REPORT

A milestone reached …………………… 4

On the ILO Work in Fishing Convention C188


TANZANIA

Tackling a dilemma …………………….. 7

Carrying forward the FAO SSF Guidelines


ANALYSIS

Wicked problems ………………………… 9

Implementing the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) in fisheries


REPORT

Extending the ripples ………………… 11

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can promote small-scale fisheries


INDIA

Heading west ……………………………. 17

Migrant fisher labourers in Sindhudurg, India, have to face several difficulties


MYANMAR

The tiger’s mouth ……………………… 20

Labour rights and fishing rights co-exist in the unique kyarr phong fishery, Myanmar


SOUTH AFRICA

Reaffirming rights …………………….. 25

The traditional net fishers of the Langebaan Lagoon MPA are up in arms


INDIA

Muddy waters …………………………… 30

Mud banks along the southwest coast of India are dwindling, which is worrying


MEXICO

Alienated, marginalized ………………. 33

Conservation actions have unexpected outcomes in Pacific Mexico


REPORT

Development refugees ………………. 37

Indian fishworkers plan to create a National Platform for Small-scale Fish Workers (Inland)


IVORY COAST

A desperate search ……………………. 40

Women fish processors in Côte d’Ivoire in Western Africa face a bleak future


COSTARICA

Achieving a balance ………………….. 43

Traditional knowledge has helped manage the shrimp fisheries of Costa Rica


REPORT

Linking up …………………………………. 47

A workshop in India guided women on how to implement the SSF Guidelines


REPORT

Mainstreaming biodiversity …………….. 53

The UN Biodiversity Convention attracted over 7,000 participants from 170 countries


INDIA

Following fi sh …………………………… 56

Men from Andhra Pradesh, India, travel far to work on board mechanized fishing boats


REPORT

Looking ahead ………………………….. 60

Implementing the SSF Guidelines would be a boon for the small-scale fisherfolk of Pakistan


INDIA

Boon or doom? …………………………. 64

Cage culture in inland open waters can help increase fish production, but with caution


TANZANIA

Lake appeal …………………………….. 69

On a workshop on building capacity to improve small-scale fisheries in Tanzania


ANALYSIS

Tempered down ……………………….. 72

On temperaments, communities and conflicts in the river fisheries of Bihar, India


COMMENT………………………..3

ROUNDUP………………………. 76