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.
Small-scale fishers in Üsküdar Fisheries Co-operative, Istanbul, Turkey. Most fishing co-operatives in Istanbul cannot directly sell the fish that their members catch to consumers. Photo Credit: Pinar Ertor Akyazi
Bosphorus Strait with many boats in the harbour, Turkey. In many regions there is the challenge of declining and/or fluctuating stocks, with some traditionally important fish species—both ecologically as well as economically—going extinct. Photo Credit: Üsküdar Fisheries Co-operative
A middle-scale bottom-trawler in Cambodia’s Koh Sdach archipelago. Applying the term ‘destructive’ to an activity, a livelihood or a commercial practice can be politically and socially sensitive; the project is designed to identify common ground and constructively explore areas of divergence. Photo Credit: Bianca Roberts
Photo Credit: Sangeetha. S
Photo Credit: Kyoko Kusakabe
Photo Credit: CoopeSoliDar R.L
The boundaries of the co-management areas were identified by the team members. The positive outcome of the project offers a great
opportunity for people to understand the importance of the co-management method for both the environment and the economy. Photo Credit: MCD
Meeting on developing strategies to monitoring coral reefs. The 60 core members from the community groups were chosen to participate in identifying the negative impacts on coral reefs and benthic species. Photo Credit: MCD
The state actor sensitizing workshop held in Colombo 28th September 2018. The major outcome was the Ministry of Fisheries agreeing to
initiate discussions in incorporating the SSF Policy 2019 into the national fisheries policy of 2018. Photo Credit: SLFSSF
Tuna handline fishers getting ready to go out to sea in Mindoro Occidental, The Philippines. A study on the supply chain of tuna in the
Philippines identified the presence of indicators of forced labour and factors that increased workers’ vulnerability to labour exploitation. Photo Credit: Nesto Diego
Harvest from small boat (ringnet) being hauled by fishworkers in Mulanay municipality, Province of Quezon in Luzon island, The Philippines. There is a need to organize fishworkers on board fishing vessels, particularly those who are working on small and medium commercial boats. Photo Credit: Tambuyog Development Center
Kyarr Phong (stow net) fishery study group meeting. The kyarr phong fishery has attracted greater attention in recent years as news about its
unsustainable practices brought widespread media attention. Photo Credit: NAG
Co-management training workshop, 22-24 December, 2018.The discussions focused on review the existing co-management plans for each fishing zone and the areas which needed to be developed, revised and modified were mapped out. Photo Credit: NAG
Mfantse - Nzema (Takoradi) local workshop, 11 December 2018, SSNIT House Takoradi, Ghana. The workshops were conducted in the Ga, Mfantse/Nzema and Ewe languages. Over 90 participants participated in the local workshops. Photo Credit: TESCOD
The two-day national workshop was held on August 14-15, 2019, at the University of Ghana. Participants and delegates were drawn from the
NAFPTA , the Prampram Cooperative Fishmongers Society, NICFC, GNCFC, CEWEFIA and the University of Ghana, among others. Photo Credit: TESCOD