SSF Hub’s IYAFA 2022 Photo Contest Winners

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.

First - Azim Khan Ronnie,  "Fishermen fishing in colorful algae in the Karatoya River in Naogaon, Bangladesh"
Second - Hamed Al Gheilani, "Fishing during the sardine winter season in Dhofar, south of Oman" 
Third - Jahid Apu, "Two brothers fishing throughout the night, hoping to catch more fish" 

Small-scale fisheries target a wide array of species—the photos in this category showcase harvested catches and the people who caught them.

First - Aldo Santoro, "North Pacific lobsters of Baja California Sur, Mexico" 
Second - Gyozo Fent, "The big catch: Silurus Glanis European catfish in the net" 
Third - Ben Meissner , "Cochito, or triggerfish, moments after being caught by hook and line"

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.

First - Jahid Apu, "Woman weaving a fishing net in Bangladesh"
Second - Gustavo Crespo, "Little kids from Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador take a break from school to catch some bivalves to take home"
Third - Ying Li, "Women at a festival"

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.

First - XingXing Fang, "Fish drying post-harvest"
Second - Muhammad Amdad Hossain, "Dried fish in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh"
Third - Mustasinur Rahman Alvi, "Biggest evening fish market at Barisal Division in Bangladesh"

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.

First - Muhammad Amdad Hossain, "Fish collection for saline Chittagong, Bangladesh"
Second - Daniel Hinks, "Shandong, Rizhao, China: In China's coastal regions, particularly less developed areas, marine fishery is considered one of the pillars of local economy" 
Third - Hing Yuan Huang, "Woman shelling shrimp in Taiwan" 

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!

First - Muhammad Amdad Hossain, "Traditional fishing in Sirajeng, Bangladesh"
Second - XiangXiang Liao, "Two generations of women in Guangxi Beihai, China"
Third - Hamed Al Gheilani, "Fishing for sardines during winter season in south of Oman"