Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kolding, Jeppe"

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    • Anchovy powder enrichment in brown rice-based instant cereal: a process optimization study using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) 

      Akonor, Paa T.; Atter, Amy; Owusu, Margaret; Ampah, Jonathan; Andoh-Odoom, Anthonia; Overå, Ragnhild; Kjellevold, Marian; Pucher, Johannes; Kolding, Jeppe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      There is a need for expanding the utilization of small fish as they constitute an undervalued and important source of protein and micronutrients in many developing countries suffering from micronutrient deficiencies. One ...

    • Assessing the exploitation status of main fisheries resources in Ghana’s reservoirs based on reconstructed catches and a length-based bootstrapping stock assessment method 

      Abobi, Seth Mensah; Mildenberger, Tobias Karl; Kolding, Jeppe; Wolff, Matthias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Abobi SM, Mildenberger TK, Kolding J, Wolff M. 2019. Assessing the exploitation status of main fisheries resources in Ghana’s reservoirs based on reconstructed catches and a length-based bootstrapping stock assessment ...

    • Balanced harvest : concept, policies, evidence, and management implications 

      Zhou, Shijie; Kolding, Jeppe; Garcia, Serge M.; Plank, Michael J.; Bundy, Alida; Charles, Anthony; Hansen, Cecilie; Heino, Mikko Petteri; Howell, Daniel; Jacobsen, Nis S.; Reid, David G.; Rice, Jake C.; van Zwieten, Paul A.M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-11)
      Balanced harvest has been proposed to reduce fishing impact on ecosystems while simultaneously maintaining or even increasing fishery yield. The concept has attracted broad interest, but also received criticisms. In this ...

    • Balanced harvest: Utopia, failure, or a functional strategy? 

      Kolding, Jeppe; Garcia, Serge M.; Zhou, Shijie; Heino, Mikko Petteri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-21)
      Since “balanced harvest” was proposed in 2010 as a possible tool in the operationalization of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), the concept gained extensive international attention. Because maintaining ecosystem ...

    • Capturing big fisheries data: Integrating fishers’ knowledge in a web-based decision support tool 

      Kelly, Cian; Michelsen, Finn Are; Reite, Karl Johan; Kolding, Jeppe; Varpe, Øystein; Prytz Berset, Are; Alver, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-12)
      There is increasing interest in utilizing fishers’ knowledge to better understand the marine environment, given the spatial extent and temporal resolution of fishing vessel operations. Furthermore, fishers’ knowledge is ...

    • Discards of cod (Gadus morhua) in the Norwegian coastal fisheries: improving past and future estimates 

      Berg, Hilde Sofie Fantoft; Clegg, Thomas L; Blom, Geir; Kolding, Jeppe; Ono, Kotaro; Nedreaas, Kjell Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Discarding can be an unknown source of biases and uncertainties in stock assessments. Discarding patterns and quantities vary so a routine methodology for estimating discards is important to give a better picture of total ...

    • Effects of ambient oxygen and size-selective mortality on maturation and growth in guppies 

      Diaz Pauli, Beatriz; Kolding, Jeppe; Jeyakanth, Geetha; Heino, Mikko Petteri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Growth, onset of maturity and investment in reproduction are key traits for understanding variation in life-history strategies. Many environmental factors affect variation in these traits, but for fish, hypoxia and ...

    • Exploring balanced harvesting by using an Atlantis ecosystem model for the Nordic and Barents seas 

      Nilsen, Ina; Kolding, Jeppe; Eide, Cecilie Hansen; Howell, Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      “Balanced Harvesting” (BH) has been suggested as a possible strategy to meet the objectives of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries, ensuring a high sustainable yield while maintaining ecosystem structure and function. BH ...

    • Fish for food and nutrition security in Ghana: Challenges and opportunities 

      Hasselberg, Astrid Elise; Aakre, Inger; Scholtens, Joeri; Overå, Ragnhild; Kolding, Jeppe; Bank, Michael; Atter, Amy; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Fish is an important dietary source of micronutrients, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. In Ghana, effective management of fish and the fisheries is essential for food, economic and nutrition security and ...

    • Fisheries in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa – “Fish come with the rains”. Building resilience for fisheries-dependent livelihoods to enhance food security and nutrition in the drylands 

      Kolding, Jeppe; Zwieten, Paul A.M. van; Marttin, Felix; Poulain, Florence (FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circulars ; 1118, Book, 2016)
      Dryland areas cover more than half of sub-Saharan Africa and are home to nearly 50 percent of its populations, who depend on agriculture (including livestock, crops and fisheries) as their main livelihood strategy. Sporadic ...

    • Fisheries, the inverted food pyramid 

      Kolding, Jeppe; Bundy, Alida; Zwieten, Paul A.M. van; Plank, Michael J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-13)
      A global assessment of fishing patterns and fishing pressure from 110 different Ecopath models, representing marine ecosystems throughout the world and covering the period 1970–2007, show that human exploitation across ...

    • Freshwater small pelagic fish and fisheries in the main African great lakes and reservoirs in relation to food security and nutrition 

      Kolding, Jeppe; Zwieten, Paul A.M. van; Marttin, Felix; Funge-Smith, Simon; Poulain, Florence (Research report, 2019)
      This paper reviews the status and importance of the freshwater small pelagic fish and fisheries for sustainable healthy livelihoods in Africa. The lack of recognition of the importance of small pelagic fish for the sustenance, ...

    • Maximizing fisheries yields while maintaining community structure 

      Kolding, Jeppe; Jacobsen, Nis S.; Andersen, Ken Haste; Zwieten, Paul A.M. van (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Under the ecosystem approach to fisheries, an optimal fishing pattern is one that gives the highest possible yield while having the least structural impact on the community. Unregulated, open-access African inland fisheries ...

