Research highlights New
presentations
Online consultations: monitoring the implementation of the SSF Guidelines [vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="How to monitor implementation of
the Voluntary Guidelines for Sec...read more
FAO International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability held in Rome, Nov 2019 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Articulating a new vision for fisheries’ sustainability in the 2...read more
TBTI special sessions at the 70th Annual Conference GCFI
Click for a complete program in English and Spanish.
On November 10, Too Big To Ignore will...read more
TBTI at the ICES/PICES Symposium, March 2017 .
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Written by Dr. Manuel Muntoni, member and former TBTI Senior Research Fellow
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This March TBTI pa...read more
TBTI PhD student successfully defends her thesis February 2017
Anna Schuhbauer, TBTI PhD student, successfully defended her thesis on 'Economic viability of...read more
Crowd Sourcing Small-Scale Fisheries Data: A Global Initiative
On Wednesday, January 25th, 2017 at 6 PM UTC, TBTI members Rodolphe Devillers & David Bishop will be d...read more
TBTI at the symposium on restoring Canada’s fisheries
On October 26, 2016 Too Big To Ignore took part in Oceana Canada’s science symposium,...read more
TBTI held a Symposium on SSF in Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond, August 2016
TBTI held a three-day Symposium on Small-Scale Fisheries in Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond in Kanchanaburi...read more
TBTI at the 11th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, August 2016
As part of the 11th annual ASEAN Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference and Exposition held in Bangkok...read more
TBTI session at the FishAdapt conference On August 10, 2016, some 20 participants joined TBTI special session on Climate change in small-scale fisherie...read more
TBTI workshop on Stewardship in small-scale fisheries held on July 29-30 in St. John's, Canada
On 29‐30 July, prior to the 2016 International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC4), TBTI held...read more
Discussion on SSF Guidelines implementation at COFI 32, July 2016 Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines implementation: Where are we now?
The SSF Guidelines are a powerful tool t...read more
TBTI @ IMCC4, August 2016
I. TBTI session on 'Conservation and stewardship in small-scale fisheries: Practices and lessons from ...read more
The TBTI Symposium on European SSF and Global Linkage held in Tenerife, Spain
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The TBTI Symposium on European Small-Scale Fisheries and Global Linkages was held on June 29 -July 1, 20...read more
TBTI participated at the 7th World Fisheries Congress, Busan, May 2016 Members of TBTI participated at the 7th World Fisheries Congress held in Busan, South Korea, 23-27 May, 2016. ...read more
TBTI participated at the 5th Marine Science Conference, Bangkok, June 2016 The 5th Marine Science Conference was convened during 1 – 3 June 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, organized throug...read more
The Future of Marine Conservation: Local and Global Perspectives Workshop
On March 12th, 2015, Memorial University hosted ‘The Future of Marine Conservation: Local and Global Per...read more
Global and local discussion about small-scale fisheries at OceanCanada-TBTI Symposium, UBC, March 2016
The symposium was an opportunity for researchers and students of the two SSHRC-funded ...read more
TBTI showcasing work at the 76th Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Conference, Vancouver, March 2016 Written by Joonas Plaan, TBTI PhD Candidate, Memorial University
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Society for Applied Anthropology held ...read more
Placing Fisheries at the 2016 AAG Annual Meeting From March 29th to April 2nd, 2016 thousands of geographers from across the world gathered in San Francisco to...read more
Transdisciplinary Course Development Workshop held in Mexico, March 2016
“The sea no longer has resources for all, we are too many people…” “…we are catching more than w...read more
Talk about ‘Innovations and Opportunities in Small-Scale Fisheries’ at UBC Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee recently gave a talk on "Innovations and Opportunities in Small-scale Fisheries" as par...read more
TBTI participates in discussion about the future of food in Newfoundland and Labrador On October 22, 2014 Food Futures NL, an interdisciplinary research project on the food system in Newfoundland ...read more
International conference on SSF governance held in India, December 2013
An international conference on small-scale fisheries governance, entitled Development of well be...read more
A proud sponsor of the GCFI Fishers Forum, November 2013 Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) played a major role in the Fishers Forum of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Gulf and C...read more
TBTI Panel Session on the World Seafood Congress
On October 2, 2013 TBTI held a panel session as part of the World Seafood Congress that took place from Se...read more
TBTI participates in the Harris Centre’s Coast of Bays Regional Workshop
On October 22, 2013 two TBTI graduate students, Chris Baird and Sharmane Allen, and TBTI post-doctoral fello...read more
TBTI & the 65th GCFI conference: 6 & 7 November, Santa Marta, Colombia, 2012
