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Illuminating Hidden Harvests – The contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development

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Title Illuminating Hidden Harvests – The contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development
 
Creator Franz, Nicole
Smith, Simon
Gutierrez, Nicolas
Vannuccini, Stefania
Westlund, Lena
Basurto, Xavier
Virdin, John W.
Mills, David
 
Subject sustainable development
gender equality
small-scale fisheries
goal 1 no poverty
goal 2 zero hunger
goal 14 life below water
goal 13 climate action
fish
decent work and economic growth
responsible consumption and production
reduced inequalities
peace, justice and strong institutions
 
Description Small-scale fisheries account for at least 40 percent of the global catch from capture fisheries and provide employment across the value chain for an estimated 60.2 million people, about 90 percent of the total number employed in fisheries globally. The economic value of these fisheries, however, is only a part of their importance: for example, nearly 53 million additional people were estimated to be engaged in subsistence activities in 2016. Rightly considered from a holistic and integrated perspective, small-scale fisheries define the livelihoods, nutrition and culture of a substantial and diverse segment of humankind. This study, Illuminating Hidden Harvests: the contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development (hereinafter Illuminating Hidden Harvests, or IHH), uncovers 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, and how this differs between different countries and fishery units. 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. The SSF Guidelines provide advice and direction for the enhancement of responsible and sustainable small-scale fisheries, through the development and implementation of participatory, ecosystem-friendly policies, strategies and legal frameworks.
 
Date 2023-05-18T07:19:34Z
2023-05-18T07:19:34Z
 
Type Internal Document
 
Identifier FAO, Duke University & WorldFish. 2023. Illuminating Hidden Harvests – The contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development. Rome.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130438
https://dx.doi.org/10.4060/cc4576en
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations