STREAM Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp 1-16. July-September 2002

CONTENTS: From resource user to resource manager: a significant change story, by Ruperto Aleroza as told to Jocel Pangilinan and Ronet Santos. Significant change with Cambodian provincial livelihoods study teams, by Bun Hay Chheng, Tan Someth Bunwhat, Mey Chanthou and Bun Puthy. The Community Fisheries Development Office: one year on, by Matt Fox. CFDO open for business, by Louise Mackeson-Sandbach. Stakeholders and institutional involvement in aquaculture management and development, by M. Krishnan and Pratap S. Birthal. Fish seed production for aquaculture in southeast Cambodia: decentralization, the way to go, by Olivier Delahaye Gamucci, Graham C. Mair and Harvey Demaine.

Helping ourselves: the role of self-help groups in poverty alleviation through aquaculture

Self-help groups (SHGs) are ways for farmers and fishers, especially those who are poor, to come together and work together. They can be a useful entry point for outsiders, promote a supportive local environment, strengthen voices in decision-making and in negotiations with more powerful forces, increase the effectiveness of local actions, and provide easier access to micro-credit and other resources and services. This case study describes a rural aquaculture development context, in India, the development of SHGs and the concept of a ‘one-stop aqua shop’, set up and run by a federation of self-help groups in Kaipara village, West Bengal (a pilot state along with Jharkhand and Orissa). It outlines testing new ways to share information, as part of a series of revised procedures and institutional arrangements for service delivery recommended by farmers and fishers and prioritized by government, with support from the Department of International Development, London (DFID) Natural Resources Support Programme (NRSP) and the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) to the Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management (STREAM) Initiative (10 p.)

STREAM Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp 1-16. October-December 2002

CONTENTS: Hon Mun MPA Pilot Project on community-based natural resources management, by Nguyen Thi Hai Yen and Bernard Adrien. An experience with participatory research in Tam Giang Lagoon, Thua Thien-Hue, by Ton That Chat. Experiences and benefits of livelihoods analysis, by Michael Reynaldo, Orlando Arciaga, Fernando Gervacio and Catherine Demesa. Lessons learnt in implementing PRA in livelihoods analysis, by Nguyen Thi Thuy. Lessons learnt from livelihoods analysis and PRA in the Trao Reef Marine Reserve, by Nguyen Viet Vinh. Using the findings from a participatory poverty assessment in Tra Vinh Province, by Le Quang Binh.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp 1-18. January-March 2003

CONTENTS: Learning insights from the Fisheries Resource Management Project, by Tee-Jay A San Diego. An orientation on the SIAD approach and participatory local development planning, by Elizabeth M. Gonzales. Group-building, production success and the struggle to prevent capture of the resource, by B.K. Sahay, K.P. Singh and S.N. Pandeya. Urban agriculture, water reuse and local economies: case study of coastal riverine Settlements of Ondo State, Nigeria, by Yemi Akegbejo-Samsons. Livelihoods analysis: actual experience from using PRA, by Pham Minh Tam and Trinh Quang Tu. A sustainable livelihoods approach to fisheries development for poverty alleviation in southeastern Vietnam, by Nguyen Van Tu and Nguyen Minh Duc

STREAM Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 1-19. April-June 2003

CONTENTS: Livelihoods and languages: a SPARK-STREAM learning and communications process, by Kath Copley and William Savage. Towards broader contextual understandings of livelihoods, by Elizabeth M. Gonzales, Nguyen Song Ha, Rubu Mukherjee, Nilkanth Pokhrel and Sem Viryak. Using tools to build shared understandings, using a sustainable livelihoods framework to learn, by Nuchjaree Langkulsane. Learning about rattan as a livelihood, by Mariel de Jesus and Christine Bantug. Meanings of “community-managed area,” by Arif Aliadi. Lessons learnt about processes for learning and communicating, by Graham Haylor and Ronet Santos.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp 1-18. July-September 2003

CONTENTS: Livelihood Improvements through fisheries in the Pode community in Pokhara, Nepal, by Tek Bahadur Gurung and Jay Dev Bista. Women’s participation in coastal resources management and livelihoods in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, by Nguyen Thu Hue, Than Thi Hien, Pham Thi Phuong Hoa, Nguyen Viet Vinh and Dao Viet Long. Supporting people’s efforts and interactions in coastal resources management in Indonesia, by Tabitha Yulita. Planning for a community fisheries M&E system, by Heather Airlie and Haiko Meelis. Identifying needs and recommendations for efficient stakeholder communications through an information access survey, by Elizabeth M. Gonzales, Malene Felsing and Erwin L Pador. IEC seminar-workshop in support of fisheries ordinance implementation in Roxas City, Philippines, by Belinda M. Garrido and Elizabeth M. Gonzales.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp 1-18. October-December 2003

