SocSES #66: Collaborating on the Policy-Science Interface:  the Illuminating Hidden Harvests initiative on small-scale fisheries with Nicole Franz https://vimeo.com/1166837244?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ciAbstract:In many instances, small-scale fishery activities are informal and not counted. And because small-scale fisheries are diverse

Thanks to Mike Schoon, Arizona State University: I spoke about the #IlluminatingHiddenHarvests initiative on #smallscalefisheries at his methods webinar series, a collaboration between Michal Cox's #InCommon Podcast and The Society for Social-Ecological Systems. t.ly/_kERc

Around the world, millions of women work in subsistence fisheries & across #SmallScaleFisheries value chains, sustaining livelihoods & food security in many communities.

Empowering them is key for inclusive & resilient fisheries 👉 https://bit.ly/3NtrnUz

#SSFGuidelines

The Voluntary #SSFGuidelines help secure sustainable, inclusive #SmallScaleFisheries, contributing to eradicating hunger and poverty.

They guide dialogue, policy, and action, from local communities to global fora 👉 https://buff.ly/IAk1RBM

What a great summary of 2025! Looking forwards to more support to sustainable #SmallScaleFisheries in 2026.

📘 WorldFish 2024 Annual Report

A full, comprehensive report of our community-level aquaculture, fisheries and research that informs policy and investment decisions in WorldFish.

🔗 Read the report: worldfishcenter.org/publication/annual-repor...

#WorldFish #smallscalefisheries

Playing to Learn: Engaging Fish Farmer Communities and Practitioners in Antimicrobial Stewardship  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat, often driven by the irrational and excessive use of antimicrobials.

🎲How can play, learning and community engagement support antimicrobial stewardship in aquaculture?

Look at how interactive play and participation can support antimicrobial stewardship in aquaculture communities.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/WF1113B

#Aquaculture #Antimicrobial #smallscalefisheries

Egypt and WorldFish have extended their collaboration for another 25 years - a major step in strengthening sustainable aquaculture across Africa.

Read more
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/WF1100P

#Aquaculture #Sharqia #smallscalefisheries #BlueEconomy

It is a day of not just a commemoration but an invitation - an invitation to stand more firmly with these communities and to amplify their voices of resistance.

#WorldFisheriesDay
#SmallScaleFisheries
#Solidarity

...protecting the ecologies that their lives depend on. Their struggles are not only economic but also ecological, cultural, and political -- insofar as it is about who gets to decide, shape, and eventually inhabit, desirable coastal futures!

#WorldFisheriesDay
#SmallScaleFisheries
#CoastalFutures

World Fisheries Day arrives every year as an unquiet reminder that fisheries is not just about fishes but about people and places, about ecology and culture, place-based knowledge and relationalities - and how these are inextricably embedded into each other.

#WorldFisheriesDay
#SmallScaleFisheries

This #WorldFisheriesDay, we celebrate the fishing communities who are proving that ocean recovery is possible.

When fishers thrive, the ocean thrives. When the ocean thrives, coastal nations prosper.

More via: bit.ly/3XaK1SN

#BlueVentures #SmallScaleFisheries

Happy #WorldFisheriesDay. Established by global #SmallScaleFisheries movements ( #WFF, #WFFP, #ICSF) it is now celebrated around the world. Let's use the #SSFGuidelines to ensure that #SSF can continue to provide food, livelihoods and environmental stewardship @fao.org @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

Equally important is animal welfare — because what's good for the animals is good for the people who depend on them.

#WorldFisheriesDay #SmallScaleFisheries #SustainableFishing #InlandFisheries #AquaticAnimalWelfare #FishWelfare #BlueEconomy #CommunityLivelihoods #TBTIGlobal #EthicalSeafoodResearch

Governments can protect marine environments by supporting small-scale fishing | The-14 Governments can protect oceans by supporting small-scale and Indigenous fishers through inclusive policies that sustain marine life and coastal communities.

Governments can protect marine environments by supporting small-scale fishing
#IndigenousPeoples #Environment #Politics #Biodiversity
#SmallScaleFisheries #MarineProtection #ClimateAction #Sustainability #IndigenousKnowledge #Oceans #CoastalCommunities
the-14.com/governments-...

Small-scale fisheries development: a challenge for the 1980s

🔗 www.neljorsa.com/small-scale-...

#SmallScaleFisheries #RuralDevelopment #FoodSecurity #SustainablePractices

@ifad.org @unctad.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social @iied.bsky.social @fishcoalition.bsky.social @envdefensefund.bsky.social

Presenting our recent project at the #GCFI78 in Cartagena, Colombia:

Empowering small-scale #fishers & improving their access to high-value markets through an App co-designed with fishers themselves.

