@article{fdi:010048300, title = {{P}lanning the use of fish for food security in the {P}acific}, author = {{B}ell, {J}. {D}. and {K}ronen, {M}. and {V}unisea, {A}. and {N}ash, {W}. {J}. and {K}eeble, {G}. and {D}emmke, {A}. and {P}ontifex, {S}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}ish is a mainstay of food security for {P}acific island countries and territories ({PICT}s). {R}ecent household income and expenditure surveys, and socio-economic surveys, demonstrate that subsistence fishing still provides the great majority of dietary animal protein in the region. {F}orecasts of the fish required in 2030 to meet recommended per capita fish consumption, or to maintain current consumption, indicate that even well-managed coastal fisheries will only be able to meet the demand in 6 of 22 {PICT}s. {G}overnments of many {PICT}s will need to increase local access to tuna, and develop small-pond aquaculture, to provide food security. {D}iversifying the supply of fish will also make rural households in the {P}acific more resilient to natural disasters, social and political instability, and the uncertainty of climate change.}, keywords = {{P}opulation growth ; {A}llocation of fisheries resources ; {C}oastal fisheries management ; {A}ccess to tuna ; {P}ond aquaculture}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}olicy}, volume = {33}, numero = {1}, pages = {64--76}, ISSN = {0308-597{X}}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpol.2008.04.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048300}, }