ABOUT US

While CSO engagement has been a strong feature of participatory research by WorldFish across focal countries, the grant facilitates this integration at a more programmatic level, providing a stronger mechanism to influence planning. The communications strategy, and key communication outputs from this grant will greatly strengthen the ability of WorldFish and partners to promote the diverse and often irreplaceable benefits of SSF at global, regional and local scales.

Period of Implementation

Aug 1, 2018 - May 15, 2023
Total Budget

USD 1,597,511.00

OUR IMPACT

Goals

1: To build capacity and commitment for coordination and collective action of concerned agencies, initiatives and funders to improve SSF governance. 2: To design and implement a multi-faceted communications strategy to raise the profile of SSF within environment, fisheries and development policy and action, to better account for SSF benefits and beneficiaries 3: Build and test a MEL framework to fit SSF programs of work that supports an influential and transparent process of reporting.

Objectives

The ultimate goal is to create enabling environments for recent policies and investments in small-scale fisheries that will affect development outcomes (improved environmental management, food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation, equitable and good governance).

Problems and Needs Analysis

Fish is a critical contributor to global food and nutrition security and demand for it is projected to continue to rise. Despite the growth of aquaculture, capture fisheries will continue to supply most of the fish consumed in much of the developing world in the coming decades. The great majority of these fisheries are small-scale, operating in rivers, lakes and wetlands and coastal seas. Sustaining and increasing the contribution of SSF to poverty reduction and food and nutrition security requires addressing interrelated problems. Pressures from within and external to SSF threaten the sustainability and equitable distribution of SSF benefits. The complexity of SSF, both in their ecology and the social and institutional environments they operate in, has thwarted the search for universal solutions. Compounding this, SSF are frequently accounted for poorly (or not at all) by fisheries, development and environment policy. This oversight is attributable, in part, to limited understanding of the scale and reach of benefits of SSF and low visibility of the very many people whose livelihoods, nutrition and health depend on SSF. Whilst donors and organisations have sought to seek solutions, their efforts to date have been piecemeal, unaligned or even misaligned.

Intervention Strategy(ies)

A range of global policy developments, including the Sustainable Development Goals (e.g. SDGs 1, 2, 6, 15 and notably SDG 14) represent windows of opportunity to build more sustainable, resilient and equitable SSF. Another opportunity emerges from the widespread and growing government, NGO and CSO commitments to the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable SSF in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication and the Voluntary guidelines on the responsible Governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the Context of national food security (Tenure guidelines). The immediate challenge now is to ensure that these opportunities are not lost, but provide a point from which to leverage: (1) increased capacity to coordinate and build collective action amongst the multiple actors to maximise progress towards common environmental and social goals through improved SSF governance, with a particular attention to inclusion of the perspectives and priorities of poor communities and user groups typically marginalized in policy and investment decisions; (2) greater political, private sector and public visibility, recognition and understanding of the multiple values of SSF to inform policy and investment decisions, and (3) improved understanding of trajectories of change and impacts (attribution and contribution) of investments and policy and institutional innovations aimed at improving SSF governance.

Impact Pathway

The three corresponding changes this project will enable and facilitate are; • Stronger alignment between key global players in their efforts targeting improved SSF governance and development outcomes, and demonstration of this through joint commitments targeting collective impact at scale; CSO and NGO organizations are better equipped to influence policy outcomes in 12 countries. • Greater recognition of the size and multiple values of SSF in policy, media and public domains, helping to catalyze more coordinated, strategic and SSF-responsive investments by development agencies, governments, private sector and regional bodies in support of equitable SSF governance. • Uptake and use of an openly accessible MEL system that facilitates a more substantial and robust evidence base documenting the pathways and enabling factors to improve SSF governance, and outcomes of policies and investments, accessed and used by SSF stakeholders in five countries. This improved knowledge ultimately ensures SSF investments are informed and strategic leading to ultimate return on investment (where return is improved governance, increased environmental sustainability and improve livelihoods and food and nutrition security for SSF and their communities).

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WHERE WE WORK

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Small-scale fisheries and sustainable development

Author(s): David Jonathan Mills | David Jonathan Mills

Date: 2022-06-13 | Type: Brief

Small-scale fisheries and sustainable development: Key findings from the IHH report

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Nicole Franz | Stacey McCormack

Date: 2022-06-13 | Type: Brief

OAK | Building capacity, coordination and communication for collective action on small scale fisheries. Annual report: August 2020 to February 2022 - Y3

Author(s): Philippa Jane Cohen | Philippa Jane Cohen | Philippa Jane Cohen | Anna Eve Patel

Date: 2022-04-21 | Type: Donor Report

The contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development

Author(s): Nicole Franz | Lena Westlund | Lena Westlund | David Jonathan Mills | David Jonathan Mills | Xavier Basurto | Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros | John W. Virdin | Simon FUnge Smith | Fiona Simmance | Stefania Vannuccini | Nicolas Gutierrez | Gianluigi Nico

Date: 2022-03-25 | Type: Poster

Small Scale Fishers and CBD post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Author(s): Anna Eve Patel

Date: 2022-03-23 | Type: Video

Small-scale fisheries come into focus

Author(s): Sarah Erickson | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Nicole Franz

Date: 2022-03-04 | Type: Brief

Owning the story: People and human rights at the heart of communication small-scale fisheries

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2021-07-10 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Elizabeth Palta Vega

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2021-04-16 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kristie Alleyne

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2021-04-14 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Nicole Franz | David Jonathan Mills | David Jonathan Mills | Lena Westlund

Date: 2021-02-01 | Type: Brief

Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of children in sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s): Lydia O'Meara

Date: 2021-01-21 | Type: Presentation

Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-12-04 | Type: Blog

Why Africa's small-scale fisheries "may not count"

Author(s): Shem Oirere

Date: 2020-11-26 | Type: News Item/Press Item

How Does This Fisheries Researcher Help in East Timor? A Cookbook!

