FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization (2025) Committee on fisheries. Sub-committee on fisheries management. Second session. 23–27 February 2026. Reykjavík, Iceland: Addressing the social dimensions in fisheries management with a particular focus on small-scale fisheries (SSF) (COFI:FM/II/2026/INF/6). Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy.
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The information document complements the working paper COFI:FM/II/2026/5 and stresses the growing need to integrate social dimensions into fisheries management, particularly for small-scale fisheries, to achieve sustainable and equitable outcomes. These dimensions include social, economic, cultural, and governance aspects such as gender equality, livelihoods, indigenous knowledge, participatory governance and social protection. The document argues that these considerations should be reflected in governance arrangements and embedded throughout the fisheries management cycle— from situational analysis and setting objectives to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation—using inclusive, transparent, and participatory processes. It highlights practical examples from diverse contexts, showing how integrating social aspects can lead to better ecological and social results. Several case studies and reviews carried out in the context of EAF and specifically for investigating how the social dimensions have been integrated are presented. Despite these successes, challenges remain; social objectives rarely inform actual management measures, data and capacity gaps persist, and trade-offs between social, economic, and ecological goals are hard to resolve. The document concludes that incremental integration, capacity building, improved data collection, and recognition of local knowledge are essential for creating fisheries systems that are both ecologically sustainable and socially just.
| Item Type: | Documents |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | FAO, COFI, Reykjavík, Iceland, Fisheries Management, Capacity Building, Small-scale Fisheries (SSF), Livelihoods, Food Security, Indigenous Knowledge, Governance |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2026 06:49 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2026 06:49 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22574 |
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