Legislating for sustainable small-scale fisheries

This document, Legislating for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries – A guide and considerations for implementing aspects of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication in National Legislation, is a tool for States to strengthen their fisheries legislation in order to establish conditions for inclusive and sustainable small-scale fisheries development, taking into account the interrelatedness of social, economic and environmental sustainability, while focusing on marginalized groups.

Science, knowledge & information gathering

Traditional and local ecological knowledge

Monitoring and reporting

Fisheries policy, governance & management

Co-management

Fisheries management

Tenure rights

Illegal fishing and enforcement

Human rights & gender equality

Gender in fisheries

Other resources & approaches

Participatory processes and stakeholder engagement