Small-scale fisheries in Sri Lanka faced with serious challenges A few weeks ago the EU announced a ban on seafood imports from Sri Lanka, starting in January 2015. This is likely to have severe economic consequences for Sri Lanka's Southern fishers, since 70 percent of Sri Lanka’...read more
Community handbook: Small-scale fisheries policy
A handbook that outlines details of the South Africa’s new small-scale fisheries policy was launched on Thursday, May 15, 2014. The handbook is meant to assist small-scale fishers with the understanding of th...read more
Research brief – Giving European Small-Scale Fisheries a Place The Too Big to Ignore network is pleased to announce the publication of its first research brief, Giving European Small-Scale Fisheries a Place: Research Priorities and Opportunities. This research brief draws from the d...read more
WG6 and Europe meeting summary
The Too Big To Ignore project organized a WG6 and Europe meeting on June 29th, 2013 in conjunction with the 7th MARE People and the Sea conference “Maritime Futures”, June 26-28, in Amsterdam, The Net...read more
WG4 Special Issue Call receives 22 abstracts as contributions The call for papers to be published in the Special Issue of the peer-reviewed journal that was organized by WG4 (Enhancing the stewardship) received 22 contributions. These abstracts were contributed from Brazilian, La...read more
TBTI Newfoundland meeting minutes
On November 5, 2013 a TBTI Newfoundland meeting took place, which focused on TBTI research and activities within the context of Newfoundland. The meeting was held in St. John’s, Canada. To read ...read more
Framework: Social and cultural contributions of SSF TBTI seeks to document the societal contributions of small-scale fisheries (SSF). Responsibility for this task falls to TBTI’s Working Group 3: Broadening the Scope, a group that is focused particularly on the social a...read more
Article: Walking the talk; implementing the international voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries An article titled “Walking the talk; implementing the international voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries” has recently been published in the Maritime Studies journal. The article, wri...read more
Small-scale fisheries in Sri Lanka faced with serious challenges A few weeks ago the EU announced a ban on seafood imports from Sri Lanka, starting in January 2015. This is likely to have severe economic consequences for Sri Lanka's Southern fishers, since 70 percent of Sri Lanka’...read more
E-book: Enhancing Stewardship in Small-Scale Fisheries: Practices and Perspectives
The University of the West Indies in partnership with TBTI is glad to present a new e-book titled: "Enhancing Stewardship in Small-Scale Fisheries: Practices and Perspectives". The e-book explores the notion of...read more
Community handbook: Small-scale fisheries policy
A handbook that outlines details of the South Africa’s new small-scale fisheries policy was launched on Thursday, May 15, 2014. The handbook is meant to assist small-scale fishers with the understanding of th...read more
Economic viability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa Workshop Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) is pleased to announce a workshop on ' Economic viability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Africa', to be held on April 23-25, 2014 in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The workshop wi...read more
Research brief – Giving European Small-Scale Fisheries a Place The Too Big to Ignore network is pleased to announce the publication of its first research brief, Giving European Small-Scale Fisheries a Place: Research Priorities and Opportunities. This research brief draws from the d...read more
WG6 and Europe meeting summary
The Too Big To Ignore project organized a WG6 and Europe meeting on June 29th, 2013 in conjunction with the 7th MARE People and the Sea conference “Maritime Futures”, June 26-28, in Amsterdam, The Net...read more
WG4 Special Issue Call receives 22 abstracts as contributions The call for papers to be published in the Special Issue of the peer-reviewed journal that was organized by WG4 (Enhancing the stewardship) received 22 contributions. These abstracts were contributed from Brazilian, La...read more
TBTI Newfoundland meeting minutes
On November 5, 2013 a TBTI Newfoundland meeting took place, which focused on TBTI research and activities within the context of Newfoundland. The meeting was held in St. John’s, Canada. To read ...read more
Framework: Social and cultural contributions of SSF TBTI seeks to document the societal contributions of small-scale fisheries (SSF). Responsibility for this task falls to TBTI’s Working Group 3: Broadening the Scope, a group that is focused particularly on the social a...read more
