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.
Fishermen unloading buckets of fish from their boats in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Some fish are going to disappear because of over-exploitation from catch-based quotas.
Photo credit: Asian Development Bank
Shrimp harvesting in Tri Luc Commune, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. In Ca Mau, the shrimp-rice model dominates farming activities because of its high economic efficiency.
Photo credit: Nguyen Huu Thong
Gathering sockeye salmon for distribution to families in need along the Yukon River, Alaska. On the Yukon River, families that have depended on salmon since time immemorial can no longer harvest fish; it amounts to a loss of sustenance, culture and inter-generational connections.
Photo credit: Ben Blakey
Mbour fish landing centre, Senegal.
Photo credit: Daouda Ndiaye
Small-scale fishers cast their nets near the shore, an age-old dance between man and the sea unfolds against the backdrop of the coastal horizon, Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Photo credit: Din M Shibly
Woman fish retailer with squid, Koh Libong, Thailand.
Photo credit: Cornelie Quist
Participants at the training course. The FARE training promotes a disaster response that adheres to humanitarian and fisheries and aquaculture principles such as engagement with the affected population, inclusion of vulnerable groups and gender main streaming.
Photo credit: IMA International
Learning visit to the Cahuita Co-managed National Park in Costa Rica. Women from marine fishing communities of Barbados, St Kitts, Grenada, and Belize visited Tárcoles and Chomes in Puntarenas and the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica as part of a women’s learning exchange.
Photo credit: CoopeSoliDar R.L
Fishers getting ready for a fishing trip in Kerala, India. Policies, and the governing mechanisms that the governments generate, must be as nuanced, diverse, adapted, and dynamic as SSF.
Photo credit: Shibani Chaudhury
Cast net fishing in the flood plain of Kayin State, Myanmar. The 2018 freshwater fishery law of Ayeyarwaddy recognizes the rights of SSF and the co-management mechanism.
Photo credit: Yin Nyein
Sindh Peoples Long March 2018 against all dams on River Indus in Pakistan. The natural flow of water and fertile sediments from the Indus River into the delta has been impeded due to the construction of dams and barrages along the river.
Photo credit: Mustafa Ali Shah
Indonesian Lamakera manta ray hunters in action. Stories like Lamakera demonstrate that with passion, dedication and strong partnerships, our marine environment has a bright future ahead.
Photo credit: Shawn Heinrichs
Participants at the workshop in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh province. The workshop was attended by 50 representatives and the discussions covered co-management of fisheries resources, mitigation of illegal fishery harvest, and action for planning policy in Vietnam.
Photo credit: MCD
Participants at the High-level Conference on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, Malta, 25-26 September, 2018. The Ministerial commitment to supporting SSF through the RPOA is both timely and necessary.
Photo credit: Brian Riordan
Lending a hand: African Confederation of Artisanal Fishing Organizations' (CAOPA) delegates with Maltese fishers at Marsaxlokk fish landing centre, Malta. Small-scale fisheries are the first to feel the pain of collapsing resources and therefore, it is important to build the future with them.
Photo credit: Brian O'Riordan