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 . . Written by Dr. Manuel Muntoni, member and former TBTI Senior Research Fellow . 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 . 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 . 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

media

• Media News Release - "Sustainable Management of the Marine Environment, a Global Challenge" A recent news release by a local media outlet in Tenerife, Spain speaks about the conference 'Challenges ...read more
• Implementing the SSF Guidelines - "Now it's time for policymakers to take concrete action" Recent article by FAO speaks about the urgency of implementing the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainab...read more
• Article: Reconnecting people, place, and nature: examining alternative food networks in Newfoundland’s fisheries A previous TBTI master's student, Chloé Poitevin DesRivières, has recently published an article titled "Rec...read more
• We have to listen to what matters to people In the interview for the Gazette, Memorial University's official news site in October 2016, Dr. Ratana Chu...read more
• Article: Crowd-Sourcing for Small-Scale Fisheries In a new article that highlights the utility of ISSF, Sam Andrews, a freelance journalist, points out that "IS...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
• Too Big To Ignore Project Director speaks about the importance of SSF, October 2013 Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, a TBTI project director, has been interviewed by the CBC Fisheries Broadcast durin...read more
• TBTI post-doctoral fellow speaks about the social value of SSF, July 2013 Easkey Britton, a TBTI post-doctoral fellow, has been interviewed by the Democrat Local and the Donegal Pos...read more
• Sharmane Allen at the FAO consultations on SSF, May 2013   Sharmane Allen, a TBTI doctoral fellow, has been interviewed by The Coaster-Harbour Breton Newsp...read more
• Talking about WG5 and North America work on the FishBytes newsletter, July 2013 Picture 1: Participants at the Fishing Future Workshop If you are interested in learning more about the ...read more
• TBTI highlights on Memorial University's 2013 research report The Memorial University’s 2013 Research Report "In to The Deep" provides an overview of the diverse range...read more
• TBTI goes live on the East Coast Fisheries blog, July 2013 Too Big To Ignore has just gone "live"  in the East Coast Fisheries Blog  (http://smallscales.ca/) ru...read more
• Spreading the voice, TBTI and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community In the traditional marine resource management and knowledge information bulletin, Issue 29 – May 2012,...read more
• Ratana Chuenpagdee, TBTI project director, speakes about her large-scale project on small-scale fisheries     In the Memorial University’s Research Magazine, Winter 2013, Dr. Ratana Chuenpagde...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

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* * TBTI member [/...read more
• 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] Authors: 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 ...read more
• 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 . 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) . . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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. ...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
• 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  ...read more
• 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 ...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
• 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'   ...read more
• 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

• Book: Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe - Status, Resilience and Governance [vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe: Status, Resilience and ...read more
• Great Fish for a Change [vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source="post_title" font_container="tag:h1|font_size:56|text_align:left|...read more
• Book: Social wellbeing and the values of small-scale fisheries [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] .   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_...read more
• New book: The Future of Ocean Governance and Capacity Development The Future of Ocean Governance and Capacity Development  Essays in Honor of Elisabeth Mann Borgese (19...read more
• Book: Transdisciplinarity for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance: Analysis and Practice [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Transdisciplinarity for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance: Analysis and Pr...read more
• Book: Viability and Sustainability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America and The Caribbean [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Viability and Sustainability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America an...read more
• Book: Social wellbeing and the values of small-scale fisheries [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] .   [/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2="Table of Content " color="pink"]...read more
• Book: The Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines The Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines: Global Implementation . S. Jentoft,  R. Chuenpagdee, M. J. Barra...read more
• New book: Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries A critical appraisal of catches and ecosystem impacts edited by Daniel Paul...read more
• Inter-Sectoral Governance of Inland Fisheries e-book available for download   Inland fisheries are ubiquitous and provide multi-pronged and significant benefits to society. They are al...read more
• Book: Conflicted Colony Conflicted Colony Kurt Korneski McGill-Queen's University Press (Oct. 1 2016) TBTI member Kurt Korneski, as...read more
• Book Release - Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries: Global Reflections S. Jentoft and R. Chuenpagdee (Eds...read more
• Learning for Resilience: Insights from Cambodia’s rural communities A book  titled “Learning for Resilience: Insights from Cambodia’s rural communities” has recently been...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: "...read more
• New book: Governability of fisheries and aquaculture, theory and applications "It now seems clear that the crisis in the world’s fisheries [is] a much larger and more complex problem...read more
• World Small-Scale Fisheries: Contemporary visions [box]World Small-Scale Fisheries: Contemporary Visions. Edited by Ratana Chuenpagdee. Eburon, 2011.[/box] ...read more

Community handbook

• Community handbook: Small-scale fisheries policy   A handbook that outlines details of the South Africa’s new small-scale fisheries policy was launch...read more

Research briefs

• TBTI Connect: Developing a Transdisciplinary Fisheries Course TBTI Connect  publication series presents: Developing a Transdisciplinary Fisheries Course Through Colla...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

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 . 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 . 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 . 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