Impact evaluation of a fisheries development project |
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| Institution: | 1. The World Bank, Global Practice for Environment and Natural Resources, Washington D.C. 20433, United States;2. University of Florida, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;3. Duazon, Margibi County, Liberia;1. Economics Department, IGIC, Universitat Politècnica de València, E. Politécnica Superior de Gandia, C/Paranimf, 1, 46730 Grau de Gandia, Spain;2. Management Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain;3. Instituto de Investigación para la Gestión Integrada de Zonas Costeras – IGIC (UPV), C/Paranimf, 1, 46730 Grau de Gandia, Spain;1. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation, 4348 Waialae Ave. #692, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States;2. Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, United Kingdom;3. Center for Sustainable Business, Stern School of Business, New York University, 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012, United States;1. Sea Around Us, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 332-2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4;2. Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission, Dakar, Senegal;3. Bureau of National Fisheries, Monrovia, Liberia;4. United Nations Development Programme, Namibia;1. CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;2. Centre for Marine Socio-ecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;3. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Taroona, Tasmania 7053, Australia;4. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;5. South Australian Research and Development Institute, 2 Hamra Avenue, West Beach, South Australia 5024, Australia;6. Maroochy Research Facility, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 47 Mayers Road, PO Box 5083 SCMC, Nambour, Queensland 4560, Australia;7. Fisheries Research, Department of Primary Industry and Resources, PO Box 3000, Darwin, Northern Territory 0801, Australia;8. Fisheries Research, NSW Department of Primary Industries | Fisheries, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, New South Wales 2088, Australia;9. Aquatic Science and Assessment | Ecosystems, Sustainability and Biosecurity, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 39 Northside Drive, Hillarys, Western Australia 6025, Australia;10. Management and Science, Victorian Fisheries Authority, 2A Bellarine Hwy, Queenscliff, Victoria 3225, Australia;1. Independent Statistical Consultant, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Reading, UK;2. MRAG Americas, Inc., 10051 5th Street North, Suite 105, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, United States;3. MRAG Americas, Inc., 65 Eastern Avenue B2C, Essex, MA 01929, United States;1. Adjunct Senior Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, C/- PO Box 3287, Prahran East VIC 3181, Australia;2. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, University Drive South, ACT 2617, Australia;3. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, PO Box 2583, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;4. Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA, GPO Box 1625, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia;5. Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, GPO Box 46, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A number of fisheries development projects are undertaken every year in recognition of the important role fisheries play in many coastal communities. The objectives vary, but typically go beyond a limited focus on fisheries management and the ecosystem. This makes it difficult to evaluate the contribution of a project, particularly in data poor environments such as most developing countries. This paper used the recently developed Fisheries Performance Indicators (FPIs) to evaluate the impact of a World Bank development project in a Liberian coastal community. FPIs are designed to capture economic and social performance of a fisheries system in addition to the management and environmental impacts. The results show improvements in most ecological dimensions, and also in many social and economic dimensions targeted by the project. Hence, the project intervention appears to be positive. However, some indicators, particularly in relation to general governance in Liberia, showed a negative development which was not caused by the project. |
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| Keywords: | Fisheries Coastal communities Development Fisheries performance indicators Liberia |
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