This is a book of guidelines for NGOs and development agencies that work with artisanal fishing communities, particularly in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It provides descriptive overviews of post-harvest fisheries and about community institution-building, human resource development, and gender development in small-scale fisheries. It explains issues with illustrations related to technical and marketing issues, credit and finance, monitoring and evaluation. It draws attention to the interlinked and inter-related nature of problems facing fishing communities.