INDIAN OCEAN
Tuna tuned out?…………………………………. 4
Concerns grow over overfishing
of albacore in the Indian Ocean
LABOUR
Decent work, decent fishing………………… 8
The ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007,
seeks to address decent work in fisheries
INDIA
A dam good option…………………………….. 13
Small-scale fishing in the Dimbhe dam in
Maharashtra, India, has been a boon
FAROE ISLANDS
Taking turns fishing…………………………… 17
The Faroe Islands fishing-days system seems
to have come up against problems
EUROPEAN UNION
Forging links of resilience………………….. 20
The governance needs for Europe’s small-scale
fisheries involves principles and strategies
MADAGASCAR
Economically valuable……………………….. 25
Though often overlooked and undervalued,
small-scale fisheries are valuable
NORWAY
Private eye……………………………………….. 29
Private companies are useful in
inspecting small fishing vessels in Norway
COSTA RICA
Unconstitutionally geared…………………… 32
A recent constitutional ruling on shrimp
trawling raises several questions
REPORT
Celebrating fisheries………………………….. 38
The World Fisheries Day was celebrated
in myriad ways in many countries
OBITUARY
S Thavaratnam 1940 – 2013………………… 44
S Thavaratnam, who died on 2 July 2013,
was a towering leader of fishermen in Sri Lanka
REPORT
Debating aquaculture…………………………. 46
On the FAO’s Committee on Fisheries’
Sub-Committee on Aquaculture
COMMENT…………………………………………… 3
ROUNDUP…………………………………………… 50
