The instruction manual for the Barefoot Ecologist’s Toolbox is available here

Chapter 1. Introduction to the Barefoot Ecologist’s Toolbox. Issues confronting assessment and management of small-scale fisheries, how barefoot ecologists can address them using Spawning Potential Surveys (SPS) to facilitate societal change.

Chapter 2. The Theory of Change underpinning the SPS approach to reforming small-scale fisheries management.

Chapter 3. How to initiate and conduct programs of SPS.

Chapter 4. Running SPS workshops; the communication materials used to facilitate the SPS approach.

Chapter 5. The biological basis of Length-Based assessment of Spawning Potential Ratio assessment (LBSPR), the data-poor assessment methodology at the heart of the SPS approach.

Chapter 6. A practical guide to collecting data for the LBSPR assessment of fish, crabs and lobsters.

Chapter 7. A practical guide to preparing data for LBSPR assessment.

Chapter 8. Making an LBSPR assessment; a step-by-step guide to using the web-based LBSPR assessment software.

Chapter 9. Using the results of LBSPR assessment to develop reforming management prescriptions for small-scale fisheries.

1. Excel template for fish data base with analysis sheets
2. Specifications for fish measuring boards & data collection
3. Macroscopic gauging of fish gonads document
4. Excel template for blue swimming crab data base & analysis sheets
5. Measuring & macroscopic gauging of blue swimming crabs
6. Excel template for lobster data base & analysis sheets
7. Lobsters data Collection protocols
8. Introduction to LBSPR & Life History Ratios
9. The Barefoot Ecologist Toolbox
10. Table of best estimate LHR estimates for fish

1. Community Presentation with pigs & notes
2. The chicken alternative for Community Presentations
3. Set Size Community Outreach Booklet
4. Set Size Guide to Community Self-Assessment of fish
5. Set Size banner