TBTI was present at the 65th GCFI annual meeting (5-9 November, Santa Marta, Colombia) with a general...read more
TBTI inaugural meeting public policy forum, September 2012 A public policy forum "What is the Future of the Inshore Fishery? Experiences in Other Jurisdictions" was held...read more
TBTI Inaugural Meeting: 4-6 September, St. John's, Canada, 2012 The first meeting of the SSHRC-funded global research partnership on small-scale fisheries (SSF), Too Big To ...read more
Publications
Articles
The image fallacy: Rethinking the Tragedy of the Common [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="22269" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][...read more
A social wellbeing approach to the gendered impacts of fisheries transition in Gujarat, India [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="22103" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][...read more
Interactive Learning and Governance Transformation for Securing Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="21174" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][...read more
Small-Scale Fisheries Sustainability: Progress and Challenges [vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="21507" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][...read more
Boosting transdisciplinary research for small-scale fisheries [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="21111" img_size="ful...read more
Analysis / Blue Economy: The Power Game of Language [vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="21136" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][...read more
Unpacking legal and policy frameworks: A step ahead for implementing the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Julia Nakamura*, Ratana Chuenpagdee**, & MostafaEl...read more
Governing in an uncertain time: the case of Sakura shrimp fishery, Japan [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Yinji Li* & Ratana Chuenpagdee**
* TBTI Japan C...read more
Community responses to international trade policy: A Newfoundland case study [vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="New paper offers a principled governance of seafood trade policy a...read more- Governing in an uncertain time: the case of Sakura shrimp fishery, Japan [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Yinji Li* and Ratana Chuenpagdee*
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Coastal Fishers Livelihood Behaviors and Their Psychosocial Explanations: Implications for Fisheries Governance in a Changing World [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Evan Andrews*, Sarah Wolfe, Prateep Nayak* and Derek A...read more
On and by the water [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image=...read more
Splitting Hairs [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image=...read more
Governance and Power Dynamics in a Small-Scale Hilsa Shad (Tenualosa ilisha) Fishery: A Case Study from Bangladesh [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder, Aili Pyhälä, Md. Ab...read more
Two new papers from TBTI PhD Candidate [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]
Who’s who in the value chain for the Mexican octopus fisher...read more
Marine megafauna in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: Status, threats and conservation needs [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Amany Begum, Subrata Sarker, Md. Sifat Uzzaman, Md. Mo...read more
On and By the Water [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Author: Svein Jentoft*
* TBTI founding member and the SSF Gu...read more
Facing an uncertain future: A prospective analysis of trade policy on coastal communities in northwest Newfoundland [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Jack Daly* & Ratana Chuenpagdee**
* Former TBTI...read more
Supporting early career researchers: insights from interdisciplinary marine scientists [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Evan J Andrews*, Sarah Harper, Tim Cashion, J...read more
Governing from images: Marine protected areas as case illustrations [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Ratana Chuenpagdee*, Raquel de la Cruz-Modino**, Marí...read more
TBTI 2nd Special Issue on Gender in Small-Scale Fisheries
Situated Transformations of Women and Gender Relations in Small-Scale-Fisheries and Communities in a...read more
Science should not be left behind during the design of a marine protected area [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Manuel Muntoni (TBTI member), Rodolphe Devillers (TBTI...read more
New framework for assessing adaptive capacity to multiple climatic and non-climatic stressors in small-scale fisheries [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Authors: George Freduah (TBTI member), Pedro Fidelman & Timothy F....read more
Align or mis-align: new article unpacks SDGs in the context of small-scale fisheries in Europe [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Authors: Alicia Said (TBTI member) and Ratana Chuenpagdee (TBTI Direct...read more
Article: Assessing the economic viability of small-scale fisheries: an example from Mexico [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]
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Anna Schuhbauer*, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor*, ...read more
Article: Fisheries crime, human rights and small-scale fisheries in South Africa: A case of bigger fish to fry [vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Authors: Moenieba Isaacs (TBTI cluster coordinator) and Emma Wi...read more
