Organismos internacionales como las Naciones Unidas y su Agencia Especializada en la Alimentación y la Agricultura, FAO, han destacado la importancia de la participación equitativa de las mujeres en la pesca y la acuicultura en contexto internacional, por lo que han buscado promover la igualdad de género en este sector....

Actualmente, las políticas públicas incluyen el enfoque de género en las distintas actividades laborales, con el fin de disponer actividades con equidad de género, generando condiciones que permitan la autonomía de las mujeres, y favorezcan el desarrollo y bienestar social en los países. El sector pesquero y acuicultor, no está...

L’association Africa 21 propose, grâce à son réseau des journalistes africains spécialisés sur le développement durable et le changement climatique, une revue de presse sur le mois de juin 2024. Vous y retrouverez un grand nombre d’article de presse en français et en anglais sélectionnés par leur soin qui traite...

The FAO Innovation for Blue Transformation Series introduces relevant policy initiatives, mechanisms, and tools available to promote innovation and technical solutions that can accelerate aquatic food system transformation. The series shares brief and practical knowledge needed for sustainable and resilient aquatic food systems that can nourish the world’s growing population,...

The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) programme – a global partnership between FAO, the UN Development Programme, the UNEnvironment Programme, Conservation International, the World Bank and the World Wide Fund for Nature – has developed three legacy Global Knowledge Products to consolidate experience and lessons learned and to make its successful...

Climate change used to be something fishers in Alaska talked of as a concern for the future. No longer. That future is now. Alaska has witnessed, almost overnight, collapses in both fish and crab stocks. The cod of the Gulf of Alaska; the Bering Sea king crab and snow crab;...

This publication is a practical manual that will guide the reader through the main principles of producing fish silage by fermentation and explain each step of the fermentation process needed to successfully become a fish silage producer. Fish, including shellfish, are highly nutritious and in much demand all over the...

Yemaya No. 67, dated August 2023, a special issue on GAF8 features articles on the recently held 8th Global Conference on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries-Shaping the Future: Gender Justice for sustainable aquaculture and Fisheries. Held over three days, from 21-23 November 2022 in the city of Kochi in the...

Yemaya No. 68, dated December 2023, features articles from Costa Rica, Chile, Malawi, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Southeast Asia on Inland fisheries, fisheries management, fish processing, social capital, gendered economy of dried fish, climate change, women in fisheries profile from Africa, and a review of a book on women...

The FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics, prepared by the Statistics Team of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, offers a synthesis of the major trends in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Statistics are presented in eight main thematic chapters, covering statistics of production (total, aquaculture, capture fisheries), employment,...

Marine biodiversity is a precious resource – but it has long been under threat. Today's coral reefs, for example, cover half the area they did in 1950, and nearly 10 per cent of marine life is at risk of extinction. How can we support small-scale producers who rely on the sea...

A wide range of actors—ranging from civil society organizations to grassroots activists and trade unionists—are rallying around a human rights-based approach to tackle issues plaguing the small-scale fisheries subsector.

On the 40th anniversary of the International Conference of Fish Workers and their Supporters (ICFWS), an account of how a group of collaborators pulled off what was then a miracle.  In July 1983, amidst my job tenure in bustling Hong Kong, I received a pivotal letter from a dear friend. It...

Small-scale fisheries play an indispensable role in combating poverty, enhancing food security and promoting the sustainable use of marine and inland waters the world over. This year is the tenth anniversary of a monumental achievement for small-scale fishing communities and Indigenous Peoples. A decade ago, fisherfolk and civil society organizations united...

A network of trainers and community radio broadcasters has been working hard to disseminate SSF Guidelines in West Africa, relying on local media and grassroots initiatives. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines) is an international framework adopted...

Area-based management measures by any sector can deliver outcomes that collectively align with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Food Production Sectors....

WorldFish Director-General, Essam Yassin Mohammed, recently appeared on the Victorian Hour, ABC Radio Australia, sharing insights on how the Blue Economy must benefit fishing communities in the Global South. In the radio interview, he spoke about how it is imperative that blue economy initiatives benefit fishing communities in developing and small island...

The National Plans of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries help implement the SSF Guidelines at the country level, factoring in varying national and regional legal and policy frameworks. No matter where in the world, small-scale fisheries (SSF) represent a critical source of food security, nutrition and livelihoods for coastal and riverine communities....

The Japanese tenure rights system is primarily responsible for the sustainability of small-scale fisheries. The TBTI Global Book Series, Life Above Water (Jentoft 2019), has resonated with the public and received a great response in Japan. In a remarkable display of collaboration, dozens of researchers, government officials, and fishers have worked...

As the need for sustainable use peatlands increases, the aim of this study is to identify ways to increase the application of agrosilvofishery as an alternative to the traditional sonor system. Herein, the researchers investigate the perception of peatland degradation and the willingness to participate in agrosilvofishery among peatland residents....