This manual on safety at sea for small-scale fishers aims to contribute to a culture of safety awareness among fisherfolk, reduce the number of accidents and increase the chances of survival if accidents occur. The manual provides guidance on safety matters related to the work on a small-scale fishing vessel (e.g. fire safety, deck safety, lifesaving equipment, lighting and ventilation),...

This publication contains recent work on demographic change in selected Asian fishing communities as well as the highlights of a regional consultative workshop organized on the subject. The desk and case studies and regional consultative workshop were conducted prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. In the overall conclusions and recommendations section, some reflections on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

The context, strategy, and process followed by the RFLP to improve access by fisher communities around Negombo, Chilaw and Puttalam lagoons in Sri Lanka to micro-finance services (including savings, credit and insurance) is detailed. Lessons learned, unexpected benefits, results and recommendations are given for an innovative initiative, which the Minister for Fisheries has requested be replicated nationwide.

This document provides lessons learned (good and bad) from three years of the Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP) field activities on mainstreaming gender across the six collaborating RFLP countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. 

This case study presents an independent consultant assessment of the gender impact of RFLP activities conducted in inshore coastal fisher communities in 9 municipalities and 2 cities of Zamboagna del Norte province, Mindanao Island in the Philippines. The report includes an overview of the context, details of the interventions, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned...