Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2022)

Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security

  • Fiona A. Simmance,
  • Gianluigi Nico,
  • Simon Funge-Smith,
  • Xavier Basurto,
  • Nicole Franz,
  • Shwu J. Teoh,
  • Kendra A. Byrd,
  • Jeppe Kolding,
  • Molly Ahern,
  • Philippa J. Cohen,
  • Bonface Nankwenya,
  • Edith Gondwe,
  • John Virdin,
  • Sloans Chimatiro,
  • Joseph Nagoli,
  • Emmanuel Kaunda,
  • Shakuntala H. Thilsted,
  • David J. Mills

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00496-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Small-scale inland and coastal fisheries improve physical and economic access to food for communities in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, according to analyses of nationally representative data.