1. Assessing pollution from tannery effluents in a South Indian village - K. Anbalagan, G. Karthikeyan and N. Narayanasamy. ~2. Participatory action research for a small industries promotion programme - Torsten Striepke. ~3. Participatory concept mapping to understand perceptions of urban malnutrition - Dan Maxwell, Margaret Armar-Klemesu, Lucy Brakohiapa and James Annorbah-Sarpeil. ~4. Visualisation as a platform for entry into dialogue with farmers - Ueli Scheuermeier and Elias T. Ayuk. ~5. Using participatory appraisal methods to review a sanitation and hygiene programme in Southern Niger - Christine van Wijk. ~ Special Issue: Participation and fishing communities: ~6. Addressing the challenges of fisheries development - Marie-Thérèse Sarch. ~7. Mapping change in time and space: floodplain fishing communities in Nigeria - David Thomas and Mamuda Musa Danjaji. ~8. Participatory methods for community-based coastal resource management - Gregory C. Ira. ~9. Customary marine tenure in the South Pacific: the uses and challenges of mapping - Philip Townsley, James Anderson and Chris Mees. ~10. Investigating systems of fisheries access along the River Benue in Nigeria - Marie-Thérèse Sarch, S.P.Madakan and B.L. Ladu. ~11. Local voices to the surface - Andy Inglis, Hugh Govan and Susan Guy. ~12. Participatory student research increases awareness of sustainable fisheries management - Ian G. Baird, Phongsavaht Kisouvannalat, Visay Inthaphaysi and Bounpheng Phvlaivanh. ~13. Getting fisherfolk off the hook: an exploratory PRA in Southern India - R. Ramesh, N. Narayanasamy and M. P. Boraian. ~14. Participatory group planning of a fish preservation project - Nembo Nkwentie. ~15. From invisible work to collective action: research and participation with women from the fishing communities of the Amazonian coast - Maria-Luzia Alvares and Maria-Cristina Maneschy. ~16. Participatory and integrated policy processes in small-scale fisheries - Jock Campbell and Philip Townsley. ~17. The lasting elements of PRA port profiles in Conakry, Guinea: lessons for sustainability - Jan Peter Johnson and Seny Camara. ~18. Feedback: Developing participation - Anil C. Shah with a response from Kudakwashe Murwira. ~19. Extracts: Getting your head above the water - S.T.S. Lepcha and K. J. Virgo. ~20. A brief guide to using exercises and games to enhance group dynamics. ~21. Tips for trainers.