Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission

Small-scale fisheries

This case study presents an overview of the context, details the RFLP intervention, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned of RFLP supported seaweed culture, processing including value added products and marketing as an alternative livelihood option for coastal communes in Nusa Tenggara Timur province of Indonesia.
This case study presents an overview of the context, details the RFLP intervention, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned when RFLP supported the reactivation of district fish landing centres or Lota de Pescas in Timor-Leste.
Details of the planning and process which was used by the Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP) to promote non-fisheries livelihoods in small-scale fisheries communities in northwest Sri Lanka.
Life can be hard for those living in small-scale fishing communities.   For many, existence is truly ‘life on the edge’. Settlements are often remote, with poor access and few services. Over exploitation of marine resources leads to falling catches and declining incomes. As if this wasn’t enough, fishing remains the world’s most dangerous occupation with many thousands of fishers...
 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.