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.
Discussions during the field visits to Jambianom village in Lombok. Local authorities and community members described their efforts to protect the region's coral reefs.
Photo credit: T. Mutaquin
60 delegates from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and India, met at Lombok, Indonesia, for the ICSF workshop on “Customary Institutions in Indonesia: Do They Have a Role in Fisheries and Coastal Area Management?”
Photo credit: T. Mutaquin
Pamariles, wooden hulled vessels in the Philippines targeting yellowfin tuna. The EC will soon make mandatory certificates establishing the legality of imported fishery products.
Photo credit: Allan Vera
Katia Frangoudes of AKTEA, the European Network of Women’s Organizations in Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Photo credit: Brian O’ Riordan and Yann Yvergniaux
Juan Manuel, Patron Mayor, Cofradia de Lira, Galicia, Spain, at the Brussels workshop on ‘Common Fisheries Policy Reform in the European Union and Small-scale Fisheries’.
Photo credit: Brian O’ Riordan and Yann Yvergniaux
Trawlers at San Antonio harbour, Chile. The country expects to soon ratify the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007.
Photo credit: Brian O’ Riordan
Traditional Kuna fishing uses nature’s means, and sustains family consumption. Canoes are small in size and made from the wood of selected trees.
Photo credit: Jorge Andreve
A French fisherman’s wife filleting fi sh. Large communities make a living from coastal fishing.
Photo credit: Joseph Marando
Small-scale fishing vessels at Sanary. Technological competition has led to a segmentation of France's fishing fleet.
Photo credit: Joseph Marando
Prud’homies (tribunals of wise or reputable men) provide a way of organizing fishing by locality. They make up a localized administration that is simple and democratic.
Photo credit: Elizabeth Tempier