Small-scale fisheries (SSF) have long been overshadowed by the concerns and perceived
importance of the industrial sector in fisheries science and policy. Yet in recent decades …

Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) play a significant role in ensuring food security, providing
employment and generating livelihoods, however the sustainability and viability of their …

Studies on traditional ecological knowledge are relevant from the point of view of valuing
traditional populations and environmental preservation of ecosystems throughout the planet …

Abstract On June 9, 2014 the Committee of Fisheries (COFI) of FAO adopted the Voluntary
Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security …

A landing obligation was formally implemented in the European Union (EU) for the first time,
as part of the recent reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Given the reasonable …

While small-scale and artisanal fisheries are undeniably important globally, there is no
global consensus on how to define the sectors, hindering comparative studies and …

While the science supporting fisheries management has generally been dominated by the
natural sciences, there has been a growing recognition that managing fisheries essentially …

Despite the global scale of gillnet bycatch, universal measures that effectively reduce
bycatch of seabirds in gillnets have not been found. Bycatch in coastal gillnet fisheries is an …

Extending the definition of small scale fisheries is a recurrent issue in policy and research
debates. A broader definition of small scale fisheries would need to encompass, in addition …

Small-scale fisheries in Greece are characterised by a large number of fishers and vessels
scattered along an extensive coastline, a variety of fishing gears and target species, and …