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.
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
Fishers prepare a small dredge for clams in Lorient, France. Photo Credit: Alain Le Sann
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
Off loading tuna at the Mua-i-walu wharf in Fiji. Threats in the EEZs from industrial fishing can most effectively be dealt with through strict fishing regulation and full observer coverage. Photo Credit: Francisco Blaha
A fish processor’s kitchen in Ikosi-Agbowa fishing community, Lagos. Both fishers and processors lack capacity for long-term storage, and depend on fish traders from distant locations. Photo Credit: Kafayat Fakoya
Construction of a planked canoe at Ikosi-Agbowa fishing community, Lagos. Small-scale fishers and fish processors continue to operate during the pandemic but their incomes and profits have declined because of the loss of customers. Photo Credit: Kafayat Fakoya
The family sorts fish in Nigeria. Fish can be processed into desirable and affordable nutrient-dense fish products, which can contribute greatly to recommended nutrient intakes (RNIs) for nutritionally vulnerable groups. Photo Credit: Carsten Ten Brink
Fish vendors waiting for the sardine catch to be unloaded at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Big boxes of sardines are swiftly unloaded from boats to the shore on the heads of careworn labourers, who blithely pass the baskets along and straight into waiting trucks. Photo Credit: Joeri Scholtens
Inside a fishmeal plant in Mangalore, Karnataka. What looked like a humble enterprise in the beginning began to stare gluttonously at the sea, desiring any fish that could be caught. The humble sardine is the prized prey for its oil and high protein. Photo Credit: Joeri Scholtens
Unlike marine and aquaculture segments, where both small and large scales are relevant, fisheries in inland open waters of India are based exclusively on small-scale fishing operations. Photo Credit: Sujit Choudhury
Timorese girls gleaning along the shore. Women and children catch and collect molluscs, crabs, seaweed, fish and octopi found in the intertidal zones, mangroves and other shallow habitats at low tide. Photo Credit: J. Dos Reis Lopes / WorldFish
Women processing sardines for local fish-based products. Fishing provides both a direct source of nutritious food and an income for various members of the household through diverse means of processing. Photo Credit: J. Dos Reis Lopes / WorldFish
A smoked-fish seller at the Gapura Market, Gapura District, Sumenep Regency. Several artisanal methods are used in processing fish due to limited cold storage in the local fish supply chain in rural Sumenep. Photo Credit: Kyana Dipananda