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Not Just A Passing Fad: Insights From The Use Of Artisanal Fish Aggregating Devices For Food Security In Kiribati, Brooke M. Campbell, Quentin A. Hanich, Aurelie Delisle

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Fish are the most important renewable resource in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) for food protein, livelihoods, and economic growth (Bell et al., 2009 and Gillett and Cartwright, 2010). Considering food protein benefits alone, subsistence and small-scale commercial (i.e., artisanal) catches of fish account for over half of the total animal protein consumed annually in most PICTs (Bell et al., 2009; Gillett, 2009). The sustainable use and development of coastal Pacific fisheries resources plays an accordingly key role in strategic policy developments around the region (see e.g., Vava'u Declaration, 2007; Apia Policy 2008; Cairns Compact, 2009 and FSPWG., 2010). …