Food Security in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific Countries: Prospects of Fisheries Development Strategies

• Main Authors: Olly Norojono, Deborah Robertson
• Other Authors: Asian Development Bank
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Development Bank 2017
• Subjects: Ecosystems; Environmental Planning; Ecology; Fishery development; Fishery projects; Development policy; Environment impact assessment; Environmental management; Environmental Damage; Environmental Conservation; Environment; Sociocultural Environment; Marine Environment; Environmental Problem; Environmental Law and Legislation; Aquatic Environment; Marine ecosystems; Environmental impact statements; Ecological risk assessment; Environmental auditing; Ecological monitoring; Environmental impact evaluation; Environmental quality management; Coastal ecology; Social ecology; Fisheries monitoring; Marine habitats; Pacific; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7501

The health and livelihoods of rural communities, especially coastal communities that rely on fishing for subsistence and income, face serious risks. The ongoing degradation of coastal ecosystems, overharvesting of valuable species, and climate change (including more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, increasing sea surface temperatures, and ocean acidification) are lowering the production of fish, which is the region’s primary source of protein.