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Fishworkers’ Challenges and Initiatives in the World. Selections from ICSF publications ‘Samudra Report’ and ‘Yemaya’
ICSF
01 / 2010
ICSF is an international NGO working on issues that concern fishworkers the world over. It is in status with the Economic and Social Council of the UN and is on ILO’s Special List of Non-governmental International Organizations. It also has Liaison Status with FAO.
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Faced with the commodification of food and livelihoods in the fishery of Canada’s Bear River First Nation, a Mi’kmaq community displays remarkable resilienceSherry PICTOU,
The traditional Vietnamese system of social and community organization, called van chai, can be the basis of a viable fisheries management systemKenneth RUDDLE,
Spain’s traditional fishermen’s organizations —the cofradias— have undergone drastic changes and no longer truly represent the interests of the artisanal fisheryJuan L. ALEGRET,
The fishers of the Indonesian island village of Lamalera have an age-old tradition of whaling that mixes social, cultural and economic practices to sustain livelihoodsPieter Tedu BATAONA,
The institution of Prud’homies (fishermen’s tribunals) in the Mediterranean offers a viable form of collective coastal resource managementElisabeth TEMPIER,
The resource management practices of the indigenous Kuna people of the central American Republic of Panama are based on a world-view of interconnectednessJorge Luis ANDREVE DIAZ,
Le village de Lamalera pratique une ancienne pêche à la baleine où se retrouvent des pratiques sociales, culturelles et économiquesPieter Tedu BATAONA,
Le van chai (système traditionnel d’organisation sociale et communautaire) peut servir de base à une gestion viable des pêches au Vietnam.Kenneth RUDDLE,
El van chai, un sistema tradicional de organización social y comunitaria en Vietnam, puede marcar la pauta para una gestión pesquera sostenibleKenneth RUDDLE,
La caza de ballenas permite la subsistencia de la aldea indonesia de Lamalera gracias a sus ancestrales prácticas sociales, culturales y económicasPieter Tedu BATAONA,
Several opportunities and challenges have emerged for the artisanal fi sheries sector in Sierra Leone following the adoption of the Local Government Act, 2004Thomas E.A. Lebbie,
A study by the collective, Pêche et Développement, reveals the initiatives that small-scale fishermen in Brittany have taken for sustainable fishingBastien Malgrange,
Chile’s experience with territorial use rights in fisheries shows their potential for the management of coastal resources, provided some simple safeguards are put in placeJ.M. (Lobo) Orensanz, Ana M. Parma,
The Danish case shows that a fruitful combination of rights and responsibility can incentivise fishers to strive for the best achievable resultMogens Schou,
The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project hopes to promote collaborative fisheries management approaches for the Bay of BengalChris O’ Brien,
Avec la Loi sur l’Administration locale (2004), de nouvelles opportunités, de nouveaux défi s ont fait leur apparition pour les pêcheurs artisansThomas E.A. Lebbie,
Dinamarca muestra que una sabia combinación de derechos y responsabilidades puede animar a los pescadores a aspirar al mejor resultado posibleMogens Schou,
El proyecto del Gran Ecosistema Marítimo de la Bahía de Bengala aspira a promover enfoques cooperativos de gestión pesquera en la regiónChris O’ Brien,
Un estudio realizado por el Colectivo Pesca y Desarrollo presenta las iniciativas de los pescadores bretones a favor de la pesca sostenibleBastien Malgrange,
La experiencia de Chile con los derechos de uso territorial en la pesca muestra su potencial para gestionar los recursos costeros, si se cumplen ciertas condicionesJ.M. (Lobo) Orensanz, Ana M. Parma,
La demanda de productos pesqueros sostenibles por las cadenas de distribución estadounidenses cambia el panorama para los exportadores de los países en desarrolloCathy Roheim,
Despite a dramatic growth in certified fisheries, the Marine Stewardship Council has not been able to convincingly prove that it has reversed the overexploitation of global fisheriesSebastian MATHEW,
Partenariats appropriés, gestion souple et approche écosystémique contribuent à renforcer les droits des pêcheurs en mer RougeGareth Johnestone, Rouja Johnestone,
Les États-Unis s’apprêtent à autoriser du saumon transgénique, ce qui pourrait avoir des répercussions mondialesEric Hoffman,
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