The Tanzania Women Fishworkers Association (TAWFA), supported by FAO, met with the Permanent Secretary, Ms. Agnes Meena, at Government City, Mtumba, Dodoma. The meeting aimed at strengthening the collaboration between TAWFA and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF) by providing TAWFA leade...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Small Scale Fisheries (SSF) partners and value chain actors (Fishers and Fish Workers, researchers, academics, and training institutions) organized the 7th edition of the Jinja Fish Festival from 6-7 Decemb...

Written by: Kelly Rojas Correa, FAO consultant 

 

With the participation of women and men leaders from the fisheries sector, institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations and partners of the Interinstitutional Group for Social Protection for Fisheries and Aq...

In a major step toward strengthening the country’s coastal fishing communities and sustainable fisheries management, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia (MMAF) has officially launched the National Action Plan for Small-Scale Fisheries Management (NPOA-SSF) on 5 Nove...

Fish crackers are a popular and nutritious snack in Indonesia, where they are often enjoyed alongside other seafood dishes. In the Raja Ampat Regency, a group of islands in the east of the archipelago country, crackers have become a key source of income for women in coastal communities who previously did not have the opportunity to earn their own money.

On the beach of Toliara, Madagascar, women wait under the sun with their coolers ready. The first boats are approaching, and this time, their fish will stay fresh long enough to fetch a fair price.

Written by Tanikwah Lang 

My fingers sting from the cold as I hold them over the fire, the warmth rushing back too quickly as the sun begins to wash away the morning dawn. Down the bank, I can hear my sisters laughing as they talk about how the last fish got away with the b...

When Hadija Malibiche first started buying and selling fish in the coastal region of Mtwara, she worked alone and struggled to make a steady income. Like many women in small-scale fisheries, she had no access to credit, little bargaining power in the market, and few opportunities to grow her business. That changed after she joined a group of fishers that belongs to the Tanzania Women Fish-workers Association (TAWFA).

The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has convened a three-day consultative workshop in Dar es Salaam aimed at mainstreaming biodiversity into fisheries management in the context of the Kunming&nd...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with The Philippines - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) organized a Partnership Dialogue with National Government Agencies in support of advancing the implementation of the Nationa...

The 5th Community-Based Fisheries Dialogue (CBFD5) was held in Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands on 25-26 September 2025, building on the previous 5 years of successful collaboration and knowledge exchange between the Pacific region’s local fishing community groups and representatives, civi...

Delegations from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka gathered in Chennai from 17–19 September 2025 to participate in a regional capacity development workshop to start the process of developing National Plans of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOAs-SSF) in each of the countries...

FAO officially handed over a new ice-making machine to the National Network of Women in Fisheries (RENAFEP) with a production capacity of one ton of ice per day.  A newly built facility, constructed by FAO on a site provided by the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, was also inaugurated to house the machine...

FAO officially launched the national implementation phase of the project Enhancing equitable, climate-resilient and sustainable small-scale fisheries through the SSF Guidelines implementation with a technical workshop held at Toliara, in the Atsimo-Andrefana Region...

In support of Namibia’s efforts to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agri-food systems, FAO has strengthened its collaboration with small-scale fisheries (SSF) communities through two Training of Trainers (ToT) and two supervised training workshops held in Keetmanshoop and Rund...

From 19 to 21 August, the African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFISHNET) took an important step for supporting a new generation of women leaders who aim to drive transformational change in Africa’s small-scale fisheries...

The final activity of the Implementing the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines for gender-equitable and climate-resilient food systems and livelihoods project will be the Global Learning Exchange in Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania, from 18 to 20 November 2025...

The final quarterly meeting of the Implementing the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines for gender-equitable and climate-resilient food systems and livelihoods project was held on 2 September 2025, bringing together national project coordinators from six countries, FAO colleagues, and partners...

Represented at plenary, panel and side events, the United Republic of Tanzania highlighted its National Plan of Action for the SSF Guidelines (NPoA-SSF) as a flagship example of rights-based, inclusive fisheries management.

The MARE Conference 2025 once again provided a space for scholars, practitioners, and community representatives from around the world to engage in dialogue on the complexities of marine governance. Among the wide-ranging topics discussed, small-scale fisheries (SSF) featured prominently—reflecting their crucial role in livelihoods, food security, and social-ecological resilience.