Despite longstanding recognition that small‐scale fisheries make multiple contributions to
economies, societies and cultures, assessing these contributions and incorporating them …

the paper identifies some of the barriers faced by women to gain equal access to
organizations and decision-making. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable …

This paper synthesizes current empirical evidence on how women experience, shape and
influence small‐scale fisheries (SSF) governance. Our synthesis addresses an important …

Improving governability is an important objective in many fisheries and coastal areas.
However, it may be difficult to modify the factors influencing this. Specifically, enhancing the …

Historical research is playing an increasingly important role in marine sciences. Historical
data are also used in policy making and marine resource management, and have helped to …

We combined different data sources to analyse key changes in the shellfisheries of Galicia
(NW Spain). The shellfishing capacity of this region, a major fishing power in Europe, has …

This paper builds on lessons learned from case studies of organization-building and
collective action as a means of eradicating poverty in small-scale fisheries. The Voluntary …

Women have an active role in fisheries and aquaculture all over the world where fisheries
activities related to resources, like fish, shell, and seaweed, take place. Women's …

Chile has been attempting to establish a Management Area (MA) system that melds the use
of marine protected areas with marine tenure. The process has brought to the fore the …

Small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the Global South are increasingly subjected to the
internationalisation of food systems. Guided by a feminist political ecology approach, we …