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.
The study tour taught the participants many valuable lessons: methods for improved post-harvest processing, the use of superior materials such as solar power instead of kerosene lamps.
Photo credit: Ali Thani
Anjali’s village Samudrapur, Baisha canal (in light blue), and other places important in Anjali’s tale.
Photo credit: Sujoy Jana
Anjali Bar at work. The endless hours on the boat do not bring sustenance. What will happen in the days to come? Photo credit: Sujoy Jana
GAF6 workshop stressed that the gender lens should be used at all stages of the National Adaptation Plans and climate change projects, from design to implementation and impact assessment.
Photo credit: Angela Lentisco
Siri Gerrard and Katia Frangoudes during discussion on SSF Guidelines at GAF6. The workshop examined the SSF Guidelines through a feminist lens and identified through case studies the main barriers as well as challenges.
Photo credit: Amonrat Sermwatanakul
“Since I was a small kid I used to go fishing with my father and learnt the skill from him. When he stopped after 30 years of fishing, I took over,” says Aaltje. Here she is seen emptying her fykes.
Photo credit: Wim Zaalmink
Fisherwoman in Rio Grande do Norte state. In enacting the decrees, the government overlooks the fact that when men are prohibited from fishing, women dependent on fishing for work are also affected.
Photo credit: Conselho Pastoral Dos Pescadores (CPP)
Mollusk gathering from mangroves is an important source of livelihood for women in Costa Rica. The workday of the mollusk gathering women is long and hard.
Photo credit: Coopesolidar R.L.
The Asian Fisheries Society’s (AFS) 4th h Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF4) was held in Yeosu, South Korea.
Photo credit: Piyashi Debroy / ICAR
The Cooperative members generally sell their own catch as the Cooperative is not able to provide marketing support to their members.
Photo credit: Shuddhawati S Peke / ICSF
In 2008, AKTEA organized the 3rd annual European Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture conference at Arcachon, France, from 12 to 14 June.
Photo credit: AKTEA
The 2008 Zanzibar workshop emphasized and affirmed the rights of women and the issue of gender equity as integral to the struggle for fishers’ rights.
Photo credit: Jackie Sunde
Women’s involvement not only in fish farming but also in other livelihood activities provide a major income source for their households.
Photo credit: Wirawan Rayan
A woman and man processing sea cucumber and crab catch on the island of Batasan in the Central Philippines. Women in fisheries provide multiple benefits to society.
Photo credit: Danika Kleiber