REPORT
Flagging rights, realizing responsibilities……  4
The Zanzibar Workshop focused on
fisheries in eastern and southern Africa

SENEGAL
A health check ………………………………………… 13
Decent working conditions are needed in
west Africa’s artisanal fishing sector

ANALYSIS
Fishing in times of high prices…………………… 16
Increasing fuel costs are mostly affecting
small-scale fishing people of the South

PANAMA
Mother earth, mother sea………………………….. 21
Indigenous peoples have long respected
the interrelationship between species

REVIEW
A restless, throbbing ballet……………………….. 23
A recent film festival in France explored
the lives of fishermen of the world

NORWAY
Skimming the cream…………………………………. 27
Norway can substantially reduce carbon
dioxide emissions in its fishing fleet

INDIA
Save the coast, save the fishers………………… 33
There are problems with the proposed
Coastal Management Zone Notification

REPORT
Common concerns, lasting bonds……………….. 38
The Latin American workshop focused
on rights for small-scale fishers

INDONESIA
Ring of fire……………………………………………….. 43
Indonesia’s new law will only lead to the
commercialization of coastal rights

REPORT
Breaking away from tradition…………………….. 45
A report on COP9 of the Convention
on Biological Diversity

Comment…………………………………………………. 3

On samudra Report AT 50………………………….. 26

Roundup…………………………………………………… 50