This report explores the politics and practices of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the context of the global movement for agroecology and food sovereignty. It frames the policy context and explains the challenges related to SSF initiatives and communities and how they organize to address them. It shows how alternative food systems, including fisheries, are related to food sovereignty, linking fishers' realities and challenges to highlighting essential features and debates to mobilize and support agroecology and food sovereignty within SSF initiatives.