#smallscalefisheries #bluejustice #equity #sustainablelivelihoods #sustainableseafood

Successful, equitable, & sustainable #fisheries #governance measures should always involve #fishers & solutions should be co-designed with them.

#GCFI78 #FisherFolkFirst #smallscalefisheries #sustainablelivelihoods #queenconch #fishersknowledge

Smart temperature and vibration monitoring device for small-scale fishing vessel engines Monitoring engine condition parameters is crucial for ensuring efficiency and reliability of small-scale fishing vessels.

📖 'Smart temperature and vibration monitoring device for small-scale fishing vessel engines' - an article in the @edpsciences.bsky.social UN #SDGs research collection on #ScienceOpen:

🖇️ #SmallScaleFisheries #SmartMonitoring #MarineTechnology #OceanSustainability

🌊 Small-scale fisheries employ 90% of the world’s fishers yet face mounting pressure from industrial fleets.

This week in Dakar, we convened fishers and local partners to explore how transparency can safeguard livelihoods and protect our ocean.

#SmallScaleFisheries #TransparencyAtSea

FAO, Bay of Bengal nations draft roadmap for sustainable small-scale fisheries FAO and Bay of Bengal nations, including India, draft action plans for small-scale fisheries at Chennai meet, focusing on fisher rights and sustainability.

Towards a National Plan of Action for #SmallScaleFisheries, grounded in the #SSFGuidelines - bit.ly/48hWQ4s
Kudos to #BayofBengalIGO and #FAOFish colleagues
@fao.org

🇬🇭 Big win for Ghana’s small-scale fishers! The new Fisheries & Aquaculture Act doubles the IEZ from 6➡️12 nm, protecting stocks 🐟, food security 🍲 & 120k livelihoods 🎣. With tougher IUU rules + monitoring, this landmark step puts communities & oceans first 🌊👏 #SmallScaleFisheries

🚢 Not all fleets are affected equally by climate change:

🔴 Bottom trawlers and longliners benefit from warm-water species.
🟡 Surface longliners and small-scale fisheries are losing cold-water species.

#SmallScaleFisheries #Resilience

Looking for input from the #SmallScaleFisheries community 👇
In one of our @blueactionfund.org projects, fishers use boats with no permanent power supply. Makes it difficult to improve surveillance, using GPS, etc..
➡️ Anyone come across practical solutions for powering GPS devices in such contexts?

Linking Fisheries Policy to Sustainable Diets: The Case of Lake Superior | Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation Scholarly and community articles about food and food systems

Linking Fisheries Policy to Sustainable Diets: The Case of Lake Superior

Kristen Lowitt

#SmallScaleFisheries #FisheriesPolicy #FoodPolicy #SustainableDiets #LakeSuperior #FreshwaterFisheries #IndigenousFisheries #CommercialFisheries

NEWS STORY |

SIANI’s newest expert groups on #WildFoods in Asia, #InsectBasedProteins, #TropicalFruits, #SoilHealth in Kyrgyzstan, #SmallScaleFisheries in Latin America, & Dryland #Agroforestry in East Africa are already making great progress.

See what they've been up to so far: buff.ly/XYqgkEf

11 years ago the #SSFGuidelines were approved to help countries  support #SmallScaleFisheries .

Explore this portal to see how countries are putting them into action now.

Read more 👉 www.fao.org/voluntary-gu...

Threatened by supercharged storms and rising oceans, Filipino fishing communities are fighting for their lives Climate change and environmental destruction are putting the future of fishing at risk in the Philippines. But coastal communities are fighting back and trying to preserve the industry for generations...

🏝️ "Here, the #ocean is everything."
But environmental & social pressures are rising.

🗞️ Read the full article with stunning photos: tinyurl.com/yfydmsby @laurapaddison.bsky.social @cnn.com

🎧 More on #SmallScaleFisheries and their importance in our #MeerWissen podcast episode: tinyurl.com/msr22ypm

Brainstorming ways to accelerate the implementation of the @fao.org #SSF Guidelines through #data systems that are inclusive & led by #fishers - key to advancing governance of #SmallScaleFisheries

📷 @mariahonig.bsky.social moderating the session!
@wwf-ocean.bsky.social

Interesting discussions today with #DIHR #FAO #Swedbio regarding #SmallScaleFisheries and a #HumanRightsBasedApproach at the UN Ocean Conference! #UNOC3 ##SDG14

In small-island states like the #TurksandCaicosIslands 🇹🇨 every day is Ocean Day for small-scale fishers like Raymond Forbes, renowned #SouthCaicos free-diving fisher.

#worldoceansday #smallscalefisheries
#sustainablelivelihood