Notice
What is Destructive Fishing? ……………….. 4
An ongoing project attempts to define ‘destructive fishing’
Economy
Blue Gold …………………………………………. 7
100 companies generated 60 per cent of the revenues from the oceans in 2018
Turkey
Be Resilient, Not Vulnerable……………….. 10
COVID-19 highlights structural inequalities and power asymmetries in Istanbul
SSF
Too Big to Ignore……………………………… 14
On the Regional Small-Scale Fisheries Governance Training Course for Africa
Cambodia
Complex History, Hopeful Future………… 18
Community Fisheries in Cambodia thrive in inland and coastal settings
South Africa
The Relic of Apartheid……………………….. 22
How Indian-origin subsistence fishers in South Africa deal with COVID-19
Latin America
Baffling Shades of Blue …………………….. 28
The Blue Economy can easily become a new label to justify old injustices
Brazil
Woes Compounded…………………………… 32
A year after an oil spill, COVID-19 has worsened Brazil’s Discovery Coast
Tanzania
Buying into a Noble Idea …………………… 36
Tanzania is among the trailblazers in plans to implement the SSF Guidelines
Films
The Silences in Seaspiracy…………………. 39
A film on fisheries and the marine environment has grabbed global attention
France
To Memory, Poetry…and the Future…….. 42
This year’s Pêcheurs du Monde film festival was a rich and intense experience
Sri Lanka
A Beacon of Trust……………………………… 45
Co-ops helped as COVID-19 left households in Sri Lanka indebted and distressed
Indonesia
Backs to the Wall …………………………….. 48
The largest archipelago nation paid little heed to its vulnerable fishers during COVID-19
Mozambique
Under Their Own Steam…………………….. 51
Natural disasters and the lack of research threaten small-time fishers in Mozambique
Cambodia
A Ripple Effect ………………………………… 55
The lockdowns led to nutritional insecurity for vulnerable small-scale fishers in Cambodia
Antigua and Barbuda
Springing Back into Shape…………………. 59
Fisheries reforms will lend resilience to the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Increasingly Vulnerable…………………….. 62
Studying the small-scale fisher communities of Bangladesh
Costa Rica
Recovering Connections……………………. 65
Costa Rica attempts to better the lot of vulnerable groups
India
Hand in Hand…………………………………… 68
Social advances in Kerala and Tamil Nadu do not reach small-scale fishers
India
Looking at the Long Term………………….. 70
West Bengal’s relief measures for disasters must consider long-standing vulnerabilities
The Philippines
A Roadmap for Recovery …………………… 73
Reforms for small-scale fisheries in the Philippines pivot around municipal administration
Thailand
Filling the Gap Between Theory and Practice 79
Much work is left in Thailand to merge social development with sustainable fisheries
Comment……………………………………… 3
Roundup…………………………………….. 82