Resilient small-scale fisheries: Recent submissions

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    • MuSIC workshop sounds positive note for visibility of small-scale fisheries 

      Bevitt, K. (2019)
      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 ...

    • Global study on small-scale fisheries to provide vital knowledge, recognizes UN report 

      Bevitt, K. (2019)
      Type: Blog
      The Illuminating Hidden Harvests study will provide critical knowledge and information on small-scale fisheries globally, informing the way forward for sustainable development of the sector. This vital contribution was ...

    • Water for fish: Sustainable inland fisheries 

      Bevitt, K. (2018)
      Type: Blog
      Water for fish: Sustainable inland fisheries

    • Gender equality is diluted in commitments made to small-scale fisheries 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; Srivastava, S.; Kleiber, D.L.; Morrison, T.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Gender equality is a mainstream principle of good environmental governance and sustainable development. Progress toward gender equality in the fisheries sector is critical for effective and equitable development outcomes ...

    • Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development 

      Eriksson, H.; Sulu, R.; Blythe, J.; Van Der Ploeg, J.; Andrew, N.L.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Livelihood diversification has been the heartbeat of rural development projects over the past two decades. Many livelihood diversification programs are based on the often implicit assumption that introducing livelihood ...

    • Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa 

      O'Meara, L.; Cohen, P.J.; Simmance, F.; Marinda, P.; Nagoli, J.; Teoh, S.; Smith, S.F.; Mills, D.J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Byrd, K.A.; Lydia O'Meara: 0000-0002-0670-5322; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Fiona Simmance: 0000-0001-9505-0198; Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397; Shwu Jiau Teoh: 0000-0001-7676-8583; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651; Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Animal-source foods (ASF), such as fish, provide a critical source of nutrients for dietary quality and optimal growth of children. In sub-Saharan Africa, children often consume monotonous cereal-based diets, a key determinate ...

    • Lived experiences: Small-scale fishers and fishworkers share their stories 

      Bevitt, K. (2020)
      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 ...

    • An overview of the role research and academia play in the implementation of the SSF Guidelines 

      Bevitt, K. (2020)
      Type: Blog
      The importance of Information, research and communication for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries is at the heart of Chapter 11 of the SSF Guidelines. The Illuminating Hidden Harvests study is one example of how FAO ...

    • Putul Rani, food hero 

      Bevitt, K. (2020)
      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 ...

    • Through their eyes: Fishing communities voice their stories through photos 

      Simmance, F.; Bevitt, K.; Fiona Simmance: 0000-0001-9505-0198 (2020)
      Type: Blog
      From the coast of Peru to the shores of Lake Chilwa in Malawi to fresh produce markets in Vietnam, small-scale fisheries provide vital income, food, nutrition and a sense of identity. Here we share photos and voices of ...

    • Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos 

      Bevitt, K.
      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 ...

    • Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Hunter Snyder 

      Bevitt, K. (2020)
      Type: Blog
      Hunter Snyder is a PhD candidate with Dartmouth College in the United States and an FAO consultant. Within the IHH study, Snyder contributed to the Greenland case study and led the thematic study on the carbon footprint ...

    • Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kafayat Fakoya 

      Bevitt, K. (2020)
      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 ...

    • Valuing small fish from mosquito nets: A comment on Jones & Unsworth (2019) 

      Tilley, A.; Mills, D.J.; Short, R.; Kolding, J.; Alexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      A 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 

      Tilley, A.; Roscher, M.B.; Alexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945; Matthew B Roscher: 0000-0002-3408-8763 (2020)
      Type: Report
      The 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 

      Kakwasha, K.; Simmance, F.; Cohen, P.J.; Muzungaire, L.; Phiri, H.; Mbewe, M.; Mutanuka, E.; Nankwenya, B.; Wesana, J.; Byrd, K.A.; Pincus, L.; de Bruyn, J.; Chan, C.; Mills, D.J.; Siamudaala, V.; Keagan Kakwasha: 0000-0003-4251-7449; Fiona Simmance: 0000-0001-9505-0198; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Joshua Wesana: 0000-0003-1970-6241; Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X; Lauren Pincus: 0000-0002-8883-7264; Chin Yee Chan: 0000-0001-8615-2678; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X (2020)
      Type: Brief
      Zambia 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 

      Lau, J.; Sutcliffe, S.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423
      Type: Blog
      In 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 

      Grantham, R.; Lau, J.; Kleiber, D.L.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Coastal 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 

      Bevitt, K. (2019)
      Type: Blog
      Globally, 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 

      Bevitt, K. (2018)
      Type: Blog
      Blogpost about the journey of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines, featuring quotes from John Kurien