Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries
Fishery Improvement Projects: In the context of small-scale fisheries value chains, post-harvest operations and trade
Alexander Ford Joseph Zelasney Policy, Economics and Institutions Branch FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Rome, Italy Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) are multistakeholder partnerships designed to encourage value chain actors to improve fisheries sustainabiliy using market incentives. Initially applied to large-scale fisheries, for the past ten years the FIP model has also been applied in other contexts, including small-scale fisheries. FIPs facilitate coordination between relevant value chain actors and promote multistakeholder dialogue.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsState-led fisheries development: Enabling access to resources and markets in the Maldives pole-and- line skipjack tuna fishery
Zacari Edwards International Pole and Line Foundation London, United Kingdom Hussain Sinan Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada M. Shiham Adam International Pole and Line Foundation Malé, the Republic of the Maldives Alice Miller International Pole and Line Foundation London, United Kingdom The Maldives is a nation heavily reliant on its marine resources, none more so than the skipjack tuna caught in its pole-and-line fishery. Maldivian citizens derive huge benefits from the fishery as a result of effective State stewardship of the resource.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsMadagascar's mud crab fishery: How fishers can earn more while catching less
Zbigniew Kasprzyk Independent fisheries consultant Antananarivo, Madagascar Adrian Levrel Blue Ventures London, UK Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, has large coastal communities who rely heavily on various small-scale fisheries, such as mangrove mud crab (Scylla serrata), for income. There has been a marked increase in mangrove mud crab fishing due to high international demand, and it is now the country’s third most valuable seafood export. This has led to overfishing, with documented decreases in quantity and average size of catches.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFair Trade: Certification of a yellowfin tuna handline fishery in Indonesia
Rui Bing Zheng Ashley Apel Sven Blankenhorn Fair Trade USA Deirdre Elizabeth Duggan Jaz Simbolon Yayasan Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia (MDPI) Helen Packer Anova Food Fair Trade enables greater equity in value chains and ensures the benefits of trade and export are spread among producers. For a fishery to receive Fair Trade Certification, it must first comply with the Capture Fisheries Standard and its core objectives of fisher and worker empowerment, economic development of communities, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsSeafood direct marketing: Supporting critical decision-making in Alaska and California
Caroline Pomeroy California Sea Grant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz Sunny Rice Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks Carolynn Culver California Sea Grant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara Victoria Baker Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFish traders and processors network: Enhancing trade and market access for small-scale fisheries in the West Central Gulf of Guinea
Raymond Kwojori Ayilu Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Sarah Appiah Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Accra From 2014 to 2018, the Fish Trade Project (a joint project of the WorldFish Center, the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development) implemented trade and market-driven initiatives to support small-scale fisheries in the subregion of the Fishery Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC).
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe FAO-Thiaroye processing technique: Facilitating social organization, empowering women, and creating market access opportunities in West Africa
Alexander Ford Policy, Economics and Institutions Branch FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Rome, Italy Aina Randrianantoandro Omar Riego Peñarubia Product, Trade and Marketing FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Rome, Italy Over the past decade the FAO-Thiaroye processing technique (FTT), a healthier, more economic and environmentally sustainable method of fish smoking, has been introduced in fishing communities throughout Africa, Asia and the Pacific. This case study examines the role of the FTT in West Africa, focusing on its function as a technology that reduces human health impacts and fish losses, improves fuel efficiency, increases product quality and facilitates access to international markets.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe Kodiak Jig Initiative: Ensuring viability of the small-boat jig fleet through market and policy solutions
Theresa Peterson Fisheries Policy Director, Alaska Marine Conservation Council Rachel Donkersloot Coastal Cultures Research The social, cultural and economic sustainability of fishing towns and villages in Alaska are dependent on the success of their fisheries. This case study presents the Kodiak Jig Initiative as an example of a highly collaborative fishermen-led effort to create and maintain small-scale fishing opportunities in the Gulf of Alaska. It discusses specific policy and market-based challenges and solutions to ensuring the viability of the small-boat Kodiak jig fleet.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe Central Fish Processors Association: Collective action by women in the Barbados flyingfish fishery
Maria Pena Janice Cumberbatch Patrick McConney Neetha Selliah Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), Barbados Bertha Simmons Independent consultant Women are prominent in the post-harvest segment of the flyingfish value chain in Barbados, but this is not reflected in their participation in fisherfolk organizations. The Central Fish Processors Association (CFPA) offers a unique example of an organization that currently comprises only women and has been woman-led from its inception.
· Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsSmall-scale Fisheries Conclusions
Small-scale fisheries actors engage in global, regional and national value chains, but face challenges in securing market access and a fair distribution of the resulting benefits. Fisheries value chains are part of broader food systems. These food systems encompass all aspects of – and activities related to – food production, processing, distribution, sale and consumption, as well as their socio-economic and environmental impacts (HLPE, 2017). In a food system, factors such as climate, environment, infrastructure and institutions are linked to the value chain.
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