PORTRAYS ARTISAN FISHERIES, FOCUSING ON COSTA RICA, CHILE, TANZANIA, AND SOUTH VIETNAM. COMMON DENOMINATORS OF ARTISAN FISHERIES ALSO ARE DISCUSSED. IN THE CONCLUDING SECTION, IT WAS SEEN THAT ARTISAN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HIGH-QUALITY PROTEIN AT LOWER PRICES; 2) TO IMPROVE INCOMES OF ARTISAN FISHERMEN; 3) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT; AND 4) TO EARN FOREIGN EXCHANGE THROUGH EXPORTS. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, THREE ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT WERE FOUND TO MERIT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: 1) RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND FISHING TECHNOLOGY; 2) MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; AND 3) INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT. THESE THREE AREAS ARE DETAILED IN THE FINAL CHAPTER.