Fishery livelihoods
Resilience and seizing opportunities - Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture businesses that thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic in South and Southeast Asia
2022
The study, "Resilience and seizing opportunities – Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture businesses that thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic in South and Southeast Asia", attempts to evaluate and compare the pre- and post-pandemic situation and scenario of the concerned groups of the fisheries and aquaculture industry in eight countries. It reveals how these groups survived by adopting innovations in various country contexts and social settings and how the production, supply and market continued operation. The...
The small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sector in Asia
2022
This photostory book celebrates the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA 2022) by showing the diversity of the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sector in Asia, as home to the majority of the world's small-scale fishers, fish farmers, and fish workers. The photostory book pays homage to the many women and men at all stages of the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture value chain who are involved in capturing, harvesting, processing and trading....
Demographic change in Asian fishing communities: Drivers, outcomes and potential impacts
2020
This publication contains recent work on demographic change in selected Asian fishing communities as well as the highlights of a regional consultative workshop organized on the subject. The desk and case studies and regional consultative workshop were conducted prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. In the overall conclusions and recommendations section, some reflections on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to demographic change are presented.