The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has released three publications on small-scale fisheries (SSF).

“An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) (http://www.icsf.net/images/EAF_final_26Nov13_1.24pm.pdf ) tackles the issue of dealing with the impacts of fisheries on the ecosystem and how participatory approaches like co-management can make a difference in balancing ecological concerns with human well-being.

“Small-scale Fisheries: Their Contribution to Food Security, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainability
http://www.icsf.net/images/ssf/SSF_BROCHURE_English.pdf points out that at least 20 per cent of the animal protein intake of the three bn people of the world’s population derives from fish

Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries (SSF)
http://www.icsf.net/images/ssf/ENGLISH%20_SSFguidelines_leaflet.pdf tracks the history of how the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been working to develop guidelines for SSF.

These publications of ICSF can be downloaded at http://www.icsf.net/images/ssf/ENGLISH%20_SSFguidelines_leaflet.pdf

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