Pacific Islands - Fisheries sector
            engagement strategy

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:06:16Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:06:16Z
dc.date	2012-03-05
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:40:45Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:40:45Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20120308233020
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2730
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243099
dc.description	The World Bank's 11 Pacific Island member countries are a diverse group in terms of economic and social conditions. Five are least developed countries, with annual per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as low as US$ 700, while in some of the territories average incomes are comparable to those in wealthy industrialized countries. Population densities and growth rates, land areas and the level of urbanization all display similarly wide ranges. There is a great diversity of cultures and languages. What they have in common is that all are islands surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, with jurisdiction over areas that are many times (in some cases thousands of times) their land area. All derive significant economic and social benefits from their marine resources, with many coastal communities depending on them for their livelihoods. Several have large and important freshwater fisheries. All identify their living aquatic resources (for fisheries, aquaculture and non-extractive uses mainly related to tourism) as a major opportunity for economic growth and development. In some cases, they represent one of the only opportunities. Reviews of the importance of fish as a source of food for Pacific Island populations have found that annual per capita consumption of fishery products in all cases exceeds the global average of 16.5 kg. In several small island countries, where opportunities to produce other food are very limited, fish consumption is among the highest in the world. Fishing also plays an important cultural role for men and women in many of the region's coastal communities.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AQUACULTURE
dc.subject	AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AQUARIUM
dc.subject	AQUARIUM FISH
dc.subject	AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject	ARTISANAL FISHERIES
dc.subject	ARTISANAL FISHING
dc.subject	ATOLLS
dc.subject	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject	BILLFISHES
dc.subject	BIRDS
dc.subject	BOTTOM FISH
dc.subject	CAPTURE FISHERIES
dc.subject	CATCH LEVELS
dc.subject	CATCHES
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COAST
dc.subject	COASTAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject	COASTAL FISHERIES
dc.subject	COASTAL FISHERY
dc.subject	COASTAL FISHING
dc.subject	COASTAL HABITAT
dc.subject	COASTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	COASTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	COASTAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	COASTAL STATES
dc.subject	COASTLINE
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	CONTINENTAL SHELF
dc.subject	CORAL
dc.subject	CORAL ISLANDS
dc.subject	CORAL REEF
dc.subject	CORAL REEFS
dc.subject	CYCLONES
dc.subject	DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC LOSSES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES
dc.subject	EXPORT OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
dc.subject	EXTINCTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FISH CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FISH PROCESSING
dc.subject	FISH RESOURCES
dc.subject	FISH STOCKS
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	FISHERIES ISSUES
dc.subject	FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOLS
dc.subject	FISHERIES PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FISHERIES PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FISHERIES PROGRAM
dc.subject	FISHERIES RESOURCES
dc.subject	FISHERIES SECTOR
dc.subject	FISHERIES STRATEGY
dc.subject	FISHERIES SUBSECTOR
dc.subject	FISHERMEN
dc.subject	FISHERS
dc.subject	FISHERY
dc.subject	FISHERY ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	FISHERY ADMINISTRATIONS
dc.subject	FISHERY CATCH
dc.subject	FISHERY DATA
dc.subject	FISHERY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	FISHERY MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FISHERY MANAGERS
dc.subject	FISHERY PLANNING
dc.subject	FISHERY PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FISHERY PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FISHERY RESOURCE
dc.subject	FISHERY RESOURCES
dc.subject	FISHERY SECTOR
dc.subject	FISHING
dc.subject	FISHING CAPACITY
dc.subject	FISHING FLEETS
dc.subject	FISHING INDUSTRY
dc.subject	FISHING METHODS
dc.subject	FISHING NATIONS
dc.subject	FISHING OPERATIONS
dc.subject	FISHING VESSELS
dc.subject	FLAG STATE
dc.subject	FLEET
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCT
dc.subject	FOOD SAFETY
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
dc.subject	FOREIGN FISHING
dc.subject	FOREIGN FLEETS
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	FRESH WATER
dc.subject	HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subject	HIGH SEAS
dc.subject	HIGH SEAS AREAS
dc.subject	HYDROCARBON
dc.subject	HYDROCARBONS
dc.subject	ILLEGAL FISHING
dc.subject	INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	INSHORE FISHERIES
dc.subject	INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL WATERS
dc.subject	INVERTEBRATES
dc.subject	ISLAND
dc.subject	ISLAND STATES
dc.subject	KEY FISHERIES
dc.subject	KEY FISHERY
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LAND RESOURCES
dc.subject	LANDINGS
dc.subject	LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES
dc.subject	LIVING MARINE RESOURCES
dc.subject	LOGGING
dc.subject	MAJOR FISHERIES
dc.subject	MARINE BIODIVERSITY
dc.subject	MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject	MARINE FISHERIES
dc.subject	MARINE MAMMALS
dc.subject	MARINE RESOURCES
dc.subject	MARITIME BOUNDARIES
dc.subject	MARITIME ZONES
dc.subject	MARLINS
dc.subject	NATIONAL FISHERIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL FISHERY
dc.subject	NATIONAL FLEETS
dc.subject	NATIONAL JURISDICTION
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	OCEAN AREAS
dc.subject	OCEAN POLICY
dc.subject	OCEAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	OCEANIC SPECIES
dc.subject	OCEANS
dc.subject	OFFSHORE FISHING
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL PRICES
dc.subject	OVER-FISHING
dc.subject	OVERFISHING
dc.subject	PACIFIC OCEAN
dc.subject	PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PEARL
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	PRESENT VALUE
dc.subject	RECREATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL FISHERIES
dc.subject	REGIONAL FISHERY
dc.subject	REGIONAL FISHERY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	RESOURCE CONSERVATION
dc.subject	RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	SEA
dc.subject	SEA CUCUMBERS
dc.subject	SEAFOOD
dc.subject	SEINE VESSELS
dc.subject	SHARKS
dc.subject	SHORE
dc.subject	SPAWNING
dc.subject	STABILIZATION
dc.subject	STOCK ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	STOCK ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject	STREAMS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subject	TERRITORIAL SEA
dc.subject	THERMOCLINE
dc.subject	TIMBER
dc.subject	TOTAL CATCH
dc.subject	TOTAL FISHERY PRODUCTION
dc.subject	TOTAL WORLD FISHERIES
dc.subject	TOURISM
dc.subject	TSUNAMI
dc.subject	TSUNAMIS
dc.subject	TUNA
dc.subject	TUNA FISHERIES
dc.subject	TUNA FISHERY
dc.subject	TUNA POPULATIONS
dc.subject	TUNAS
dc.subject	TURTLES
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNREPORTED FISHING
dc.subject	VESSEL
dc.subject	WASTE DISPOSAL
dc.title	Pacific Islands - Fisheries sector engagement strategy
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Pacific Islands