UNITED STATES
Anger and angst…………………………………. 4
Catch shares and quota-based management
programmes have failed in US fisheries
RUSSIA
Me and my salmon friends…………………… 9
On an attempt to revive traditional
indigenous knowledge in salmon fishing
THE CARIBBEAN
Networking for partnerships……………….. 13
A grouping of fishers in the Caribbean
is trying to improve livelihoods
SOUTH AFRICA
Mere window dressing………………………… 17
South Africa’s draft small-scale fishing
policy ignores realities in fishing communities
JAPAN
A double whammy………………………………. 23
The recent massive earthquake and tsunamis
in eastern Japan have ravaged fisheries
REPORT
Proudly fishers…………………………………… 25
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples celebrated
its fifth General Assembly in Karachi, Pakistan
EUROPE
Catch shares razzmatazz…………………….. 29
Catch shares in Europe fail to heed the potential
dangers of privatization of marine resources
NOTICE
Sleeping with one eye open………………… 34
A biography of a Basque fishing captain
traces his roots as a cabin boy’
ANALYSIS
The purrfect answer?…………………………. 38
United Kingdom conservationists harness cat
power for sustainable seafood sourcing drive
COSTA RICA
The sea gives us everything……………….. 41
On the linkages between artisanal fishing
communities and MPAs in Costa Rica
CHILE
Defending the sea……………………………… 46
Indigenous people of Mehuin are fighting
corruption and corporate interests
COMMENT…………………………………………… 3
ROUNDUP…………………………………………… 50