Article: Situating human rights in the context of fishing rights - Contributions and contradictions Situating human rights in the context of fishing rights - Contributions and contradictions
Andrew M...read more
Article: Mapping fishers’ perceptions of marine conservation in Brazil: An exploratory approach Mapping fishers’ perceptions of marine conservation in Brazil: An exploratory approach
Mirella de...read more
Article: Working together in small-scale fisheries: harnessing collective action for poverty eradication [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Authors: Svein Jentoft, Maarten Bavinck, Enrique Alonso-Población, Anna Ch...read more
A tribute to Svein Jentoft: special issue & award Special Issue: Maritime Studies, Volume 17, Issue 3, November 13
Edited by: Maarten Bavinck...read more
Special Issue: (En)Gendering Change in Small-scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities in a Globalized World (En)Gendering Change in Small-scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities in a Globalized World***
Maritime Studi...read more
Article: The Contested Commons - The Failure of EU Fisheries Policy and Governance in the Mediterranean and the Crisis Enveloping the SSF of Malta [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Authors: Alicia Said, Joseph Tzanopoulos and Douglas MacMillan[/vc_column_t...read more
Article: Working together in small-scale fisheries: harnessing collective action for poverty eradication [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Authors: Svein Jentoft, Maarten Bavinck, Enrique Alonso-Población, Anna Ch...read more
Article: Identifying recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea through social media [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Authors: Ioannis Giovos, Ioannis Keramidas, Charalampos Antoniou, Alan De...read more
Article: Synergy as strategy: learning from La Restinga, Canary Islands Synergy as strategy: learning from La Restinga, Canary Islands
Authors: José J. Pascual-Fernández, ...read more
Article: Transforming the governance of small-scale fisheries Transforming the governance of small-scale fisheries
Authors: Ratana Chuenpagdee and Svein Jent...read more
Article: Crossroads at sea: Escalating conflict in a marine protected area in Malta Crossroads at sea: Escalating conflict in a marine protected area in Malta
Authors: Alicia Said...read more
Article: Fisheries as social struggle: A reinvigorated social science research agenda Fisheries as social struggle: A reinvigorated social science research agenda
Authors: Maarten B...read more
Article: Intersectorality in the governance of inland fisheries Intersectorality in the governance of inland fisheries
Authors: Andrew M. Song, Shannon D. Bower, P...read more
Mobilising adaptive capacity of SSF to multiple stressors: Insights from Ghana Mobilising adaptive capacity to multiple stressors: Insights from small-scale coastal fisheries in the Western...read more
Article: Salty stories, fresh spaces Salty stories, fresh spaces: Lessons for aquatic protected areas from marine and freshwater experiences
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Article: Ecological Impacts of Fishing Gears in Thailand: Knowledge and Gaps Ecological Impacts of Fishing Gears in Thailand: Knowledge and Gaps
Authors: Wichin Suabpala, R...read more
Article: Reconstructing governability: How fisheries are made governable Reconstructing governability: How fisheries are made governable
Authors: Andrew M. Song (TBTI clu...read more
Article: Social wellbeing and commons management failure in a small-scale bag net fishery in Gujarat, India
Authors: Rajib Biswal (former TBTI student), Derek Johnson (TBTI cluster coordinator), and Fikret Berkes (TB...read more
Article: The impacts of environmental and socio-economic stressors on small scale fisheries and livelihoods of fishers in Ghana
Authors: George Freduah (Former TBTI student), Pedro Fidelman, and Timothy F. Smith (TBTI member)
The paper...read more
Article: A step zero analysis of the Galapagos Marine Reserve Authors: Maria Jose Barragan-Paladines (TBTI cluster coordinator) & Ratana Chuenpagdee (TBTI Project Direc...read more
Special Issue: Neoliberalism and global small-scale fisheries Neoliberalism and global small-scale fisheries
Marine Policy, Vol. 80, p. 1-176
Edited by: Evelyn Pinkert...read more
Article: The global information system on small-scale fisheries (ISSF) - A crowdsourced knowledge platform Authors: Ratana Chuenpagdee, Delphine Rocklin, David Bishop, Matthew Hynes, Randal Greene, Miguel R. Lorenzi a...read more
Article: How subsidies affect the economic viability of small-scale fisheries Authors: Anna Schuhbauer, Ratana Chuenpagdee, William W.L. Cheung, Krista Greer, and U. Rashid Sumaila
Marine...read more
Article: Small-scale fisheries within maritime spatial planning Small-scale fisheries within maritime spatial planning: knowledge integration and power
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Author: Svein J...read more
Article: Comments on FAOs State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA 2016) Comments on FAOs State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA 2016)
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Author: Daniel Pauly and D...read more
Article: Small-scale fisheries in the context of traditional post-harvest practice and the quest for food and nutritional security in Nigeria A new article written by TBTI members Shehu Latunji Akintola and Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya titled "Small-scale fi...read more
