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Sri Lanka: Winning the First Battle
Sri Lanka has incorporated the SSF Guidelines into its remodelled fisheries policy. Now, it needs to put it into action
Sri Lanka recently amended the National Fisheries Policy, incorporating all relevant SSF Guidelines. A number of institutions supported and facilitated this welcome change. They include the Sri Lanka Forum for Small-Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF); the National Fisheries Solidarity (NAFSO); an array of renowned scientists; and two important international organizations, namely, the...
Sri Lanka
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Implement artificial reefs in damaged fishing zones first: Fisherfolk collective
As the State Fisheries Department prepares to launch its new artificial reef scheme, the Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott (GRE) is urging the government to first implement this initiative in areas where fishing zones have been adversely affected.
The Fisheries Department is set to commence the establishment of artificial reefs across 14 villages...
India
2023 - O Heraldo
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As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade
Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher.
A self-described adrenaline junkie, Bolich moved from his hometown in rural Washington state because he loves being on the ocean — even in cold winter weather — and it gave him the chance to make more...
2023
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The Pacific Islands: Wanted: A Fair Deal
Pacific Islander men in the longline fisheries work under frightening conditions. They deserve decent conditions of work.
Land-based workers in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are generally covered by laws regulating the terms and conditions of employment, including occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations. For instance, in Fiji, Samoa and the Solomon Islands, and, more recently, in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Tonga, labour laws have been introduced...
Fiji
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Fiji: Better Governance
Better maritime governance can enable a fair deal to offshore tuna fisheries’ workers of small island Pacific States who labour under a difficult working environment
Better governance in offshore tuna fisheries can achieve fair dealing for fishery crew. In this article I paint a rough picture of what it is like to be a fisher on some—not all—longline fishing vessels for weeks or months at a time. I also explore the measures in place to...
Fiji
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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As the sea warms, struggling Cambodian fishermen seek to preserve crab stocks
For Ung Bun, a 39-year-old fisherman from Cambodia’s southern Kep province, the days when he would come home with plentiful catches of flower crabs appear to be long gone.
Pulling in his net one recent morning, he found just one crustacean. Ung Bun dropped the crab – a male that was...
Cambodia
2023 - Reuters
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Nigeria: From Waste to Wealth
Fish smoking, which is the most widely used method for preserving fish in West Africa, can be ramped up by adopting improved techniques and innovative technology
Smoked fish is a delicacy in West Africa, making fish smoking the most important and widely used method for preserving fish. Fishing communities have poor access to fresh fish. What also drives the preference for this method is the scarcity of electricity, resulting in a lack of cold-chain facilities. Fish...
Nigeria
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Informe de la decimoctava reunión ordinaria de la Comisión de Pesca en Pequeña Escala, Artesanal y Acuicultura de América Latina y el Caribe (COPPESAALC)
Este documento presenta el informe de la XVIII Reunión Ordinaria de la Comisión de Pesca en Pequeña Escala, Artesanal y Acuicultura de América Latina y el Caribe (COPPESAALC), celebrada en San José, Costa Rica, del 29 al 31 de marzo de 2023, encuentro en el que participaron 25 delegados de...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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India: Flush for Change
On-board bio-toilets help minimize accidents at sea, prevent marine pollution and foster healthier ecosystems
A workplace should have a roof, proper flooring, entry and exit points, along with sufficient space for movement during emergency. The floor surface should be flat, stable and dry; it should be appropriate for the nature of work involved. The workplace should also have good lighting and ventilation, so that...
India
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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EU-STREIT PNG'S NEWS MONTHLY UPDATES April 2023
EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme’s Monthly Updates, highlighting the main supports and technical assistance provided by this EU Funded UN Joint Programme in promoting sustainable development of agrifood value chains and agribusinesses in the Greater Sepik region, for your kind information.
Papua New Guinea
2023 - UN, EU
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Report of the intersessional meeting to discuss the revised independent study to identify different options in support of an improved functioning of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic, Dakar, Senegal, 28–29 June 2022
This document is the final report of the intersessional meeting held to discuss the revised independent study to identify options in support of an improved functioning of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic, held in Dakar, Senegal, from 28 to 29 June 2022. The Fishery Committee for the...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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FAO - SSF-LEX
A legal and policy database on small-scale fisheries that contributes to the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication.
As a subset of the FAOLEX database, SSF-LEX contains country profiles with detailed information relevant to small-scale fisheries: socioeconomic data; international and...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Brazil: A Script for Success
A group of Indigenous Peoples of the Western Brazilian Amazon have organized themselves around biodiversity conservation
The Paumari people of the Tapaua River are known as the ‘water people’. They belong to the Arawa linguistic family of the Western Brazilian Amazon, traditionally inhabiting rivers and lakes. Fishing is their strongest social and cultural representation. The Paumari’s aquatic skills have long been described in the literature, including...
Brazil
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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The Caribbean: More than Joining the Dots
A free online course offers training and tools to better understand the complex nexus between climate change and poverty, preparing participants to work for a sustainable future
We are increasingly aware that climate change, vulnerability and poverty interact in multiple ways globally, contributing to interconnected cycles of negative impacts. This climate-poverty nexus challenges the efforts of coastal communities and small-scale fisheries (SSF) to build resilience. In this article, we present several new tools, including a recent report...
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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India: Politics or Policy?
Reflections on a recent workshop on India’s National Fisheries Policy (Inland)
The Training of Trainers workshop on the National Fisheries Policy (Inland) in December 2022 in Kolkata was a great learning experience for the participants. Just that this time around, the learning was of a different nature. It was not from data, facts, meetings or experiences but from many uncomfortable realizations....
India
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Closed Season: The woes of women and children in fishing communities
The din of brisk fishing activity greets anyone who ventures onto the landing beach at Jamestown the Greater Accra Region and in coastal regions all over Ghana.
The fishermen haul nets with fish from the boats, while the women take up the sale of fish from January to December.
But not so...
Ghana
2023
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India: Creating a Cadre
Inland fishers and activists mingled with experts at a workshop on training of trainers on India’s fisheries policy
Inland fishers and activists mingled with experts at a workshop on training of trainers on India’s fisheries policy. A prerequisite for implementing the ‘Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication’ (the SSF Guidelines) is to mainstream these into the State’s policy and...
India
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Report on National Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on the SSF Guidelines (Marine Fisheries) October 13-15, 2022, Asha Nivas Social Service Centre, Chennai, India
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust organized a National Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on the SSF Guidelines (Marine Fisheries), India at Asha Nivas Social Service Centre, Chennai, India, on October 13-15, 2022. There were sixtyseven participants from the coastal states of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra...
India
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Beyond Business as Usual
The Illuminating Hidden Harvests report showcases the contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
One of the final events marking the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA), 2022 was the hybrid launch of the report Illuminating Hidden Harvests: the contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development (the IHH report) on March 16, 2023. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Report on National Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on the SSF Guidelines (Inland Fisheries), December 22-24, 2022, Seva Kendra, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust organized a National Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on the SSF Guidelines (Inland Fisheries), India at Seva Kendra, Kolkata, India on December 22-24, 2022. There were forty-eight participants from the states of Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan...
India
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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