TBTI Regional synthesis reports
&
highlights from the roundtable discussions
from the 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress
Asia & Oceania, Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America & the Caribbean
“The Asia and Oceania region encompasses the world’s major fish producing countries with small-scale fisheries generating over a half of the global small-scale fisheries production. It is estimated that the 90 percent of the region’s small-scale fisheries landings are retained locally for human food consumption, indicating an important role for food security and poverty alleviation. In all reality, the actual importance of small-scale fisheries for the Asia and Oceania region is even greater, when we take into account that these numbers are likely underestimates.”
The regional roundtable was opened with a quick overview of the TBTI Regional Synthesis Report on Asia and Oceania Small-Scale Fisheries. To read the full report as well as the summary from the regional roundtable, CLICK HERE.
“Small-scale fisheries in Africa are important for the food security of more than 200 million people, and for the employment of around 2.3 million fishers targeting fisheries in the various marine, brackish and freshwater environments. As one of the world’s richest regions in terms of biodiversity and species exploited for livelihood and subsistence purposes, Africa has a long history of catching, trade and consumption of fish with fishing practices and know-how transferred from one generation to another.”
The regional roundtable was opened with a quick overview of the TBTI Regional Synthesis Report on African Small-Scale Fisheries. To read the full report as well as the summary from the regional roundtable, CLICK HERE.
“Although representing only 8 percent of the global small-scale fisheries catch, small-scale fisheries in Europe are of vital importance, particularly in terms of social and cultural heritage. For centuries, not only has fishing been a main source of food and income but it also represents a way of life for people living along the coastline. Traditional knowledge, fishing practices, and rituals are inseparable elements of small-scale fisheries. A long history of catching, trade and consumption of fish has molded a rich heritage that oftentimes transcends national borders and connects distant communities.”
The regional roundtable was opened with a quick overview of the TBTI Regional Synthesis Report on European Small-Scale Fisheries. To read the full report as well as the summary from the regional roundtable, CLICK HERE.
“Small-scale fisheries in North America makeup a small percent of global small-scale fisheries but have great social and economic benefits to the areas in which they are located, as well as contributing to regional identities. The waters off of North America are highly productive, particularly in the Northwest Atlantic and Northeast Pacific. North American small-scale fisheries are not easily defined, with vessels and methods ranging greatly. Small-scale in North America can compose commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing, although there is great heterogeneity in the fishers that compose these groups.”
The regional roundtable was opened with a quick overview of the TBTI Regional Synthesis Report on North American Small-Scale Fisheries. To read the full report as well as the summary from the regional roundtable, CLICK HERE.
“Small-scale fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean support livelihoods, employment and food security of more than 2.3 million people in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Small-scale fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean are characterized as multi-gear and multi-species, accounting for about 16% of the global small-scale fisheries catches, and almost 20% of the total landed value. Compared to the global average, small-scale fisheries in this region receives a relatively high proportion of beneficial subsidies.”
The regional roundtable was opened with a quick overview of the TBTI Regional Synthesis Report on Latin America and the Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries. To read the full report as well as the summary from the regional roundtable, CLICK HERE.