Article: Sustaining ‘life below water and on land’, March 2017 Author: Prateep Nayak
Title: Sustaining ‘life below water and on land’ through collaboration, stewar...read more
Letter: Poor fisheries struggle with U.S. import rule, March 2017
A group of researchers, including several TBTI members, wrote a letter regarding the recent U.S....read more
Special Issue: Fisheries and Food Systems: Cross pollinations and synthesis, Aug. 2016 Fisheries and Food Systems: Cross pollinations and synthesis
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Edited by: Ratana Chuenpagdee, Philip Lorin...read more
Article: Small-Scale Fisheries versus Whale-Watching Tourism: The Story of Puerto López [caption id="attachment_9029" align="alignleft" width="324"] The Ecuadorian coast with fishing boats, Puerto L...read more
Article: Grand Challenges in the Management and Conservation of North American Inland Fishes and Fisheries Authors: Abigail J. Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, T. Douglas Beard Jr., Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Andrew M. Song, ...read more
Article: Role of inland fishery and aquaculture for food and nutrition security in Nepal Author: Tek Bahadur Gurung
An article titled “Role of inland fishery and aquaculture for food and nutri...read more
Article: The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder Author: Moenieba Isaacs
An article titled “The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodde...read more
Special Issue: Enhancing Stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries Enhancing Stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries
Edited by: Maria A. Gasalla and Fa...read more
Article: Transboundary research in fisheries Marine Policy 76, 8-18; Open Access
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This TBTI-supported publication explores boundaries in world's ...read more
Article: A Bottom-Up Understanding of IUU Fishing in Lake Victoria
Authors: Joseph Luomba, Ratana Chuenpagdee, and Andrew M. Song
Joseph Luomba, a former TBTI ...read more
Article: Fishing for the future: An overview of challenges and opportunities Authors: U. Rashid Sumaila, Christophe Bellmann and Alice Tipping
TBTI 'Economic viability' cluster coordi...read more
Article: Urban harvests: food security and local fish and shellfish in Southcentral Alaska Authors: Hannah L. Harrison and Philip A. Loring
An article titled "Urban harvests: food security and lo...read more
Article: Fishers’ perceptions of the performance of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) sanctuaries in Bangladesh Fishers’ perceptions of the performance of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) sanctuaries in Bangladesh
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A...read more
Article: Domestic Crop Booms, Livelihood Pathways and Nested Transitions: Charting the Implications of Bangladesh’s Pangasius Boom Domestic Crop Booms, Livelihood Pathways and Nested Transitions: Charting the Implications of Bangladesh’s P...read more
Article: Causes and consequences of fleet diversity in fisheries: The case of the Norwegian Barents Sea cod fishery. Causes and consequences of fleet diversity in fisheries: The case of the Norwegian Barents Sea cod fishery.
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The Future of Marine Conservation: Local and Global Perspectives Workshop
On March 12th, 2015, Memorial University hosted ‘The Future of Marine Conservation: Local and Global Per...read more
Article: Shrimp, prawn and the political economy of social wellbeing in rural Bangladesh
TBTI member Ben Belton has just recently published a new paper "Shrimp, prawn and the political economy of s...read more
Article: Economic viability and small-scale fisheries — A review Economic viability and small-scale fisheries — A review
Authors: Anna Schuhbauer and U. Rashid Sumaila
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Article: An unlikely partnership - fishers’ participation in a small-scale fishery data collection program in the Timor Sea An unlikely partnership: fishers’ participation in a small-scale fishery data collection program in the Timo...read more
Article: Interactions between artisanal and industrial tuna fisheries Interactions between artisanal and industrial tuna fisheries: Insights from a decade of tagging experiments
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Special Issue: Global change, ensuing vulnerabilities, and social responses in marine environments, Feb. 2016 Global change, ensuing vulnerabilities, and social responses in marine environments
Bundy A., Chuenpagdee, ...read more
Article: Towards a typology of interactions between small-scale fisheries and global seafood trade Towards a typology of interactions between small-scale fisheries and global seafood trade
Marine Policy 65...read more
Article: The rise of territorial eco-certifications, February 2016 The rise of territorial eco-certifications - New politics of transnational sustainability governance in the fi...read more
Article: Geo-Coordinated Parallel Coordinated (GCPC): A Case Study of Environmental Data Analysis ‘Geo-Coordinated Parallel Coordinated (GCPC): A Case Study of Environmental Data Analysis'
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Article: Contextualising the coupled socio-‐ecological conditions of marine megafauna bycatch Contextualising the coupled socio-‐ecological conditions of marine megafauna bycatch
Society & Natu...read more
Article: Eliciting Values and Principles of Fishery Stakeholders in South Korea: A Methodological Exploration?
