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.
Small-scale fishers at Tonle Sap, Cambodia. The closed fishing lots were converted into conservation areas and small-scale fishing grounds managed by CFi.
Photo credit: Mina Hori
Jeremy Percy, Executive Director (LIFE), Franco Biagii, European Commission Fisheries Service (DG Mare), Brian O’Riordan (ICSF), Renata Briano, Member of the European Parliament and Christian Decugis, representing the French Prud’hommie platform at the Slow Fish event.
Photo credit: Slow Fish
Fishing community members of Dwesa Cwebe Marine Protected Area in South Africa map out their tenure with government officials.
Photo credit: Jackie Sunde
Coastal Links’ leaders debate their tenure options. This small civil society group remains committed in its efforts to imagine that a different fisheries sector is possible.
Photo credit: Jackie Sunde
Community centre at Nagapattinam. The large scale of construction without a sound technical support system has meant that the construction quality was not uniform.
Photo credit: Bedroc
The building of the South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS) at Nagapattinam, where some exceptional sites are being projected as models for others to emulate.
Photo credit: Bedroc
Members of a fishing community at work in Madagascar. Artisanal fisheries create direct and indirect jobs for fishers and their families.
Photo credit: Brian O’riordan / ICSF
The southeastern islands of the Indian Ocean consume almost 30 kg of fish per inhabitant per year, with a world record for Seychellois people who consume 65 kg.
Photo credit: Christel Grimaud
Raja Sekhar Vundru, Joint Secretary, DAHDF, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, delivering the valedictory remarks at the ICSF-BOBLME India workshop.
Photo credit: ICSF
Nicole Franz, Fishery Planning Analyst, FAO, speaking about the role of state and non-state actors in implementing the SSF Guidelines.
Photo credit: ICSF
Participants at a workshop on the FAO SSF Guidelines held in Chennai, India, during 6-7 March 2015. The workshop attempted to help catalyze further debate, engagement and collaboration on issues related to the SSF Guidelines.
Photo credit: ICSF
The seminar, titled 'Ensuring Rights of Fisherfolk to Sustainable Fisheries, and Marine and Coastal Resource Management in the Context of Mainstream Development and Climate Change’, was held at the Conference Hall, Burapha University, Chantaburi Campus, Thailand.
Photo credit: SDF
Of Indonesia's population, 13.8 mn rely on fishery activities for their livelihoods, in capture fisheries, aquaculture, and fish processing or marketing.
Photo credit: Noor Aida
Most of the Indonesian fishing fleet, including ships weighing 30-100 gross tonnage, fish in the waters of the archipelago, leading to great competition between the small-scale boats and large fishing vessels.
Photo credit: KG Kumar / ICSF