Fisheries policy, governance & management

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How can you build a strong governance and management system for your fishery and community? Fisheries governance systems, formal or informal, help make and enforce rules about our fisheries. Co-management and participatory decision-making help ensure that fisheries management benefits local communities. Start here to learn about secure tenure and co-management and explore other resources in the sub-categories below.

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FAO State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020: Sustainability in Action

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to-date information to a wide audience – policymakers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed everyone interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Science and assessments

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries management

Food security & nutrition

Aquaculture

Guía para fortalecer la gobernanza de la pesca en los territorios indígenas de Centroamérica

La presente guía ha sido desarrollada con los elementos brindados por lo líderes indígenas y pescadores indígenas por medio de la APICA y representantes de las instituciones estatales dedicadas a la desarrollo de la pesca en los países centroamericanos , siendo priorizados y consensuados por los representantes indígenas centroamericanos para valorar la gobernanza de la pesca indígena para la afirmación de la gestión territorial en función del crecimiento económico, la inclusión social y protección ambiental.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries Learning Exchanges: A short guide to best practice

This handbook provides guidance on developing, implementing, evaluating and sustaining fisheries learning exchanges.

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Traditional and local ecological knowledge

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries management

Other resources & approaches

Learning networks

Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Empowers Coastal Communities in Timor-Leste

Community members and leaders in the coastal districts of Atauro and Batugade in Timor-Leste learn how to protect their livelihoods against climate change by using community-based adaptation processes.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Co-management

Fisheries management

Disaster risks & climate change

Climate change

Disaster preparedness and response

Human-induced threats

Other resources & approaches

Leadership

Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

Community-based fisheries management in Solomon Islands

To replenish dwindling fish stocks and ensure plentiful supplies for future generations, communities are developing fisheries management plans to control the use of marine resources.

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Traditional and local ecological knowledge

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Co-management

Fisheries management

Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

The importance of fisheries management

Effective fisheries management is essential for healthy, sustainable oceans and for improving the livelihoods of fishing communities worldwide. Watch now to learn about the status of global fisheries and why fisheries management is so important.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries management

Participatory frameworks and stakeholder strengthening

FAO's course to develop an understanding of the actors and organizations involved in rural poverty reduction and the ways in which they interact. The importance of participatory framework, approaches and methods is highlighted, and the importance of a collaborative and inclusive way of working.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Co-management

Social development & employment

Fisher and fishworker organizations

Other resources & approaches

Capacity development

Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

SSF Guidelines: Governance of tenure and resource management

This short, animated video gives insights into governance of tenure and resource management in small-scale fisheries. The term "tenure" refers to how rights to natural resources such as land, lakes, rivers, coasts and forests are assigned within societies.

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Fisheries management

Tenure rights

Using ODK: A user guide to setting up community mobile monitoring

Guide to setting up community monitoring using mobile phone technology and an online data collection tool called Open Data Kit (ODK).

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Science and assessments

Technology for fisheries

Monitoring and reporting

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Co-management

Scaling and sustaining local marine conservation (LMMA Toolkit)

This Resource Kit provides practical guidance in setting up and maintaining Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). Each section contains a blend of practical exercises, with frequent case studies outlining experience from the field, as well as links to useful resources and existing best practice guidance.

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Co-management

Fisheries management

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