The gallery contains a collection of photographs published in issues of the SAMUDRA Report and the Yemaya Newsletter, as also other ICSF publications, workshops and meetings over the years. Also to be found are more general images of fishing and fishworkers in action across the world. There are about 10,000 photos from 64 countries. The photo database is searchable by caption, country and photographer. All images are free for download, though users are requested to credit the photos to ICSF and the respective photographer.
Participants at the conference on “Women in Fisheries in Southeast Asia”, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Photo credit: MCD
International Women’s Day march at Addalachchenai, Ampara District, Sri Lanka.
Photo credit: K.P. Shamith Roshan/NAFSO
Specially designed Passenger cum Goods (PCG) bus, operating in Marthandam-Kaliakavilai-Neerody-Thoothoor in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. Such transportation facilities have come about as a result of persistent struggles by women fish vendors.
Photo credit: Peter Vergheese/ Vallavilai
Women engaged in sorting at a fish processing plant, Veraval, Gujarat.
Photo credit: CIFT
Fish landing centre, Goa, India.
Photo credit: Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen
Fisherwomen with fresh catch.
Photo credit: Ben Blakey
Clotilde de Jamblinne. She was always there with her smiling simplicity, welcoming and feeding women and men from all over the world who had come to Brussels to defend their rights to make a living from fishing.
Group photo from Europe IYAFA Regional workshop: Getting the story straight and envisioning a fair future for small-scale fisheries in Europe, 13-16 November 2023, Galicia, Spain.
Photo credit: ICSF
The healthy harvest : The mollusc gatherers detailing their sustainable harvest practices to the IYAFA Europe workshop participants during the field visit. The second day began with a field visit to women shellfish harvesters, showing the participants their roles in fisheries; their management systems; their organizations and networks; and their vision for the future.
Photo credit: ICSF
The future is bright: Participants immersed in a group activity on building a new narrative for SSF in Europe. The participants from 16 countries included representatives of fishworker organizations, civil society bodies and academia.
Photo credit: ICSF
IYAFA Closing Ceremony for Asia. About 300 people from more than 40 countries joined this two-hour hybrid event including presentations from fishers’ groups and civil society organizations (CSOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government and inter-governmental organizations, and research institutions and academics.
Photo credit: Thailand Department of Fisheries
Fishers preparing to cast their net from the riverbanks of Teesta river near the Teesta barrage, West Bengal, India. Enabling privatization of the water commons through a leasing system alienates the customary rights of small-scale fisheries.
Photo credit: Amitrajit Chakraborty
Fishing village in Malawi. Several closing events were held around the world, not only to recognize the importance of small-scale fisheries (SSF) and their contribution to food security and poverty alleviation, but also to pledge support.
Photo credit: Andrew Song
Small-scale fishers and aquafarmers displaying IYAFA t-shirts while participating in a field trip during the 75th meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
Photo credit: Heysel Calderon Gomez
Field visit during the Congress to learn of the situation of Cahuita and their National Park. The Congress was held under the motto ‘Life, knowledge and culture’ because small-scale fishing is a way of life with a unique identity.
Photo credit: CoopeSoliDar R.L.