Author(s): Andrew Wright

Date: 2020-11-22 | Type: News Item/Press Item

Through their eyes: Fishing communities voice their stories through photos

Author(s): Fiona Simmance | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-11-21 | Type: Blog

An overview of the role research and academia play in the implementation of the SSF Guidelines

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-11-19 | Type: Blog

Lived experiences: Small-scale fishers and fishworkers share their stories

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-11-19 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Hunter Snyder

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-11-19 | Type: Blog

This Nigerian Researcher Studies The ‘Hidden Harvests’ Of Small-Scale Fisheries

Author(s): Andrew Wright

Date: 2020-11-18 | Type: News Item/Press Item

Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kafayat Fakoya

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-11-17 | Type: Blog

Casting light on the hidden fishers

Author(s): Timothy Lucas

Date: 2020-11-16 | Type: Blog

Putul Rani, food hero

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-10-16 | Type: Blog

OAK_ Building capacity, coordination and communication for collective action on small scale fisheries. Progress Report: August 2019 - July 2020

Author(s): Philippa Jane Cohen | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Anna Eve Patel

Date: 2020-10-09 | Type: Donor Report

Webinar: Improving research engagement to support policy and institutional change

Author(s): Blake D.M. Ratner

Date: 2020-09-24 | Type: Video

Illuminating Hidden Harvests Q&As

Author(s): David Jonathan Mills | David Jonathan Mills | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Nicole Franz | Xavier Basurto

Date: 2020-08-21 | Type: Other (Q&A)

Small is Bountiful - Proceedings from the week long series of online events organized in celebration of 2020 World Oceans Day

Author(s): Vesna Kerezi | Andrew Tsai | Ratana Chuenpagdee

Date: 2020-08-19 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Conference/Workshop Report

Illuminating Hidden Harvests news update - issue 3

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-07-10 | Type: Newsletter

Small-scale fisheries as integral and integrated in the Sustainable Development Goals

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-06-19 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvests: Brand identity at a glance

Author(s): Florine Lim

Date: 2020-06-15 | Type: Tool

Illuminating Hidden Harvests: the contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt | Nicole Franz

Date: 2020-06-08 | Type: Other (Report Chapter)

Nourishing the world: The contribution of fish to sustainable food futures

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-05-27 | Type: Blog

Towards Resilient and Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries. Meeting Summary, 3-5 September 2019, Penang, Malaysia.

Author(s): Philippa Jane Cohen

Date: 2020-05-05 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Conference/Workshop Report

Illuminating Hidden Harvests in Ocean Action newsletter (vol. 13)

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt | Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2020-04-06 | Type: Newsletter

Pan-African workshop on strengthening organizational structures of non-state actors for sustainable small-scale fisheries in Africa

Author(s): Lena Westlund

Date: 2020-03-30 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Other (Workshop report)

Multi-Stakeholder Information and Communication (MuSIC) Workshop - small-scale fisheries, food security and wholesome nutrition

Author(s): John Kurien | Paola Reale

Date: 2020-01-01 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Internal Report

Putting fish ‘back on the plate’ of nutrition debate

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-10-14 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #2 Oct 2019

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-10-14 | Type: Newsletter

Untold stories: Female fishers, processes and business owners share their stories

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-10-08 | Type: Blog

Illuminating gender dimensions of hidden harvests

Author(s): Sarah Harper | Danika Lynn Kleiber

Date: 2019-09-16 | Type: Newsletter

Illuminating hidden harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development

Author(s): David Jonathan Mills | David Jonathan Mills | Nicole Franz

Date: 2019-06-26 | Type: Presentation

Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #1 April 2019

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-04-29 | Type: Newsletter

MuSIC workshop sounds positive note for visibility of small-scale fisheries

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-03-19 | Type: Blog

Global study on small-scale fisheries to provide vital knowledge, recognizes UN report

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-03-15 | Type: Blog

Ocean action newsletter (volume 9) March 2019

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2019-03-11 | Type: Newsletter

SSF Guidelines represent voyage of struggle, empathy and support

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2018-10-29 | Type: Blog

Illuminating Hidden Harvests science cafe at 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress (event proceedings)

Author(s): Ratana Chuenpagdee

Date: 2018-10-29 | Type: Report - Sub-type(s): Conference/Workshop Report

Protecting African fish and fisheries: PAFFA delegates call for action

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2018-10-22 | Type: Blog

Water for fish: Sustainable inland fisheries

Author(s): Kate Melinda Bevitt

Date: 2018-09-03 | Type: Blog

Enhancing fisheries productivity through improved management of reservoirs, dams and other water control structures

Author(s): Matthew McCartney | Simon FUnge Smith | Yumiko Kura

Date: 2018-08-01 | Type: Brief

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