Illuminating hidden harvests : The contribution of Small-scale Fisheries to sustainable development

FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization and Duke University, Duke University and WorldFish, WorldFish (2023) Illuminating hidden harvests : The contribution of Small-scale Fisheries to sustainable development. Food and Agriculture Organization, Duke University, WorldFish, Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-137682-9

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Abstract

Illuminating Hidden Harvests: the contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development (hereinafter IHH) is a global study uncovering the contributions and impacts of small-scale fisheries through a multidisciplinary approach to data collection and analysis. The study provides information that quantifies and improves understanding of the crucial role of small-scale fisheries in the areas of food security and nutrition, sustainable livelihoods, poverty eradication and healthy ecosystems. It also examines gender equality as well as the nature and scope of governance in small-scale fisheries. The IHH study was carried out in support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), themselves developed in recognition of the plight of small-scale fishers, fishworkers and associated communities and released as a contribution to the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. The purpose of this report is to contribute to a more holistic understanding of what small-scale fisheries are, their importance, and why they are essential to efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By using this knowledge wisely within a human rights-based approach in line with the SSF Guidelines, and by empowering small-scale fishers and fishworkers, a more inclusive, equitable, sustainable and resilient smallscale scale fisheries subsector can be achieved. Realizing this goal would benefit hundreds of thousands in fishing communities and society at large. With this in mind, the IHH report is aimed at all those with a stake or an interest in the small-scale fisheries subsector, in particular decision-makers who are concerned with fisheries, poverty eradication, food security and nutrition, and sustainable development more generally. It is also addressed to small-scale fisheries actors themselves and those who support them

Item Type:	Books
Keywords:	FAO, WorldFish, Duke University, ICSF Small-Scale Fisheries, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Livelihoods, Employment, Poverty, Gender, Equality, Governance, SSF Guidelines, IYAFA, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Fishing Communities, Climate Change, Social-economic Aspects, Fisheries Policy, Impact, Sustainable Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Fisheries Development, Fisheries Statistics, Women, Value Chain, Nutrition, Employment, Fisheries Information, Human Rights,
Subjects:	Right to Resources SSF Guidelines
Depositing User:	Vivek D ICSF
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2023 09:13
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2023 09:13
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/19677

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