Market access is the ability of fishers and fishworkers to sell their fish at fair prices. Every fishery will require different things to access markets, from infrastructure to better bargaining power. Learn more about how to ensure secure and equitable income for fishers and fish workers.

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The Silent Wave - A fisheries cooperative in India responds to Covid-19

Shot during the peak of the first wave of Covid-19 in India, this documentary tells the story of how the fishermen and women of Kollam coped with the lockdown and the widespread disruptions in their fisheries. Responding to the crisis, the local fisheries cooperative introduced a major change to the prevalent auction system. The innovation was aimed at both ensuring the safety of the coastal fishing community, and correcting the power imbalance between fishers and traders. But the new system had some unforeseen consequences.
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Market access
Disaster risks & climate change
COVID-19
Food security & nutrition

Women in Small-scale Fisheries in Tanzania: Challenges and Opportunities

This video case study explores the challenges that women involved in fisheries activities face on a day to day basis in Tanzania: What successes have they achieved? how can their participation in fisheries be strategically improved? It also explains the strategies in place at local and national levels to counter and improve the situation.
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Market access
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries

Actioning the Monterey Framework: Stories from Around the World

The Monterey Framework is a collectively agreed-upon definition of socially responsible seafood with input and backing from over two-dozen environmental and human rights organizations and voluntary commitments from an equal number of seafood businesses.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Value chains & post harvest
Market access
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
Indigenous rights
Social development & employment
Social responsibility in seafood
Food security & nutrition

Guidelines for micro-finance and credit services in support of small-scale fisheries in Asia

These Guidelines for micro-finance and credit services in support of small-scale fisheries in Asia, have been developed as a complement of the 2014 Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). They were developed to provide implementation guidance for increasing access to financial services, particularly micro-finance and credit, by small-scale fisheries.
Value chains & post harvest
Market access
Social development & employment
Other resources & approaches
Capacity development

Why they must be counted: Significant contributions of Fijian women fishers to food security and livelihoods

Women play crucial roles in small-scale fisheries, yet their contributions are largely invisible, often ignored and unrecognized. This study conducted household and focus group surveys to examine the role of indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) women in SSF, documenting fishing practices and contributions to household food security and income.
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Market access
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries

Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development

This document, Towards Gender-Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries – A handbook In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (henceforth the “handbook”), was developed to support gender-equitable small-scale fisheries by enhancing the understanding of their gender dimensions, with a focus on the specific role and conditions of women in the small-scale fisheries sector.
Science, knowledge & information gathering
Traditional and local ecological knowledge
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Tenure rights
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Market access
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
Disaster risks & climate change
Climate change
Other resources & approaches
Capacity development
Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

A Tool for Rapid Assessment of the Business Capacity of Seafood Enterprises

The Financial Rapid Assessment tool provides an objective way to rapidly and efficiently quantify the key business attributes (organizational capacity and operational capacity) of a Seafood Enterprise.
Science, knowledge & information gathering
Science and assessments
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Seafood handling and storage
Traceability
Market access
Other resources & approaches
Leadership
Capacity development
Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement

Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) - A handbook for fisheries stakeholders

The aim of this report is to present evidence towards how Information and Communication Technologies for Small-scale Fisheries (ICT4SSF) might enable and support the implementation of the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). We present case studies of ICT4SSF initiatives in different use areas to identify key themes and reflect on successes and failures.
Science, knowledge & information gathering
Technology for fisheries
Monitoring and reporting
Value chains & post harvest
Market access
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
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