EUROPEAN UNION
Mackerel mayhem……………………………………. 4
On the ongoing dispute in northern
Europe over the boom in mackerel stocks

DOCUMENT
Small and mighty…………………………………….. 11
The Banjul civil society declaration on
sustainable livelihoods in African fisheries

SUDAN
Building partnerships………………………………. 14
The case of Red Sea fisheries management
shows how fishers’ rights can be strengthened

MEDIA
The write stuff………………………………………… 18
The website of Comité Local des Pêches
Le Guilvinec celebrates its second anniversary

UNITED STATES
Frankenfish salmon…………………………………. 21
The United States is close to approving
genetically engineered salmon

INDIA-SRI LANKA
Trawl brawl…………………………………………….. 24
Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen have
worked to co-exist in the Palk Bay

CHILE
Tsunami recovery……………………………………. 28
On the traditional tenure system of the
fishing community of Juan Fernández

REPORT
New goals from Nagoya……………………………. 33
The Nagoya meeting of the Convention
on Biological Diversity made some progress

REPORT
Beyond Bangkok …………………………………….. 41
The civil society workshop in Costa Rica
focused on small-scale fishers in Latin America

DOCUMENT
Securing small-scale fisheries…………………. 46
Recommendations adopted at the San
José FAO workshop dealt with small-scale fisheries

COMMENT……………………………………………….. 3

ROUNDUP……………………………………………….. 50