This book is about small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the developing world. Globally, about 97% of the people directly involved in fisheries work in the developing world and they catch about half the total world catch. In the developing world, SSF account for 56% of catch and 91 % of people working in fisheries. Small-scale fisheries make important but poorly quantified contributions to national and regional economies, to the food security and development of many millions of people and provide an important lever for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, particularly within rural areas. The book is composed of 12 chapters from authors who have years on small-scale fisheries management all over the world. Topics covered include under-reported and under-valued SSF in developing countries, approaches and frameworks for management and research, human rights and fishery rights, managing overcapacity, adaptive management, co-management, climate change and external drivers, markets, communication, social justice, poverty reduction and resilience.