IYAFA 2022 Photo Contest
The SSF Hub recently hosted the IYAFA 2022 Photo Contest to celebrate small-scale fisheries and highlight their diversity and contributions. The photo contest included several categories to highlight the critical importance of small-scale fisheries to livelihoods and culture.
Check out our Photo Contest winners below!
Fishing in Action
Small-scale fishers use different gears, types of vessels and unique strategies and traditions—the photos in this category celebrate the techniques, technology, innovations and activities of fishers.
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| Azim Khan Ronnie | Hamed Al Gheilani |
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From left to right: Fishermen fishing in colorful algae in the Karatoya River in Naogaon, Bangladesh; Fishing during the sardine winter season in Dhofar, south of Oman; Two brothers fishing throughout the night, hoping to catch more fish.
Catch of the Day
Small-scale fisheries target a wide array of species—the photos in this category showcase harvested catches and the people who caught them.
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| Aldo Santoro | Gyozo Fent | Ben Meissner |
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From left to right: North Pacific lobsters of Baja California Sur, Mexico; The big catch: Silurus Glanis European catfish in the net; Cochito, or triggerfish, moments after being caught by hook and line.
People, Culture and Community
The photos in this category highlight the people that benefit from and/or participate in small-scale fisheries. Photos may show the traditions and culture in small-scale fishing communities as well as governance, tenure, participation and management of small-scale fisheries.
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Gustavo Crespo | Ying Li |
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From left to right: Woman weaving a fishing net in Bangladesh; Little kids from Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador take a break from school to catch some bivalves to take home; Women at a festival.
Nourishing Nations
Small-scale fisheries are critical to food security and nutrition to millions of people in inland and coastal communities—the photos in this category highlight the contributions of small-scale fisheries as a food source.
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| XingXing Fang | Muhammad Amdad Hossain | Mustasinur Rahman Alvi |
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From left to right: Fish drying post-harvest; Dried fish in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; Biggest evening fish market at Barisal Division in Bangladesh.
Value Chains, Post-Harvest and Trade
Each part of the value chain, from pre- to post-harvest plays an important role in small-scale fisheries—the photos in this category feature the people and locations along the value chain.
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| Muhammad Amdad Hossain | Daniel Hinks | Jing Yuan Huang |
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From left to right: Fish collection for saline Chittagong, Bangladesh; Shandong, Rizhao, China: In China's coastal regions, particularly less developed areas, marine fishery is considered one of the pillars of local economy; Woman shelling shrimp in Taiwan.
Creative Capture
The Creative Capture category highlights pictures that connect to one or more of the seven Pillars of IYAFA such as gender equality and equity, food security and nutrition, and economic sustainability. These photos also show and celebrate the diversity of small-scale fishing communities around the world!
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| Muhammad Amdad Hossain | Xiangxiang Liao | Hamed Al Gheilani |
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From left to right: Traditional fishing in Sirajeng, Bangladesh; Two generations of women in Guangxi Beihai, China; Fishing for sardines during winter season in south of Oman.
Congratulations to all of our Photo Contest winners and thank you to everyone who participated in the IYAFA 2022 Photo Contest!
This article is part of the SSF Highlights series of articles published regularly to the SSF Hub. To read previous SSF Highlights, follow this link.
