The voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in a contest of food security and poverty eradication
1. governance and institutional frameworks: The guidelines emphasize the importance of effective governance structures and institutions to support sustainable small-scale fisheries. This includes the involvement of fishers and their communities in the decision-making process.
2. resources management: The guidelines promote the adoption of sustainable fishing practices such as the use of selective fishing gear, the establishment of protected areas, and the implementation of the fisheries management plan.
3. social and economic aspect: the guidelines recognised the importance of securing of livelihood of small-scale fisher and their communities.
4. Harvest and value chain: the guidelines highlight the importance of improving post-harvest losses and improving the quality of fish products. they also emphasize the need to promote fair and transparent value chains that benefit small-scale fishers.
5. climate change adaptation: the guidelines recognized the vulnerability of small-scale fisheries to climate change impact and stressed the importance of integrating climate change adaptation measures into fisheries management strategies
M. Basiru Darboe