| The Communications programmes of ICSF are
of several kinds. Findings of research studies,
monitoring activities, and reports of conferences
and workshops are published as Monographs, Dossiers
and Conference Proceedings.
Dissemination of information on the activities of ICSF,
as well as on major developments in fisheries, is
achieved through the publication, thrice a year, of
SAMUDRA Report, in English, French and Spanish.
SAMUDRA Report has been a vehicle for debates on
various conflicting issues like ecolabelling, co-operation
with green NGOs, coastal shrimp aquaculture, etc. It has
also been carrying articles on traditional fisheries
management practices in different parts of the world,
and on the role of women in fisheries.
SAMUDRA Report has come to occupy a unique position
in the world of fisheries, reflected in The Ecologist’s
assessment of it as being probably the only
international voice for small-scale fishing communities
worldwide. Over the years, as the principal
mouthpiece of ICSF, the journal has evolved editorially
in the scope and depth of its coverage of fisheries
issues that affect the lives and working conditions of
fishing communities in the small-scale artisanal sector.
ICSF has also published Conversations, a trialogue amongst three
persons actively and intimately involved in the fishworker movements of
their countries, namely, Canada, Senegal and India.
The Communications
component of ICSF’s programmes has been
substantially aided and influenced by the Documentation Centre, set up in
mid-1999.
The primary objective of the DC is to make
information of relevance accessible to members of
ICSF, fishworker organizations and NGOs, as well as
academia, media and the general public. Apart from
providing information per se, the DC also provides
links to other information resources relevant to
fisheries.
The DC has brought out information packages in the
form of Postings.
The DC also produces multimedia content, in the form of interactive
CDs and videos. The first, Indian Ocean 2001, provides information on different
aspects of the fisheries and resources of 16 countries in
the Indian Ocean Region. It was produced for the
Indian Ocean Conference.
Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the DC’s second interactive
CD, provides information for
25 countries in the West African region.
Smoke in the Water is a 14-minute video exposition
(in English and French) on problems and prospects
for developing artisanal fish trade in West Africa.
A Step Forward, an 18-minute video, deals with women’s contribution/roles in the fisheries in various
maritime States of India.
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