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Distribution of economic returns in small-scale fisheries for international markets: A value-chain analysis
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale fishers are often believed to receive marginal earnings for seafood relative to other value- chain actors but proportionate incomes across different traded species are rarely compared. This study compares value ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
Type: Brief
This brief provides an update on the status of the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) study and shares emerging insights on the need for better data collection and analysis, and additional monitoring capacity to improve ...
Fishlore in the Central Philippines and its role in development
Type: Journal Article
Development of the Philippine fishery industry is discussed with respect to the role played by traditional beliefs ofthe Visayan fisherfolk.
When is a fisher (not) a fisher? Factors that influence the decision to report fishing as an occupation in rural Cambodia
Type: Journal Article
In the developing world, the majority of people who fish in inland areas do so primarily for subsistence needs. This suggests that survey or census questionnaires which collect information concerning the occupations of ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests in Ocean Action newsletter (vol. 13)
Type: Newsletter
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, WorldFish and Duke University committed to working in partnership with global experts to assess and quantify the contributions of small-scale fisheries (SSF) to the three pillars ...
Illuminating hidden harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
Type: Presentation
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) employ over 90 percent of fishers and fish workers worldwide and, among these, 96 percent live in developing countries where they produce almost as much fish for direct domestic consumption as ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kafayat Fakoya
Type: Blog
Dr. Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya is a senior lecturer at Lagos State University in Nigeria. She was the gender advisor and a contributing author for the IHH Nigeria case study. Dr. Fakoya, who has worked in small-scale fisheries ...
Pan-African workshop on strengthening organizational structures of non-state actors for sustainable small-scale fisheries in Africa
Type: Report
Small-scale fisheries play a vital role for the food security and livelihoods of millions of people globally, and in Africa in particular. Accordingly, the development of sustainable small-scale fisheries is an integral ...
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 ...
Transdisciplinary engagement to address transboundary challenges for small-scale fishers
Type: Book Chapter
Small-scale fisheries and their governance are increasingly affected by natural, social, and political issues that originate outside their immediate control and locality. This chapter explores how researchers, non-governmental ...