On 5 December 2017, the UN General Assembly declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, which will help focus attention on the small-scale fishermen and women who comprise 90 percent of the world's fisheries work force. The General Assembly invited FAO to serve as...

In November 2017, FAO has released an e-learning course designed to support countries in their data collection, analysis and reporting of SDG Indicator 14.b.1 - Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: "Progress by countries in the degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries". It...

Three workshops took place in Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Brazil. The 3-day training workshops are based on the learning guide “Putting the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure and the SSF Guidelines into practice: A learning guide for civil society organizations” to create learning materials that are tailored to small-scale fisheries organizations and CSOs...

Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), in collaboration with the World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers (WFF) and local organizations representing traditional communities of small-scale fishers, forest workers, farmers and women’s groups in Tanzania organized a 3-day training workshop in Dodoma, Tanzania. The issues discussed by the participants regarding...

The 12th Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has adopted the Protocol on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries as the first protocol under the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP). It integrates the SSF Guidelines into the fisheries policies of 17 Caribbean countries and entered into force immediately. The protocol should enhance food security, improve the socioeconomic situation of fishworkers, and...