Categories to Explore
Welcome to the Resource Library. Here you will find a range of resources that you can use to support your small-scale fishery and community. Use the buttons above to browse resources by category or use the filters on the right to sort resources.
Advancing Gender in the Environment: Gender in Fisheries – A Sea of Opportunity
This guide provides an overview of the unique roles and contributions women make in the wild-caught fisheries sector. The guide also explains how persistent gender inequalities limit women’s economic empowerment, and increased risks of gender-based violence negatively impact the potential of women to thrive and contribute towards strong economies.
Assessing inclusion in community-based natural resource management: A framework and methodology
This Guidance Note offers a framework that opens the “black box” of inclusion and removes uncertainty around the meaning of inclusion—in so doing we make clear distinctions between inclusion from more superficial forms or measures, especially attendance. The Guidance Note then presents a set of mixed methods and tools to assess inclusion (and exclusion) using this framework.
Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management: An addendum to "Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide" and other guides for CBRM
This brief helps facilitators use, reflect on, and adapt gender-inclusive strategies in their work with communities.
International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 Global Action Plan
The IYAFA 2022 Global Action Plan (IYAFA GAP) aims at building global momentum to empower small-scale artisanal fisheries and aquaculture and securing a sustainable future for these important sectors. Outlined here are a series of indicative and interconnected actions that are mutually reinforcing in the pillars of work.
Nassau Grouper Against the Clock
This short-film is a call to action addressed to decision-makers that promotes the closed season for Nassau grouper from December to March. It shows the critical status of this species throughout the wider Caribbean, and the success stories documented by scientists studying its recovery within properly enforced, protected areas.
The Blue Swimming Crab Fishers and Fishing Practices in Leyte and Samar, Philippines
Blue swimming crab (BSC) industry contributes considerably to the region’s economy. Despite the extensive harvesting and marketing activities, there is no information on the people who make a living out of the BSC resource. This study provides suggestions to improve the management of BSC fishery by looking into the crabbers’ socio-demographic profile, crabbing gears, crabbing practices, and awareness of regulatory measures regarding BSC fishery management.
Diversity and Abundance of Shallow-water Sea Cucumbers in Samar and Leyte, Philippines
Sea cucumbers are among the most adapted and diverse marine invertebrates found in almost all types of marine habitats and in varying depth. This study thus aimed to determine the species composition and abundance of shallow-water holothurids in the Samar-Leyte area.
"Pagbalud" (When the Waves Swell)
In this video, Exec. Dir. of the Guiuan Development Foundation was featured as an exemplary scientist and community development worker who transcends science to coastal communities to attain sustainability of resources. This film topped the S&T Professional Category in the 2nd Philippine Indie-Siyensya Filmmaking Competition in 2017
Small-Scale Fisheries: The Hidden Challenge Critical to the Future of Sustainable Seafood
Read about small-scale fisheries, the importance of fisheries management, and Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs).
Effect of Holothuria scabra (Jaeger) on Particle Size Composition and Components of Sediment
To determine the effect of sea cucumbers on the sediment components and particle composition, hatchery produced juveniles of Holothuria scabra (sandfish) were raised in pens for one year.