives: Promotion of Responsible Fisheries Sector Management at the Global, Regional and National Levels; Promotion of Increased Contribution of Responsible Fisheries and Aquaculture to World Food Supplies and Food Security;Global Monitoring and Strategic Analysis of Fisheries.

id21 ID21 is a research reporting service aiming to communicate the latest international development research findings to policy makers and practitioners worldwide.

Institute for Fisheries Management and Coastal Community Development The Institute for Fisheries Management and Coastal Community Development (IFM) is a non-profit independent research foundation that undertakes research on socio-economic and institutional aspects of fisheries management and development in coastal communities. It provides advisory services to national and international public authorities, institutions and organisations in Denmark and world-wide.

International Development Research Centre IDRC is a Canadian public corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

Netcoast - A Guide to Integrated Coastal Zone Management NetCoast is a virtual meeting-place where professionals in Integrated Coastal Zone Management come for the latest relevant information, knowledge, documents, publications, software systems, fresh links to other sites and for professional collaboration.

Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific. Sustainable Aquaculture and Aquatic Resource Management NACA is an intergovernmental organization that promotes rural development through sustainable aquaculture. NACA seeks to improve rural income, increase food production and foreign exchange earnings and to diversify farm production. The ultimate beneficiaries of NACA activities are farmers and rural communities.

Onefish OneFish is a fishery projects portal and participatory resource gateway for the fisheries and aquatic research and development sector.

Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency The FFA is an organisation set up to provide expert fisheries management advice and services to member countries.

South Pacific Regional Environment Programme SPREP is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment.

Secretariat of the Pacific Community The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is an international organisation that works in partnership with its members, other organisations and donors to develop technical assistance, support, and management capability building for its member countries and territories. Its vision is to promote sustainable resources management and improve livelihoods throughout the Pacific Community.

STREAM - Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management The regional STREAM Initiative founded by NACA, DFID, FAO, VSO and AusAID aims to offer support to the livelihoods of poor peoples who manage aquatic resources (via management of aquaculture or capture of fish or aquatic resources).

The Australian Agency for International Development - AusAID The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) manages the Australian Government's official overseas aid program, the objective of which is to help developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development. It plans and coordinates poverty reduction activities in partnership with developing countries.

The World Bank An international organization fighting poverty in more than 100 developing countries by providing loans & advice.

United Nations Development Programme UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.

United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNEP-WCMC The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides policy-makers with vital knowledge on global trends in conservation and sustainable use of wildlife and their habitats. They conduct biodiversity assessments, provide policy support, and support capacity building and information exchange.

Web based Information Services for Agricultural Research for Development - WISARD WISARD is a web-based public domain information platform that provides searchable information on experts, organizations, outputs and projects in the fields of Agricultural Research for Development, Natural Resource Management and sustainable development.

World Resources Institute World Resources Institute is an independent nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators working to protect the Earth and improve people's lives.

WorldFish Centre The WorldFish Center is an international scientific research organization, working mostly in developing countries. Its mission is to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture.

DFID Web Links

Department for International Development -DFID DFID supports long-term programmes to help tackle the underlying causes of poverty and also responds to emergencies, both natural and man-made. DFID works in partnership with governments, civil society, the private sector and others. It also works with multilateral institutions, including the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and the European Commission.

RNRRS The objective of DFID's Research in Renewable Natural Resources Strategy (RNRRS) is to generate new knowledge and to promote its uptake and application such that the livelihoods of poor people are improved through better management of renewable natural resources. The Strategy incorporates the following ten research programmes:

DFID - Animal Health Programme (AHP) The AHP aims to improve people's livelihoods and reduce poverty by improving the performance of livestock owned by poor people through the control of disease.

DFID - Aquaculture and Fish Genetics Research Programme (AFGRP) The AFGRP aims to address key issues constraining sustainable aquaculture production in poor rural communities, and to enhance production in fish species important in tropical aquaculture and enhancement fisheries by the use of genetic methods.

DFID Crop Post-Harvest Programme (CPHP) The CPHP commissions research on processing, marketing and storage of cereals, root crops, legumes and oilseeds, and horticulture, in order to benefit people involved in post-harvest commodity systems by providing them with opportunities for enhanced income, employment and food supply.

DFID - Crop Protection Programme (CPP) The purpose of the CPP is to generate benefits for poor people in target countries by the application of new knowledge to the protection of specified crops.

DFID - Forestry Research Programme (FRP) The FRP seeks to improve the livelihoods of poor people who are notably dependent on forest and tree resources.

DFID - Livestock Production Programme (LPP) The LPP addresses problems documented in national and regional agricultural, livestock and environmental plans and rated as high priority by governments in developing countries.

DFID - Natural Resources Systems Programme (NRSP) The purpose of the NRSP is to generate benefits for poor people in target countries by the application of new knowledge to natural resource management in semi-arid systems, high potential systems, the forest/agriculture interface, the peri-urban interface, the land/water interface and hill systems.

DFID - Plant Sciences Programme (PSP) The PSP seeks to reduce the effects on crop production of biotic and abiotic stresses by research in crop physiology/ agronomy and plant breeding. The major constraints which the programme aims to address are drought, high temperatures, low soil fertility, pests and diseases.

DFID - Post-Harvest Fisheries Programme (PHFP) The PHFP investigates problems which affect the use and value of fisheries products in South Asia and West Africa. The Programme's objectives are to produce benefits for poor producers, traders and consumers through the application of new knowledge to the improved utilisation of fish from fisheries in these regions.