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Unveiling women's roles and inclusion in Mexican small-scale fisheries (SSF)

The contributions of women to fisheries are often invisible, ignored, and unrecognized even though they represent 47% of the global fisheries workforce, especially in pre- and post-production activities. Poor data systems lead to incorrect assumptions about the gender division of labor in fisheries. This causes the role of women in fisheries to be overlooked. To evaluate the contribution of women in the value chain, a participatory methodology was implemented in three small-scale, fisheries in Mexico: California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery from the northern Mexican Pacific, penshell (Atrina maura) fishery from the Gulf of California, and Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery from the Mesoamerican Reef region.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries
Social development & employment
Fisher and fishworker organizations
Worker rights and decent work
Capacity development

The traditional tenure rights in the clam fishery of the Volta Estuary.

This report examines traditional management and tenure arrangements in the clam fishery of the Volta river estuary and provides recommendations for ensuring the sustainability of the clam fishery, which is critical for local livelihoods and food security.
Science, knowledge & information gathering
Traditional and local ecological knowledge
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Co-management
Fisheries management
Tenure rights
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Human rights & gender equality
Gender in fisheries

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

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

Conservation Strategy Fund's Fisheries Economics & Policy Videos

CSF designed the Fisheries & Economic Policy video series for environmental professionals, government staff, community leaders and other key stakeholders involved in fisheries management. This high quality video series provides insights into the economic drivers of overfishing, and shows how an understanding of these economic forces can lead to the design of more successful management and policy interventions.
Fisheries policy, governance & management
Fisheries management
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing

Manual of Good Hygiene Practice for Fishing Boats and Fish Landing Sites in Small-scale Fisheries

"This manual provides small-scale fisheries stakeholders with guidance on how to handle fishery products (FP) hygienically and carefully to produce food that is safe to eat and of high quality. It is intended for use by small scale fishers and other stakeholders in community based FP supply chains. It is a working manual and aims to raise awareness of hygiene and quality standards and how to achieve them. The overall aim of the manual is to provide small scale fisheries stakeholders with the basic knowledge to improve food health quality of FP, reduce post harvest losses and so increase income from small-scale fishery operations."
Value chains & post harvest
Value add and processing
Seafood handling and storage
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