@article{fdi:010080328,
  title = {{A}n improved reconstruction of total marine fisheries catches for the {N}ew {H}ebrides and the {R}epublic of {V}anuatu, 1950-2014},
  author = {{L}{\'e}opold, {M}arc and {D}avid, {G}ilbert and {R}aubani, {J}.  and {K}altavara, {J}. and {H}ood, {L}. and {Z}eller, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}or many small island nations, fisheries provide residents with both food security and economic stability. {H}owever, in order to create effective and sustainable fisheries policies and management that will ensure a growing population can prosper, policy makers need to know what is being fished and how much is fished. {V}anuatu, the smallest country in {M}elanesia, has a declared and claimed {E}xclusive {E}conomic {Z}one ({EEZ}) of over 820,000 km(2) and fisheries resources play a large part in the food security and economic stability of this country. {T}his reconstruction of the total marine fisheries catch of {V}anuatu for 1950-2014 faced major data gaps. {I}t showed that the reconstructed total catches of nearly 1.4 million tonnes (metric tons) 40% higher than the 977,997 tonnes reported by the {F}ood and {A}griculture {O}rganization ({FAQ}) on behalf of {V}anuatu for the same period. {H}owever, if large-scale industrial catches are excluded, the reconstructed small-scale fisheries catches (similar to 270,000 tonnes) were over 200% higher than the 114,862 tonnes of reported catch that were assumed to represent the small-scale sector in {FAO} data. {S}ubsistence catches made up almost 93% of small-scale catches, followed by artisanal and recreational catches with similar to 7 and <1%, respectively. {B}y continuously improving the fisheries data of {V}anuatu for both the past and the present, policy makers, stakeholders, and fishers can make better decisions that will maintain the benefits of marine fishery resources.},
  keywords = {{PECHE} {ARTISANALE} ; {SECURITE} {ALIMENTAIRE} ; {ILE} ; {ECONOMIE} {DES} {PECHES} ; {GESTION} {DES} {PECHES} ; {ZEE}.{ZONE} {ECONOMIQUE} {EXCLUSIVE} ; {VANUATU} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {306 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {2296-7745},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.3389/fmars.2017.00306},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080328},
}