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Comment
Scaffolding for the Future
The social pillar of sustainable development ought to be strengthened to protect the future of lives and livelihoods in the small-scale fisheries subsector …………………………………. 3
Asia Workshop: IYAFA 2022
Determination Renewed
ICSF’s Bangkok workshop was a vibrant start to commemorate IYAFA 2022……………………………….. 4
ICSF Statement at IYAFA 2022 Asia Workshop…………………………. 12
UN Oceans Conference
From Blue Fear to Blue Trust
Representatives of small-scale fishing communities launch a Call to Action at the United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 ………………………… 15
COFI-35
Eyes on the Prize
Small-scale fisheries and the SSF Guidelines were front and centre at the 35th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) ……………………… 19
IYAFA 2022
Leap Year
At the 35th Session of the FAO COFI, governments and civil society reiterated their commitment to the SSF Guidelines…………………. 23
ICSF Statements at COFI-35 ……………………….. 26
Migrant Workers
A Safe Harbour
Securing the rights of migrant workers in Taiwan’s fisheries is an ongoing and evolving process …………………………. 28
Interview
Conservation in Context
Marine biologist Ray Hilborn on how area-based conservation measures can be made more inclusive of sustainable fisheries…………………. 31
India
A Responsible Line
A community-based, rooted in traditional knowledge, is practised in the pole-and-line tuna fishery of India’s Lakshadweep Islands……………………….35
Livelihoods
A Capital Choice
A participatory, bottom-up approach will go a long way in ensuring sustainable livelihoods for communities in the SSF sector of Nigeria……………………39
Aquaculture
Restricted Entry
Shrimp farms in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu have proliferated despite a 1996 Supreme Court judgement to regulate coastal aquaculture…………………………… 43
Conservation
The Price for Ilish
Conservation of fisheries in Bangladesh has become militarized while poverty in fishing communities remains unmitigated…………………….. 47
SSF Guidelines
Getting the True Story
The IPC people-centred methodology to assess the implementation of the SSF Guidelines is a call to action in support of small-scale fisheries………………………… 51
Obituary
The Insider
Remembering Paul Onyango, researcher of small-scale fisheries in Lake Victoria, who passed away on 10 April 2022……………………………. 53
Cinema
Picturing the Coast
The 14th edition of the film festival in Lorient, France, showcased the resilient cultures of fishing communities around the world…………………….. 57
Roundup………..………….. 62
