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Introducing the Artisanal Fisheries Research Network! Read on to learn about our newly formed group and the work we are doing in this increasingly important field. Photo credit: Ted Groves


Emily is a 3rd year PhD student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.  Originally from Bethesda, MD, Emily loves the DC life, especially when thinking about the intersection of science and policy.  Now in San Diego and conducting her field work in Maui, Emily’s getting used to the rough life living on the beach and diving on coral reefs.  Emily’s research is focused on determining the effects of local pollution and overfishing of reef fish on coral reef communities in the Hawaiian Islands.  Emily seeks to identify solutions to reef degradation on the island of Maui where a number of coral reefs have shown significant signs of decline over the last several years.  Emily is working with state and federal agencies in the newly established herbivore fisheries management area on Maui where she hopes to determine how herbivore protection may allow for an increase in the abundance of herbivores over time and thus help to reverse the transition from coral to macroalgal dominance on these reefs.

Artisanal Fisheries

Feeding and Employing Millions Did you know that small-scale fisheries provide income for many times the number of people as industrial fisheries while using far less fossil fuel? Photo credit: Ted Groves.

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About AFRN

The Power of Synergy By pooling the collective knowledge of artisanal fisheries researchers worldwide, we aim to find the best approach to answering similar questions across cultures and ocean basins. Photo credit: Ted Groves

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What’s new with AFRN? Read about the most recent happenings of the Artisanal Fisheries Research Network. Photo credit: Ted Groves

Welcome to the AFRN website

Thank you for visiting the Artisanal Fisheries Research Network webpage! Here you will find the latest and greatest from AFRN as we work with researchers from multiple disciplines around the world to develop a set of streamlined, but broadly applicable methods for the study of artisanal fisheries. As we move forward with this project we will share our work and results with you via this webpage, so check it out and stay tuned.

 

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About AFRN

AFRN is a San Diego-based group of students, researchers, and faculty who study artisanal fisheries around the world. Network members represent a broad range of academic disciplines – including marine biology, economics, international relations, anthropology, and geography – and are associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California – San Diego, NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center, and San Diego State University. Photo Credit: Tara Whitty

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Current Project

The Waitt foundation is funding our first major initiative, “Coordinating Research for Sustaining Artisanal Fisheries.”  Through this 2-year project, we aim to produce and share a clear set of guidelines for best practices in artisanal fisheries research and forge new working relationships across projects, disciplines, and institutions.

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