Eliciting Values and Principles of Fishery Stakeholders in South Korea: A Methodological Exploration...read more
Book Chapter: Rethinking small-scale fisheries governance
Ratana Chuenpagdee and Svein Jentoft have recently published a book chapter titled ‘...read more
Articles: In search for an optimal fishing pattern Within the context of ecosystem approach to fisheries, optimal fishing pattern is described as giving the hig...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 sustai...read more
Article: Assessing governability of environmental protected areas in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Kirikhan, Thailand Assessing governability of environmental protected areas in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Kirikhan, Thailand
Mar...read more
Article: How do users of the Galapogos Marine Reserve imagine it? Maria Jose Barragan Paladines, TBTI Senior Research Fellow's article 'How do users of the Galapogos Marine Res...read more
Article: Between a rock and a hard place
Between a rock and a hard place - The need for and challenges to implementation of Rights Based Fisheries ...read more
Article: Human dignity - A fundamental guiding value for a human rights approach to fisheries?
Human dignity: A fundamental guiding value for a human rights approach to fisheries?
Marine Policy 61, ...read more
Special Issue: Special Section on Neoliberalism and North American Small-Scale Fisheries An article titled “Neoliberalism and the politics of enclosure in North American small-scale fisheries” ha...read more
Article: Interactive coastal governance
An article titled “Interactive coastal governance - The role of pre-modern fisher organizations in impro...read more
Article: Governability assessment of the Galapagos Marine Reserve
An article titled “Governability assessment of the Galapagos Marine Reserve” has recently been publis...read more
Article: Ocean grabbing
An article titled “Ocean grabbing” has recently been published in the Marine Policy journal...read more
The IMBER-ADApT Framework The IMBER-ADApT Framework is an integrated assessment framework, developed to enable and enhance decision-maki...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 sustai...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 ...read more
Books
Community handbook
Research briefs
Research reports
Final report from the 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress [vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="14304" img_size="full" onclick="custom_link" img_link_t...read more
TBTI in Ecuador: Meeting report now available! [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Strengthening collaborations on small-scale fisheries research in Latin A...read more
Report from the 3WSFC on supporting the implementation of the SSF Guidelines Supporting the implementation of the SSF Guidelines
Report from the 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress...read more
Report from the training workshop "Transdisciplinarity in Fisheries & Ocean Sustainability"
The transdisciplinary approach argues that the problems and priorities in fisheries and ocean governance,...read more
Report from the transdisciplinary workshop in Sonora, Mexico Transdisciplinary Workshop
October 17-19, 2017, Puerto Libertad, Sonora, Mexico
B...read more
Report: Towards Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries - Transdisciplinary Teaching and Training Towards Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries:
Key Considerations for Transdisciplinary Teaching and Trai...read more
Report: TBTI Day @ MARE conference; July 2017 TBTI Day @ MARE conference
July 4, 2017; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The event,...read more
Report: 'Governability of European Small-Scale Fisheries' discussion forum; July 2017 'Governability of European Small-Scale Fisheries' discussion forum
July 3, 2017; University of Amsterdam, T...read more
Report: The Symposium on European Small-Scale Fisheries and Global Linkages
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The Symposium on European Small-Scale Fisheries and Global Linkages took place between June 29 – July ...read more
Report: Symposium on small-scale fisheries in Asia-Pacific and beyond The Symposium on Small-Scale Fisheries in Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond took place between 6-9th of August 20...read more
Report: Implementing the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines: What’s in it for Newfoundland and Labrador? Synergy Session
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On April 22nd, 2016 the Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development and the Too Big To Ignore proje...read more
Report: Stewardship in Small-Scale Fisheries Workshop The ‘Stewardship in Small-Scale Fisheries' workshop took place on July 29-30, 2016 in St. John’s, Newfound...read more
Small-Scale Fisheries of the World - State of the Art in Small-Scale Fisheries
Volume 2: State of the Art in Small-Scale Fisheries
State of the Art in Small-Scale F...read more
Sustainability Report Card: Clarenville-Bonavista-Isthmus Region
