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.
A fishmonger preparing fish for processing. An estimated 2.6 mn Ghanaians are dependent for their livelihood on fisheries and value chains related to them, and the sector is pivotal to poverty reduction and food security. Photo Credit: Peter Linford Adjei
Plastic waste at a landing site in Teshie, Ghana. Plastic fragments and chemical pollutants such as mercury and dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) can be ingested by fish and passed up the food chain to consumers. Photo Credit: Peter Linford Adjei
Women processors at ngwalu Beach, Salima district, Malawi. There is a strong link between food security, good nutrition and gender. People’s overall access to food relies, to a great extent, on the work of rural women. Photo Credit: Chikondi M. Pasani
The Paumari indigenous people of Brazil, travelling along the Tapauá´s river in their traditional boat, prepare a meal with the fish they catch for their subsistence. Photo Credit: Marizilda Cruppe / OPAN
Community efforts like the Chatham Harvesters Cooperative have been building alternative seafood models for several years in order to provide more transparency and connection between the fish harvesters and their communities. These models have become increasingly vital. Photo Credit: Shareen Davis
Members of the fishermen-led Chatham Harvesters Cooperative transition to direct-marketing and off-the-boat sales amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, many had already been selling directly to consumers using the Community Supported Fishery (CSF) model. Photo Credit: Shareen Davis
The crew at the Sitka Salmon Shares plant in Sitka, Alaska fillets halibut during the spring season. Many fishers and seafood workers have questioned the federal administration’s priorities when it comes to solving the country’s economic and food security crisis. Photo Credit: Kelly Harrell
Fishing harbour in Indramayu, West Java. In the midst of large-scale social restrictions imposed by local governments, in general, fishers have continued operations. Photo Credit: M. Roosman
Besides being a fishing village, Pari Island, Jakarta, is also a community-based tourism spot, with small-scale fishers earning additional income as tour guides. Photo Credit: Ahmad Marthin Hadiwinata
Preparing pindang (boiled) fish in bamboo baskets in Anom Market, Sumenep City, Indonesia. Photo Credit: Kyana Dipananda
A special mention from the festival jury was awarded to Iorram (Boat Song) by Alastair Cole. It shows how fishing is part of the culture of a country, in this case, the Hebrides in Scotland. Photo Credit: Pecheurs du Monde
A family of artisanal fisher fishing for ilish (hilsa), Bangladesh’s most prized fish in the Meghna river estuary, the coasta plain estuary on the coast of Bangladesh. Photo Credit: Mohammad Arju
Many of the licensed farms in Pichavaram and T.S. Pettai are situated in ecologically sensitive areas in violation of the rules of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority. Farms do not maintain adequate spaces between ponds, contaminating water bodies and groundwater aquifers. Photo Credit: Arunkumar A. S.
Orimedu fishing village in Lagos state. The challenges small-scale fisheries face—their vulnerability—are the risks, shocks, threats and stresses affecting their artisanal livelihoods. Photo Credit: World Bank
The P&L fishing method uses plenty of live fish as bait to attract the tuna. The ‘baitfish’ are small pelagic and reef fishes caught from lagoons and reefs surrounding the islands. Photo Credit: Shwetha Nair