Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world ...

Meanwhile, small-scale fisheries in Oceania—which includes nations in the South and Central Pacific Ocean—play a major role in supporting livelihoods in the region.

Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world ...

Small-scale fisheries contribute to the food and nutritional security of a large share of the world’s population. They support the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people and make vital ...

So, whereas large-scale operators land more fish, small-scale fisheries provide a larger share of the fish that is actually consumed. Small fishers rarely have the right resources to expand their ...

Saving fish for the developing world: small-scale fisheries “best hope” for sustainability An Interview with Jennifer Jacquet: Small-scale fisheries are “best hope” for sustainability in ...

Small-scale fisheries, across all sectors, currently provide more than two-thirds of the fish and seafood destined for human consumption worldwide, and employ over 90% of fishers involved in ...

The “Illuminating Hidden Harvests” initiative builds on The Hidden Harvests: The Global Contribution of Capture Fisheries, a 2012 study by FAO, the World Bank, and WorldFish that marked a first ...

A new report has raised concerns about the exclusion of African fish workers from trade protocols between their governments and developed countries, resulting in impoverished communities relying on ...

Empowering the ‘small fry’: Professor Oscar Amarasinghe Chancellor – Ocean University of Sri Lanka President – Sri Lanka Forum for Small Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF) INTRODUCTION “Small-scale fisheries ...

Researchers at the University of York are calling for a re-evaluation of the definition of 'small-scale' fishing vessels, following a study that shows the impact of these vessels are underestimated.

Fish are an indispensable source of food and protein for communities in many African countries. But the growth in industrial-scale fishing fleets around the continent has put that resource and the ...