Get an annotated online bibliography on small-scale fisheries and fishing communities. Resources are classified under eight themes: Right to Resources, Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Disasters and Climate Change, Decent Work, Fisheries Trade, Aquaculture, Biodiversity and SSF Guidelines
Women engage in a wide range of activities in fisheries, including paid and unpaid work and liaison with institutions. In several countries, women dominate inland fishing and aquaculture. Their play multiple roles – in seafood processing plants, as caregivers in the family, as the builders of social networks and community.
Gender issues focus not on women only but on their relationship with men, on their roles, rights and responsibilities. They acknowledge that these vary within and between cultures as well as by class, race, ethnicity, age and marital status.
The 2014 SSF Guidelines are based on the principle of gender equality and equity. They integrate gender issues into all small-scale fisheries development strategies.
This FAO Fisheries Technical Paper documents 32 case studies and four syntheses (Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States of America) on the role of industry in the governance...
Although West African fisheries have been the subject of considerable study, little attention has paid to the role of gender in the development process and, more specifically, the work done...
Although West African fisheries have been the subject of considerable study, little attention has paid to the role of gender in the development process and, more specifically, the work done...
The author writes about the experiences of commercial fisherwomen. She returns to the sea from an office environment, thereby taking a working holiday, leaving behind computers and deadlines. She exercises...
This research discusses the role of women in traditional Samoan society. It also outlines a prawn project in Auala, a Samoan village, as a case study that demonstrates the value...
This technical report examines the current involvement of women in marine awareness and conservation issues in Samoa. It defines the importance of the role of women in sustainable development strategies...
This research discusses the role of women in traditional Samoan society. It also outlines a prawn project in Auala, a Samoan village, as a case study that demonstrates the value...
Brooker Islanders use approximately 5000 sq km of sea territoryan extensive and diverse marine environment. Their livelihoods, identity and culture is dependent on this environment. This paper outlines the ecological...
Brooker Islanders use approximately 5000 sq km of sea territory—an extensive and diverse marine environment. Their livelihoods, identity and culture is dependent on this environment. This paper outlines the ecological...
As in other Pacific Islands, women in Verata dominate in the subsistence fishing sector, with increasing involvement in the local commercial fishery. In addition to significant contributions to the nutrition...