A Global Learning Exchange held in Mwanza from 18 to 20 March 2026 brought together key stakeholders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to strengthen collaboration, share experiences, and advance the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (S...

Written by: Christopher Sonten 

German Development Cooperation recognizes the immense potential of small-scale fisheries (SSF) for food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation, sustainable natu...

Located in the Boeny region in northwestern Madagascar, the bays of Mahajamba and Bombetoka are home to many coastal communities whose livelihoods largely depend on artisanal fishing. In these areas, women play a key—yet often overlooked—role in the processing and marketing of aquatic...

Governments, international organizations, civil society and small-scale fisheries representatives gathered today during a side event at the Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management (COFI-FM) to share concrete lessons on advancing sustainable and equitable small-scale fisheries. 

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The Fisheries Commission, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has trained 36 participants (50% men and 50% women) representing 13 stakeholder groups, including small-scale fisheries actors, academia, civil society, government representatives, and fisheries office...

Ghana, supported by FAO, is currently in the process of initiating its National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF), in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). Marking a significant step toward strengthening sustainabl...

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...