Human-induced threats

Human activities have impacts on the natural environment such as habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, ocean acidification, coastal development, and offshore drilling. Learn how these human-induced threats impact small-scale fishing activities and communities.

Resources

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Impact of Ocean Risks on SIDS and LDCs

Coastal communities in SIDS and LDCs have high levels of exposure and sensitivity to ocean risks, in part owing to the heavy dependency on the sea for fisheries and tourism. This report outlines the impacts of prominent biophysical and anthropogenic stressors on SIDS and LDCs, highlights the key social-ecological features that shape their vulnerabilities to these stressors, and suggests potential ways to mitigate ocean risks and build resilience.

Disaster risks & climate change
Climate change
Disaster preparedness and response
Human-induced threats
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Dead fish is not manna

This publication brings to the frontline, issues that beg for attention in the fisheries sector.

Chapter one of this publication, titled COVID-19 and Fisheries, highlights how the pandemic has affected the fisheries subsector.

Chapter two, titled Dead Fish is not Manna, captures the peculiarities and challenges of fisheries in Nigeria noting the contaminated state of some of the fishes sold in the country's markets.

Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Illegal fishing and enforcement
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Seafood handling and storage
Disaster risks & climate change
Climate change
COVID-19
Human-induced threats
Food security & nutrition
Aquaculture
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Threats to fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea

A policy paper addressing the numerous threats to fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea.

Science, knowledge & information gathering
Traditional and local ecological knowledge
Monitoring and reporting
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Illegal fishing and enforcement
Disaster risks & climate change
Human-induced threats
Social development & employment
Worker rights and decent work
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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
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SSF Guidelines: Disaster risk and climate change

Small-scale fishing communities are often some of the most vulnerable communities to disaster risks and climate change. This short, animated video shows impacts on small-scale fisheries – and what can be done.

Disaster risks & climate change
Climate change
Disaster preparedness and response
Human-induced threats
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Climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture

This course has been designed to support the inclusion of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) approaches in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. It provides technical knowledge on these concepts and examines how implementation of CSA practices can enhance mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the sector.

Disaster risks & climate change
Climate change
Disaster preparedness and response
Human-induced threats
Food security & nutrition
Aquaculture
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Climate change adaptation and mitigation in fisheries and aquaculture

This course provides an overview of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be implemented in response to climate change impacts on the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

Disaster risks & climate change
Climate change
Disaster preparedness and response
Human-induced threats
Food security & nutrition
Aquaculture

Discussions

Craig Turley
Solutions for seal interactions?

Seal interactions are often undesirable for small-scale fishers, sometimes leading to the predation of hard-earned catch.

How do small-scale fishers around the world successsfully deter interactions or predation from seals during fishing events?

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