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.
Women sorting fish in the Jaring Halus village, Secanggang District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Photo credit: Noor Aida
Pirogues, the fishing craft used by Senegal’s traditional artisanal fishermen, coming in to land fish at the harbour.
Photo credit: Beatrice Gorez / CFFA
The island of fishermen is dying” says this sign on a boat in Yeu in France, where fi shermen are affected by many restrictions.
Photo credit: Jean Groc
Seaweed collectors in the Gulf of Mannar National Park, Tamil Nadu, India. No-take reserves raise important issues related to the exclusion of fishers.
Photo credit: Shilpi Sharma
The civil society platform on the proposed SSF Guidelines organized national-level workshops in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Photo credit: Coopesolidar R.L.
At the Sea Festival, Juan Carlos Cardenas from Chile highlighted the fact that we are living in a defining moment of history in terms of human impact on nature.
Photo credit: Coopesolidar R.L
One of the main struggles of Brazil’s National Fisherwomen’s Network is to get recognition of women’s rights as fishers and fishworkers.
Photo credit: Brian O’riordan / ICSF
The training programme at La Ceiba not only raised issues but also sought to incorporate the knowledge and experiences of the participants.
Photo credit: Brian O’riordan / ICSF
The Pro-fleet programme in Brazil revolves around a credit policy to build vessels and establish a national fleet for the country’s exclusive economic zone.
Photo credit: Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Brazil
A truck marketing fish in Brasilia, Brazil. Overfi shing has led to the collapse of the main fi sh resources in the country.
Photo credit: Naína Pierri
A shark fisherman in Thootoor, India. Sufficient flexibility has been offered by the ILO Workin Fishing Convention with regard to medical examination, crew list, work agreement, etc.
Photo credit: Association of Deep-Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen (Adsgaf)