The world's oceans are vital for life on Earth. Drifting phytoplankton provide almost half the oxygen released into the atmosphere. Marine and coastal ecosystems provide food and protect communities ...

How many of the world’s eight billion people fish to feed their families? How much does small-scale fishing contribute to economies? And what are the nutritional and environmental benefits from ...

Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...

Route-to-Market organizations are charting paths for small-scale fisheries to access financing, helping expand the sustainable seafood supply chain Despite representing half of wild-caught landings ...

Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...

A new study found that small-scale fishing accounts for at least 40% of catch worldwide and provides employment for 60 million people, more than a third of whom are women. Small-scale fishing could ...

A growing international alliance of small-scale fishers is making the case for blue justice instead of a blue economy. It's a concept that aims to create a more people-centered future for the world's ...

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a major grant to researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions to study fisheries in the northern Gulf of ...

In Brazil, the expansion of coastal wind energy has already disrupted traditional communities’ way of life; now, the concern is that these impacts will be repeated at sea, after a bill regulating ...

South Africa is home to tens of thousands of small-scale fishers and fishing households. Some fish are purely for consumption and subsistence, while others make up a small commercial sector.