Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kafayat Fakoya
(2020)Type: BlogDr. 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 ... -
Valuing small fish from mosquito nets: A comment on Jones & Unsworth (2019)
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleA critique of a paper in Ambio that labels the capture of small fish as unsustainable without adequate consideration of the dynamics of fish populations. -
Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) - A handbook for fisheries stakeholders
(2020)Type: ReportThe aim of this report is to present evidence for how information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) might enable and support the implementation of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s ... -
Strengthening small-scale fisheries for food and nutrition security, human well-being and environmental health in Zambia
(2020)Type: BriefZambia is rich in aquatic resources with 15 million ha of water in the form of rivers, lakes and swamps. These water bodies support diverse and widespread capture fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries (SSF) that ... -
We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families
Type: BlogIn March 2020, Papua New Guinea went into a state of emergency to contain the spread of COVID-19. For Ahus Island — a small atoll community of around 600 people off the north coast of Manus Island — the state of emergency ... -
Gleaning: beyond the subsistence narrative
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleCoastal resources are important for the wellbeing and livelihoods of people in coastal communities across the world but are used and valued differently by different people at different times. As such, managing coastal ... -
‘Good science’: Using sex-disaggregated data in small-scale fisheries research and policy
(2019)Type: BlogGlobally, relatively few data are available about women’s role in small-scale fisheries, despite their active participation as fishers, processors, traders and marketers. This calls for greater efforts by researchers, ... -
SSF Guidelines represent voyage of struggle, empathy and support
(2018)Type: BlogBlogpost about the journey of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines, featuring quotes from John Kurien -
Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleRice and fish are preferred foods, critical for healthy and nutritious diets, and provide the foundations of local and national economies across Asia. Although transformations, or “revolutions,” in agriculture and aquaculture ... -
Livelihood vulnerabilities among women in small-scale fisheries in Ghana
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleWomen play essential role in the fisheries sector of Ghana, particularly their involvement in post-harvest activities. However, several factors make them vulnerable to livelihood insecurity. This paper investigates the ... -
Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through integration of fisheries: A guide for water planners, managers and engineers
(2019)Type: Internal ReportSections 1 Guidelines for planners and mangers produced on increasing benefits and sustainability of water infrastructure through integration of fisheries -
Ocean action newsletter (volume 9) March 2019
Type: NewsletterA major new study on small-scale fisheries is underway. Led by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, in partnership with WorldFish and Duke University, the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (#28237)study will analyze data ... -
Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #2 Oct 2019
(2019)Type: NewsletterThe second news update for the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) study covers the progress of research activities, the latest news and upcoming events. -
Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #1 April 2019
(2019)Type: NewsletterThe IHH newsletter provides an update on progress to date, latest news and upcoming events. -
Coastal fisheries in a pandemic: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu experiences
(2020)Type: BlogAlmost everyone in the Pacific eats fish regularly, but most people are not fishers. Fish is caught, distributed and then acquired by consumers through purchase, gifting or bartering. We estimate through our research at ... -
Protecting African fish and fisheries: PAFFA delegates call for action
(2018)Type: BlogBlogpost about the key discussion points and outcomes for the PAFFA conference -
Strong women, strong nation
(2020)Type: Working PaperInnovative research in the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste has obtained data to help close the gender gap and provide food security for the local community. -
OAK_ Building capacity, coordination and communication for collective action on small scale fisheries. Progress Report: August 2019 - July 2020
Type: Donor ReportSecond year report for the project, running from August 2019 - 2020. -
Lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needs
(2020)Type: BlogBlog entry for the journal on the CoralCOE website: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ‘Sixteen years of social and ecological dynamics reveal challenges and opportunities for adaptive management in sustaining ... -
Fish traders and processors network: Enhancing trade and market access for small-scale fisheries in the West Central Gulf of Guinea
(2020)Type: Working PaperFrom 2014 to 2018, the Fish Trade Project (a joint project of the WorldFish Center, the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development) implemented trade and ...
