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
Information System for Small-scale Fisheries (ISSF) launched TBTI has recently launched its Information System on Small-scale Fisheries (ISSF), the first interactive global repository of small-scale fisheries, providing information on key characteristics of this sector i...read more
‘Emerging Swells’ – public event at Coastal Zone Canada On June 16th, Coastal Zone Canada is holding a public event titled 'Emerging Swells'. The event is an opportunity to learn how researchers around the globe are engaged in finding sustainable solutions to the unique chall...read more
FAO guidelines on Small-Scale Fisheries adopted
Canada joined over 100 member states represented at the 31st Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of FAO in adopting the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale fisheries. The endorsement ...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
Call for contribution: SSF Europe Tenerife Workshop
The Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of La Laguna and Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) are pleased to announce a workshop on 'European Small-Scale Fisheries: Challenges in the 21st Century', to ...read more