The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has released the latest edition of SAMUDRA Report, its triannual journal on fisheries, communities and livelihoods. SAMUDRA Report No. 78, dated January 2018, features articles on fisheries from around the world, with a special focus on natural hazards, specifically Cyclone Ockhi, which, between 30 November and 2 December 2017, took the lives of hundreds of fishers in India, injured many others and destroyed numerous fishing vessels at sea. As the editorial Comment in the issue points out, Ockhi stands out for the disproportionate damage it caused at sea than on land. The dead included not only fishers from the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala who were on short- and long-haul fishing trips, but also undocumented migrant fishers from faraway places. Other articles in the current issue of SAMUDRA Report stress the need for at-sea cyclone preparedness and risk-management skills for communities vulnerable to such natural disasters. One focuses on Hurricane Maria, which caused ugly, immense and immediate impacts along the northern coasts of Puerto Rico in late September 2017not long after Hurricane Irma had swept by. However, the ecological intervention of traditional fishermen, plus the effect of conflicting forces of nature, helped mitigate the destruction. An analysis on decent work in marine fisheries points out that only shared interest and mutual willnationally, regionally, locallyamong fishers and social partners can help achieve sustainable fisheries. Another piece analyses the Norwegian experience to show that learning about sustainable small-scale fisheries development should not be a one-way traffic from the North to the South. Using Southeast Asia as the backgound, one article argues that formal recognition of marine tenure provides an incentive for small-scale fishers to form and support the overarching structure for responsible governance. Africa is the focus of two other articles. One shows how fisherfolk use their social networks to navigate formal and informal rules in accessing the fisheries of Lake Victoria. Another explains how for West African artisanal fishing communities, the fishmeal boom may be a bonanza for a few, but is a curse for most. The piece from Belize tells us that the country, a pioneer in fisheries conservation, has become the first to adopt a national, multispecies territorial user rights programme. Brazil is again the subject of three other articles. One shows how tourism-based boat trips in Caixa d´Aço Bay in Paraty highlight the problems of livelihoods in restricted-use protected areas. The other points out that tenure rights in the country’s small-scale fisheries are fading in the face of irrational, poorly designed, and socially and environmentally unjust ‘blue planning’ processes. A third piece explains how the access of Brazil’s fishers to coastal land and sea resources has, in recent years, been hampered by increased urbanization, tourism and construction of harbours. The piece from Cambodia profiles the Preynub II Community Fishery, whose members have set an example by uniting to fight land grab by business interests. Another, on the Philippines, states that despite good policies and programmes, the country struggles with illegal, destructive and unsustainable practices and use of coastal resources and fisheries. Indonesia, another piece argues, requires a fisheries and coastal resources policy with a specific operational and regulatory framework to ensure the protection of traditional small-scale fishers. The piece on Vietnam shows how the government is seeking to empower the country’s fishermen through the landmark passage of an amended fisheries law. A report on a workshop in Africa that focused on creating awareness about the SSF Guidelines stresses the need for lobbying for their implementation, and aligning them with national fisheries policies. SAMUDRA Report No. 78 also features a review of a handbook titled Towards Gender-equitable Small-scale Fisheries Governance and Development, as well as the regular Roundup section that carries news snippets, analysis and tidbits on fisheries from around the world. SAMUDRA Report No. 78 can be accessed at https://www.icsf.net/en/samudra/article/EN/78.html?limitstart=0 For more, please visit www.icsf.net