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.
Fisher women collecting oysters.
Photo credit: Giulio Napolitano
Members and Supporters of Conselho Pastoral dos Pescadores (CP) in Brazil. It is estimated that artisanal fishing activity involves approximately 3.5 mn people throughout the production chain.
Photo credit: Arnele Dornelas (CPP)
Fishing at sea, Kerala, India. The marine fishery of Kerala is known for its high productivity, skilled fishers and also, importantly, for sustaining a vibrant small-scale fishery.
Photo credit: Robert Panipilla
Fisherwomen waiting for the catch, Andhra Pradesh, India. The crucial role of women in achieving food sovereignty is explicitly recognized by the food sovereignty movement.
Photo credit: Olivier Barbaroux
Small-scale fishing at Sundarbans, India. Industrial production systems often destroy the livelihoods of food-producing fishing communities.
Photo credit: Vishnu Narendran / ICSF
Fishing vessels at Agadir harbour, Morocco. More than 80 per cent of the 12.3 mn Africans engaged in fisheries are in the artisanal fishing sector.
Photo credit: Confederation of Professional Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA)
Women at the CAOPAO meeting at Agadir, Morocco. Women are being increasingly active at all stages of the artisanal fisheries value chain.
Photo credit: Confederation of Professional Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA)
Small-scale low-impact fishers in Poland use fixed nets and lines. Small-scale fishers have been noticeably absent from the European consultative forums.
Photo credit: Brian O’Riordan
Family-scale fishing in Community Fisheries, Cambodia. For CFi which are largely ‘empty shell commons’ to become ‘lively commons’ requires greater stimulation of the self-organization process among the membership.
Photo credit: Nyro Tum
Michael Rojas at work. All his knowledge about fishing comes from his father and grandfather, who also taught him to ride boats and fix nets with the right weights.
Photo credit: CoopeSoliDar R.L
Fishing vessels at Suva harbour, Fiji. The wages of primarily unskilled workers remain constant, and they are often in debt.
Photo credit: Noa Moko
An Indonesian fisherman with his catch. Most seafood come from small producers with no alternative livelihood sources.
Photo credit: Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)
Fisherwoman with a basket of fish catch. The state of the world’s fisheries also has somewhat improved since the Doha Round.
Photo credit: Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)
Traditional net fishing boat in South Africa.
Photo credit: Jackie Sunde
Customer buying dry fish.
Photo credit: Cornelie Quist