    • Nearshore fish aggregating devices show positive outcomes for sustainable fisheries development in Timor-Leste 

      Tilley, Alexander; Wilkinson, Shaun P; Kolding, Jeppe; Lopez-Angarita, Juliana; Pereira, Mario; Mills, David J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-13)
      Capture fisheries in small island developing states (SIDS) have the capacity to increase access to vital micronutrient-rich food to tackle malnutrition, but when fishers are restricted to nearshore habitats by limited ...

    • Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes 

      Plisnier, Pierre-Denis; Kayanda, Robert; MacIntyre, Sally; Obiero, Kevin; Okello, William; Vodacek, Anthony; Cocquyt, Christine; Abegaz, Hussein; Achieng, Alfred; Akonkwa, Balagizi; Albrecht, Christian; Balagizi, Charles; Barasa, James; Abel Bashonga, Rafiki; Bashonga Bishobibiri, Alexis; Bootsma, Harvey; Borges, Alberto V.; Chavula, Geoffrey; Dadi, Tallent; De Keyzer, Els L.R.; Doran, Patrick J.; Gabagambi, Nestory Peter; Gatare, Robert; Gemmell, Andrew; Getahun, Abebe; Haambiya, Lloyd H.; Higgins, Scott N.; Hyangya, Béni L.; Irvine, Ken; Isumbisho, Mwapu; Jonasse, Carlos; Katongo, Cyprian; Katsev, Sergei; Keyombe, James; Kimirei, Ismael; Kisekelwa, Tchalondawa; Kishe, Mary; Otoung A. Koding, Simon; Kolding, Jeppe; Kraemer, Benjamin M.; Limbu, Peter; Lomodei, Evans; Mahongo, Shigalla B.; Malala, John; Mbabazi, Stella; Masilya, Pascal M.; McCandless, Matt; Medard, Modesta; Migeni Ajode, Zephaniah; Mrosso, Hillary D.; Mudakikwa, Eric R.; Mulimbwa, N'sibula; Mushagalusa, Déo; Muvundja, Fabrice A.; Nankabirwa, Angela; Nahimana, David; Ngatunga, Benjamin P.; Ngochera, Maxon; Nicholson, Sharon; Nshombo, Muderhwa; Ntakimazi, Gaspard; Nyamweya, Chrispine; Ikwaput Nyeko, Joyce; Olago, Daniel; Olbamo, Tekle; O'Reilly, Catherine M.; Pasche, Natacha; Phiri, Harris; Raasakka, Nina; Salyani, Anham; Sibomana, Claver; Silsbe, Greg M.; Smith, Stephanie; Sterner, Robert W.; Thiery, Wim; Tuyisenge, Janviere; Van der Knaap, Martin; Van Steenberge, Maarten; van Zwieten, Paul A.M.; Verheyen, Erik; Wakjira, Mulugeta; Walakira, John; Ndeo Wembo, Oscar; Lawrence, Theodore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      To ensure the long-term sustainable use of African Great Lakes (AGL), and to better understand the functioning of these ecosystems, authorities, managers and scientists need regularly collected scientific data and information ...

    • Nutrient and chemical contaminant levels in five marine fish species from Angola—The EAF-Nansen programme 

      Reksten, Amalie Moxness; Victor, Avelina M. João Correia; Neves, Edia Baptista Nascimento; Christiansen, Sofie Myhre; Ahem, Molly; Uzomah, Abimbola; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Kolding, Jeppe; Kjellevold, Marian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Fish is a rich source of several important nutrients and an important part of the otherwise plant-dominated diet present in Angola. However, fish may also be a source of contaminants. The aim of this study was to analyse ...

    • The Okavango Delta: Fisheries in a fluctuating floodplain system 

      Mosepele, Ketlhatlogile; Kolding, Jeppe; Bokhutlo, Thethela; Mosepele, Belda Quetina; Molefe, Montshwari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems globally characterized by dynamic interactions between terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different scales. These systems support valuable floodplain fisheries that are a ...

    • A photovoice assessment for illuminating the role of inland fisheries to livelihoods and the local challenges experienced through the lens of fishers in a climate-driven lake of Malawi 

      Simmance, Fiona Armstrong; Simmance, Alison Budden; Kolding, Jeppe; Schreckenberg, Kate; Tompkins, Emma; Poppy, Guy; Nagoli, Joseph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Small-scale inland capture fisheries provide an important source of nutritious food, employment and income to millions of people in developing countries, particularly in rural environments where limited alternatives exist. ...

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

      Simmance, Fiona A.; Nico, Gianluigi; Funge-Smith, Simon; Basurto, Xavier; Franz, Nicole; Teoh, Shwu J.; Byrd, Kendra A.; Kolding, Jeppe; Ahern, Molly; Cohen, Philippa J.; Nankwenya, Bonface; Gondwe, Edith; Virdin, John; Chimatiro, Sloans; Nagoli, Joseph; Kaunda, Emmanuel; Thilsted, Shakuntala H.; Mills, David J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Poverty and food insecurity persist in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted a secondary analysis of nationally representative data from three sub-Saharan Africa countries (Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda) to investigate how both ...

    • Putting small fish on the table: the underutilized potential of small indigenous fish to improve food and nutrition security in East Africa 

      Wessels, Laura; Kjellevold, Marian; Kolding, Jeppe; Odoli, Cyprian; Aakre, Inger; Reich, Felix; Pucher, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Sub-Saharan Africa has a high prevalence of food insecurity. Small pelagic fish such as Silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) which is indigenous to Lake Victoria, can be a nutritious animal sourced food that contributes ...