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.
Cuban fishermen at the fishing port of Cojímar, 10 miles from Havana. Fishermen are the main stakeholders in the upcoming Learning Network for sustainable fisheries in Cuba
Fishers returning to shore at the Veraval Fishing Harbour, Gujarat, India. Photo Credit: Manas Roshan
ICSF-KILA National workshop on panchayats (local self Governments) and the SSF Guidelines, Kila, Thrissur, India on 5-6 November 2019. To ensure greater participation of fishing communities it is desirable to create coastal constituencies and reserve the seats. Photo Credit: ICSF
Small-scale fishing in Nhon Ly commune, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh province. Fishing is a common source of livelihood and income generation at the household level and in Binh Dinh, 80 per cent of the workforce are fishermen. Photo Credit: MCD
Group photo of National Workshop on The SSF Guidelines and Mainstreaming Gender into Fisheries Policies and Legislation, YWCA, Chennai, India, 18-20 August, 2019. The group decided to create a national platform to design a mechanism to take up national issues. Photo Credit: ICSF
Larangi, the traditional dance of Kaledupa Island. Now, together with all stakeholders, the Darawa community is rebuilding their fisheries for future generations. Photo Credit: Indah Rufiati
Forkani’s Nusi disseminates the closure data at the feedback session and Forkani facilitated many community meetings in order to reach a consensus about the closure timing, location and regulations. Photo Credit: Indah Rufiati
San Antonio fishermen protesting against the Longueira law. Its annulment is important for social and environmental justice and an end to the corrupt privatization of Chilean fisheries. Photo Credit: Patricio Igor Melillanca
Group photo of Kolkata workshop on India’s National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (NIFAP), September 6-7, 2019. It is hoped that the collective learning at the workshop will remain cognizant of generally unacknowledged realities. Photo Credit: ICSF
Michael Earle in conversation with Sidney Holt. A colleague of Sidney recently wrote: “I decided from knowing Sidney that any day that one does not laugh is a day wasted.” A fine epitaph to an extraordinary scientist and human being. Photo Credit: Tim
Fishers from Sirinhaem, Garapua and Cova da Onça fishing communities remove oil from the beaches in order to protect their fishing and living places in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco and Bahia. Photo Credit: Fisher's Pastoral Council / Brazil
Fishermen preparing for a fishing trip in Karinkulam fishing village,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Small-scale fisheries are, after all, the most ‘traditional’ of all sectors in the Blue Economy. Photo Credit: Sebastian Mathew
A scene from the film, Golden Fish, African Fish, showing a fish smoking area in Casamance, Senegal. Modernizing fish processing is necessary to protect the health of all those who are exposed to smoke on a daily basis. Photo Credit: Thomas Grand and Moussa Diop