have seldom been applied to fisheries.3 This paper
proposes that livelihoods analysis could provide a means
by which to better understand the nature of small-scale
fishery production systems, and to identify appropriate
entry-points for development intervention or policy
support for poverty reduction in fishing communities.
The paper proceeds, first, by setting out in more detail
the livelihoods approach as a guide to poverty reduction
policies in low-income developing countries. Second, it
considers past and current approaches to fisheries
management in developing countries and links these to
the insights that are indicated by taking a livelihoods
perspective. Finally, the paper sets out some preliminary
conclusions about the management of artisanal fisheries
arising from examination of the literature on small-scale
fisheries from a livelihoods perspective.
2. The
policies in low-income developing countries. Second, it
considers past and current approaches to fisheries
management in developing countries and links these to
the insights that are indicated by taking a livelihoods
perspective. Finally, the paper sets out some preliminary
conclusions about the management of artisanal fisheries
arising from examination of the literature on small-scale
fisheries from a livelihoods perspective.
2. The