Hepatitis B virus infection and factors associated with its acquisition among adults in a Lake Victoria HIV hyperendemic fishing community in Kyotera district, Uganda: a cross-sectional observation
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050436
Abstract: Objective To investigate hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and factors associated with viral acquisition in a HIV-hyperendemic fishing community, we tested sera for anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Design Observational… read more here.
Keywords: hiv hyperendemic; infection; community; hepatitis virus ... See more keywords
Local Knowledge and Marine Livelihoods Among the South Indian Fishing Community
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DOI: 10.1177/0021909620931524
Abstract: The phenomenon of local knowledge of the fishing community about fish ethology and conservation of existing natural resources are investigated in this article. It explores the inextricably intertwined aspects and long-lasting constructive dependence of marine… read more here.
Keywords: marine; local knowledge; fishing community;
Sharing fishers´ ethnoecological knowledge of the European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) in the westernmost fishing community in Europe
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DOI: 10.1186/s13002-017-0181-8
Abstract: BackgroundWith the present difficulties in the conservation of sardines in the North Atlantic, it is important to investigate the local ecological knowledge (LEK) of fishermen about the biology and ecology of these fish. The ethnoecological… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge; ethnoecological knowledge; european pilchard; fishing community ... See more keywords
Dynamism in Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Persistence and Change in the Use of Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus) for Subsistence in Huanchaco, Peru
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DOI: 10.14237/ebl.9.2.2018.1176
Abstract: Along the Peruvian north coast, many towns depend on fishing for subsistence. The adoption of technological innovations has facilitated the extraction of marine resources from the Pacific Ocean by Peruvian fishermen in recent years. However,… read more here.
Keywords: totora; subsistence; totora schoenoplectus; traditional ecological ... See more keywords
Interactions between individual, household, and fishing community resilience in southeast Brazil
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DOI: 10.5751/es-10910-240302
Abstract: Resilience is recognized as a multilevel phenomenon, yet few studies have examined how the levels interact. This is partly because individual-level resilience and social-ecological systems resilience have developed in different fields. Here we explore the… read more here.
Keywords: community; fishing community; individual household; community resilience ... See more keywords