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.
Madan Mitra, the Honourable Minister of State for Fisheries, Government of West Bengal, addressing the Inaugural Session of the national workshop on small-scale fisheries.
Photo credit: Disha
National Workshop and Symposium on Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries, Kolkata, India, 19-21 September 2011, Participants at the group discussions reflected on key issues of concern to their lives and livelihoods, and also made specific proposals to address them.
Photo credit: Rina Roy
A gillnetter in Lorient, France. Quota management and privatization reinforce the power of financial institutions on fishing.
Photo credit: Alain Le Sann
An immigrant fisherman in Oban, Scotland. There is widespread use of underpaid immigrant workers in developed countries like Canada, Iceland and New Zealand.
Photo credit: Alain Le Sann
Trompie, a Struisbaai netfisher, protesting outside the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries offices, demanding his netfish permit.
Photo credit: Paul Grendon
A scene from Struisbaai Harbour, Western Cape, South Africa. The small-scale fishing sector was left high and dry in the implementation of the long-term fisheries policy.
Photo credit: Paul Grendon
A protest rally in Puerto Varas, Chile, during a visit by the Norwegian prince and the trade minister in January 2008.
Photo credit: Ecoceaonos
Fresh cod hung to dry on a drying rack in the Lyngen fjord, northern Norway. People typically made a living from combining small-scale fishing with small-scale farming.
Photo credit: Camilla Brattland
Fisher Ansgar Hansen preparing his catch at the local receiving station in Manndalen in the Lyngen fjord, northern Norway.
Photo credit: Camilla Brattland
Artisanal fishing vessels landing their catch at the Dar-es-Salaam port, Tanzania. Many developing countries have to cope with scarce financial and human resources.
Photo credit: Gilles Hosch
A fisherman in the north of Fraser beach. An independent fisherman can make a much better income than a wage employee of an aquaculture operation.
Photo credit: David Thompson