CONTENTS: An experience with group formation in Jabarrah, West Bengal, by Amar Prasad, Virendra Singh, Binay Sahay and Gautum Dutta. Aquaculture self-help groups in rural West Bengal, by Satyendra Tripathi, Graham Haylor and William Savage in consultation with Jagdish Gangwar, Virendra Singh, Gautam Dutta and Prabhat Pathak. Lessons learned for Fulwar Toli from an exposure visit to Jabarrah Bhim Nayak and Rubu Mukherjee. Livelihood intervention by Fish Farmers Development Agency: a success story from Mayurbhanj, Orissa, by G.B. Parida. Understanding of assets-based livelihoods through participatory rural appraisal to eliminate hunger, by Binay Sahay. Poverty ranking tools in PRA: experiences of EIRFP in addressing vulnerability, by Binay Sahay.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp 1-18. January-March 2004

CONTENTS: Creating understanding and ownership of collaborative research results through ‘learning by doing,’ by Robert Arthur and Caroline Garaway. Fish culture, farming, markets and promotion: an integrated, sustainable approach to aquaculture and rural development, by Pen Rotha and Brendan Boucher. Fisheries policy reform impact assessment in Cambodia: understanding policy and poor people, by Philip Townsley and Sem Viryak. “Shrimp Hero” Phan The Phuong, by Ngo Minh Khoi. Coral farming in Vietnam, by Nguyen Viet Vinh. The global fisheries market: can rural poor people benefit? Issues raised by STREAM Media Monitoring Reports, by Paul Bulcock.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 1-17. April-June 2004

CONTENTS: BFAR moves on in Region 6, by Janice N. Tronco. Livelihoods initiatives in Sapian Bay, by Tee-Jay A. San Diego. Improving access to information through Barangay Learning Resource Centers, by Elizabeth M. Gonzales. The Philippines Fisheries Information System, by Agnes C. Solis. The contributions of planning activities in the participatory process, by Rommel P. Guarin. Inter-LGU alliance building: a key to sustaining the Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (IFARMC), by Josephine P. Savaris.

Pond construction: selecting good places for ponds

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Pond construction: design and layout of ponds

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Broodstock collection, transport and maintenance

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STREAM Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp 1-17. July-September 2004

CONTENTS: What do we need to learn about to understand how people live, by Kath Copley and William Savage. Taking steps to making livelihoods work, by Erwin L. Pador. Reflections on the India-Nepal Workshop, by Rubu Mukherjee and Nilkanth Pokhrel. Reflections on the role of livelihoods approaches and analysis in Lao PDR, by Phanthavong Vongsamphanh and Graham Haylor. After the Workshop on Livelihoods Approaches and Analysis, by Khin Maung Soe, Aye Aye Zaw, Nilar Kyawe and Myant Thar Htun. The relevance of livelihoods approaches in Yunnan, China, by Susan Li and William Savage

STREAM Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp 1-17. October-December 2004

CONTENTS: Pasoso project: local livelihoods and turtle conservation in a small island MPA in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, by Abigail Moore. Fisheries development in Lao PDR, by Khamphet Roger. Creating better fisher livelihoods through leasable fisheries, by Khin Maung Soe. The Jankar system for sustainable livelihoods: lessons from the EIRFP, by Binay Kumar Sahay. Alternative livelihoods for landlocked areas in BFAR Region 6, by Jacqueline T. Mamburam. Lessons learned and future replication from Trao reef locally managed marine reserve, by Than Thi Hien.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 1-17. January-March 2005

CONTENTS: Young people taking bolder steps, by Josephine P. Savaris. Providing a venue for voices to be heard, by Elizabeth M. Gonzales and Josephine Savaris. Rehabilitation of Bundu Pond: STREAM’s Initiative and DoF’s Action, by Bhim Nayak and Ashish Kumar. Coastal resources utilization and conservation issues in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, by M.K. Abu Hena, H. Sharifuzzaman, M.S. Aftabuddin and M.N. Haque. People, fish and reefs: a livelihoods learning curve, by Abigail Moore. Understanding the marine ornamental trade and its impact on the livelihoods of poor stakeholders in the Philippines, by Elizabeth M. Gonzales.