Report of the ICSF-BOBLME India (East Coast) workshop: Implementing the FAO voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication (SSF Guidelines), 6-7 March 2015, Chennai, India

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2015) Report of the ICSF-BOBLME India (East Coast) workshop: Implementing the FAO voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication (SSF Guidelines), 6-7 March 2015, Chennai, India. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), India. ISBN 978-93-80802-36-7

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Abstract

The workshop titled, ICSF-BOBLME India (East Coast) Workshop on Implementing the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) was organized by ICSF in collaboration with BOBLME project. The workshop was the third in a series of consultations held in 2015 across the globe to promote the ownership of the SSF Guidelines among different stakeholders. In the run –up to the workshop, ICSF, with support from BOBLME conducted six consultation meetings with fishworkers and fishworker organizations along the east coast of India in January and February 2015.One hundred participants from India’s eastern coastal states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, including women fishworkers, representatives of fishworker organizations, representatives from Department of Fisheries and other concerned departments at state and central level, Multilateral agencies, Inter-governmental organizations, Research Institutions met at Chennai, 6-7 March, 2015. The workshop was structured to facilitate active interaction and discussion among participants, taking into account linguistic diversity and the contextual differences of the marine and inland sectors. This publication—the proceedings of the Chennai workshop—will be useful for fishworker organizations, researchers, policymakers, members of civil society and anyone interested in fisheries and livelihoods.

Item Type:	Books
Class Number:	930.ICSF150
Keywords:	ICSF, SSF Guidelines, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME), West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Women, Andhra Pradesh, Small-scale Fisheries, Fishing Communities, Fishworkers, Livelihoods, Fishermen, India, Fisheries Development, East Coast, Conferences, livelihoods,
Subjects:	SSF Guidelines
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2021 10:06
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2022 11:45
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/888

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