INDONESIA
Lack of Transparency…………….4
COVID-19 lockdown measures have struck small-scale fishers in Indonesia
UNITED STATES
Relief Misdirected………………8
COVID-19 relief measures in the US have favoured industrial operators
BRAZIL
An Amazonian Wrangle………………15
COVID-19 threatens the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable indigenous communities in the Amazon
MALAWI
Unsung Heroes……………..19
Fish is an unrecognized element of trade in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
GHANA
Small Fish, Big Solution…………… 23
Access to affordable small fish will reduce hunger and improve nutrition in Ghana: study
INDONESIA
Dried, Tried, Tasted…………….26
The unique flavours of the East Java cuisine come from the traditional fish processing technique of pindang
TIMOR-LESTE
Strong Women, Strong Nation…………….29
The island nation of Timor-Leste is closing the gender gap while also providing food security
INDIA
The Future is Inland……………33
Managed sensibly, inland water bodies can provide India with sustainable food security
INDIA
A Twisted Trajectory……………38
The use of fishmeal to grow shrimp is exporting the precious nutrition that India’s children deserve
ANALYSIS
Fish as Food……………43
A roadmap is needed for the role of fish in the right to food and nutrition
NIGERIA
A Heavy Blow……………49
More than COVID-19 itself, the lockdowns have hit Nigeria’s unorganized small-scale fishers harder
PACIFIC ISLANDS
30 by 30……………..53
Conservation efforts must not bypass the democratic route used by small island nations to improve fisheries and incomes
ANALYSIS
Many a Slip……………55
The 1960 UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) failed to reach agreement, with India, Chile and Ecuador playing decisive roles
SSF
Splitting Hairs…………….58
There is no reason to wait for consensus on what is justice before acting on injustice in small-scale fisheries
REVIEW
Hope, Despair, Courage……………..61
An award-winning film captures the complexities of small-scale fishers and fish processors in West Africa
COMMENT……………… 1
ROUNDUP ………………64
