The ocean is a reservoir of nutrients; however, not everyone has equitable access to them. The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently reached an agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to prevent fish deple...

Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding actions that would strengthen livelihoods and economic development, food security, and environmental sustainability. The small-scale fisheries sector offers a cogent example of this phenomenon. Building on lessons from the Illuminating Hidden Harvests initiative, we identify systemic changes and specific indicators needed to fill these gaps. This requires multiple data streams, many of which come from outside fisheries agencies, e.g., government statistical or census organizations, sourced from responsible agencies across multiple areas—economy and environment, governance and support services, and health and nutrition. Closing gender data gaps requires making the policy case and working across agencies to create an enabling institutional environment. Only then can data reflect and respond to the lives of the ~ 500 million people who depend on small-scale fisheries.

Unsafe food leads to illness in an estimated 600 million people and causes 420,000 deaths globally each year (1, 2). Foodborne illness and death disproportionately affect children under the age of 5 a...

FAO and Bay of Bengal nations, including India, draft action plans for small-scale fisheries at Chennai meet, focusing on fisher rights and sustainability.

Unsafe food leads to illness in an estimated 600 million people and causes 420,000 deaths globally each year (1, 2). Foodborne illness and death disproportionately affect children under the age of 5 a...

Economic policies are lacking in data on small-scale fisheries. A team of researchers is determined to change that.

Fishing communities know what sustainability means. They must be at the decision table.

On-site Training on Traceability for Fish and Fishery Products in Lao PDR