Brennan Lowery, an interdisciplinary PhD student with TBTI has recently released his sustainability report...read more
Small-Scale Fisheries of the World - a new TBTI publication series
The 'Small-Scale Fisheries of the World' publication series presents synthesi...read more
Reports: FAO regional workshops on the SSF Guidelines implementation In the last few months FAO held four regional consultation workshops on the implementation of the Voluntary ...read more
Report: TBTI@MARE meeting
The TBTI@MARE meeting took place on June 23rd 2015 in Amsterdam, prior to the MARE ‘People and...read more
Proceedings: The workshop on the development of a Global Assistance Programme in support of the implementation of the SSF Guidelines The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Po...read more- Report: TBTI - COS Joint Workshop The Too Big To Ignore project and the Center for Ocean Solutions joint workshop was held on Thursday, June 11t...read more
Report: Transdisciplinary Fisheries Course Development The TBTI transdisciplinary fisheries cluster was established after the 2nd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congres...read more
Report: Student Forum at the 2WSFC The Student Forum was held during the 2nd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress (2WSFC) in Merida, Mexico, 2014...read more
Report Transdisciplinary Workshop at the 2WSFC The Transdisciplinary Research Capacity Building in Small Scale Fisheries Workshop was held during the 2nd Wor...read more
Report: Compilation of ideas from the TBTI-FAO Session on the SSF Guidelines The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Po...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 ...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 Europ...read more
WG6 and Europe meeting summary
The Too Big To Ignore project organized a WG6 and Europe meeting on June 29th, 2013 in conjuncti...read more
WG5 and North America workshop summary TBTI sponsored a workshop titled “Fishing Futures: Articulating Alternatives in North American Small-Scale ...read more
‘Slow Fish – Light Bites’ event report TBTI in partnership with the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) (ecologyaction.ca), the Food Security Network (FSN) o...read more
WG4 and Latin American & the Caribbean workshop summary report The “Enhancing Stewardship in Small-Scale Fisheries through Ecosystem Approaches and Other Means” works...read more
WG1 Information System for Small-Scale Fisheries (ISSF) summary report
The primary goal of WG1 is to define and develop the Information System for Small-scale Fisheries (ISS...read more
Europe and the Mare policy day summary report
The Mare policy day “Giving Small-Scale Fisheries a Place: The Knowledge and Governance Challenges...read more
TBTI-CZAP-SEAFDEC workshop summary report
To read more about the TBTI-CZAP-SEAFDEC Workshop on “Small-scale fisheries: livelihoods, wellbeing, vulne...read more
TBTI & the 65th GCFI conference: Summary report
TBTI participated at the 65th GCFI annual meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, November 5th to the 9th, 2012. A...read more
TBTI inaugural meeting summary report
To learn more about the first meeting of the SSHRC-funded global research partnership on small-scale fish...read more
Special issues
TBTI 2nd Special Issue on Gender in Small-Scale Fisheries
Situated Transformations of Women and Gender Relations in Small-Scale-Fisheries and Communities in a...read more
A tribute to Svein Jentoft: special issue & award Special Issue: Maritime Studies, Volume 17, Issue 3, November 13
Edited by: Maarten Bavinck...read more
Special Issue: (En)Gendering Change in Small-scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities in a Globalized World (En)Gendering Change in Small-scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities in a Globalized World***
Maritime Studi...read more
Special Issue: Neoliberalism and global small-scale fisheries Neoliberalism and global small-scale fisheries
Marine Policy, Vol. 80, p. 1-176
Edited by: Evelyn Pinkert...read more
Special Issue: Fisheries and Food Systems: Cross pollinations and synthesis, Aug. 2016 Fisheries and Food Systems: Cross pollinations and synthesis
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Edited by: Ratana Chuenpagdee, Philip Lorin...read more
Special Issue: Enhancing Stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries Enhancing Stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries
Edited by: Maria A. Gasalla and Fa...read more
Special Issue: Global change, ensuing vulnerabilities, and social responses in marine environments, Feb. 2016 Global change, ensuing vulnerabilities, and social responses in marine environments
Bundy A., Chuenpagdee, ...read more
Special Issue: Special Section on Neoliberalism and North American Small-Scale Fisheries An article titled “Neoliberalism and the politics of enclosure in North American small-scale fisheries” ha...read more
Special journal issue: Enhancing ecosystem stewardship in small-scale fisheries Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente Journal has recently published a special edition on “Enhancing ecosystem ste...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 ...read more