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Lived experiences: Small-scale fishers and fishworkers share their stories
Type: Blog
Millions of people across the globe work in and around small-scale fisheries, which provides them and their communities with vital income, food and nutrition and sustains their culture. Here, we hear from fishers and ...
SSF Guidelines represent voyage of struggle, empathy and support
Type: Blog
Blogpost about the journey of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines, featuring quotes from John Kurien
Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kristie Alleyne
Type: Blog
Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development is a collaborative study led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Duke University, and WorldFish. In this ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos
Type: Blog
Dr. Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos, who works for the Brazilian Artisanal Fishing Network (Teia de Redes da Pesca Artesanal do Brasil), was a contributing author to the marine part of the IHH Brazil case study. Mattos has ...
Raising a unified voice: Supporting African small-scale fishers and fish workers to be heard
Type: Blog
Forty representatives of fisheries and regional organizations from across Africa have called for the strengthening of existing small-scale fisheries bodies and the creation of a new pan-African platform. These actions are ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Elizabeth Palta Vega
Type: Blog
llluminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development is a collaborative study led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Duke University, and WorldFish. In this ...
MuSIC workshop sounds positive note for visibility of small-scale fisheries
Type: Blog
Researchers, journalists and representatives from governments and civil societies from across Asia have taken the first steps to form a new network in support of small-scale fisheries. The Multi-Stakeholder Information and ...
‘I can’t catch enough fish’: Balancing water needs for farmers and fishers in Myanmar
Type: Blog
In Myanmar, rice is seen as the main staple food and irrigation infrastructure has expanded to boost its production. But these systems continue to be designed and managed without considering the potential impacts on inland ...
Hearing, counting and empowering women: GAF7 conference showcases gender equality progress and challenges
Type: Blog
Blogpost about some of the key topics and outcomes from the Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries conference
Putul Rani, food hero
Type: Blog
Putul Rani is a passionate advocate for conserving hilsa, the national fish of Bangladesh. She is the general secretary of a hilsa-conservation group (HCG) in the remote fishing village of Kalapara, Patuakhali in the south ...