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Congratulations to #GAFS - Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section for a a well deserved recognition through FAO - see here t.ly/QcXuL A great partner in supporting the implementation of the #SSFGuidelines, Chapter 8 is on gender equity. @fao.org

WTO fisheries agreement: Implications for nutrition and ocean sustainability The ocean is a reservoir of nutrients; however, not everyone has equitable access to them. The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently reached an agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to prevent fish deple...

"Managing fisheries is easier said than done."

Research Scholar @ssfnicole.bsky.social spoke with Nutrition Insight about the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which entered into force last month.

Learn more about the impacts of subsidy cuts ➡️
www.nutritioninsight.com/news/wto-agr...

Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - Ambio Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding actions that would strengthen livelihoods and economic development, food security, and environmental sustainability. The small-scale fisheries sector offers a cogent example of this phenomenon. Building on lessons from the Illuminating Hidden Harvests initiative, we identify systemic changes and specific indicators needed to fill these gaps. This requires multiple data streams, many of which come from outside fisheries agencies, e.g., government statistical or census organizations, sourced from responsible agencies across multiple areas—economy and environment, governance and support services, and health and nutrition. Closing gender data gaps requires making the policy case and working across agencies to create an enabling institutional environment. Only then can data reflect and respond to the lives of the ~ 500 million people who depend on small-scale fisheries.

Proud to be co-author of the paper Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - t.ly/zkydZ. Kudos to Sarah Harper for the lead, the main gender advisor for the #IlluminatingHiddenHarvest study- t.ly/MEngw @oceansolutions.stanford.edu @stanforddoerr.bsky.social @fao.org

Safe food: A human right amid climate change Unsafe food leads to illness in an estimated 600 million people and causes 420,000 deaths globally each year (1, 2). Foodborne illness and death disproportionately affect children under the age of 5 a...

"The global community must explicitly enshrine food safety as a universal human right."

A @science.org Letter co-authored by Fiorenza Micheli & @ssfnicole.bsky.social calls for safe food to be recognized as a human right in the face of climate change.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

FAO, Bay of Bengal nations draft roadmap for sustainable small-scale fisheries FAO and Bay of Bengal nations, including India, draft action plans for small-scale fisheries at Chennai meet, focusing on fisher rights and sustainability.

Towards a National Plan of Action for #SmallScaleFisheries, grounded in the #SSFGuidelines - bit.ly/48hWQ4s
Kudos to #BayofBengalIGO and #FAOFish colleagues
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Safe food: A human right amid climate change Unsafe food leads to illness in an estimated 600 million people and causes 420,000 deaths globally each year (1, 2). Foodborne illness and death disproportionately affect children under the age of 5 a...

Researchers Christopher Knight and Fiorenza Micheli call for safe food to be recognized as a human right in the face of climate change.

"Safe food is a key missing piece of climate adaptation." – Knight, biology phD student.

🔗 bit.ly/3VdI9HV

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Great job opportunity #FAO - Investment Officer (Fisheries and Aquaculture). More info here:

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Stanford's Doerr School for Sustainability is hiring - Assistant Professor in Global Environmental Policy. Shared widely please facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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One more great position out for grabs at Stanford's Doerr School for Sustainability: bit.ly/45mpRKE! Share widely please

Stanford is hiring Assistant Professors! It would be great to get people familiar with fisheries 🐟 . Please share - or apply if you are a good fit 😊
- Sustainable Food Systems: bit.ly/4m5DPpX
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge bit.ly/4fpML7f
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✨Dream job alert!✨ Come join our Oceans Department at Stanford University! We are hiring an Assistant Professor. This faculty search focuses on 3 major areas: Oceans & global change, Ocean technologies & solutions, or Human dimensions of oceans 🌊
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

11 years ago the #SSFGuidelines were approved to help countries  support #SmallScaleFisheries .

Explore this portal to see how countries are putting them into action now.

Read more 👉 www.fao.org/voluntary-gu...

Small-scale fisheries

#ICYMI Data on small-scale fisheries have been piecemeal. A systematic assessment of the sector yields insights into some of its most vital contributions to humanity. 🌊

More from @ssfnicole.bsky.social & global contributors to Illuminating Hidden Harvests ⤵️ www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Research Scholar @ssfnicole.bsky.social and Environmental Social Sciences Professor Xavier Basurto met with collaborators at the One Ocean Science Congress to share best practices for supporting small-scale fishers and their vital contributions to society.

Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4e7evg2

Congratulations @fiti-global.bsky.social for a #DecadeOfTransparency 🥳. Fantastic celebration at @bmz.de with long standing 🐟 buddies, incl. @kriskis.bsky.social & @cffacape.bsky.social 💙

"My sense of wonder for the ocean is in relation to the people whose livelihoods depend on it."

Center Research Scholar @ssfnicole.bsky.social joined community members from across the @stanfordwoods.bsky.social & @stanforddoerr.bsky.social to share reflections on #WorldOceansDay ⬇️

"We hope we have created a tool for small-scale fisher organizations around the world to use these...facts that were maybe missing or not as substantiated as before for engagement in policymaking and decision-making."
– Research Scholar @ssfnicole.bsky.social

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World Oceans Day and the UN Ocean Conference are coming up. Here is a reminder why #SmallScaleFisheries and representatives of small-scale fisheries organizations need to be an integral part of relevant decision-making and management processes! Have a look at the #Nature Collection to learn more!

Stop ignoring small-scale fisheries in economic models Economic policies are lacking in data on small-scale fisheries. A team of researchers is determined to change that.

Economic policies are lacking in data on small-scale fisheries. This team of researchers is determined to change that.

https://go.nature.com/4kqhbaW

How I’m bringing the voices of local fishers into ocean policies Fishing communities know what sustainability means. They must be at the decision table.

Fishing communities know what sustainability means. They must be at the decision table, says Gaoussou Gueye

https://go.nature.com/4dNt8ox

Research Scholar @ssfnicole.bsky.social is among the contributors to Illuminating Hidden Harvests, a collaboration of @fao.org, @duke-university.bsky.social, & @stanforddoerr.bsky.social to examine the contributions that small-scale fisheries make to various dimensions of sustainable development ⤵️

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Thanks to #SEAFDEC for hosting the Regional Small-scale Fisheries (SSF) Workshop in Asia: Building on a Decade of the #SSFGuidelines for a Sustainable Future - see presentations, pictures and ouctomes here: www.seafdec.or.th/regional-ssf... @tbtiglobal.bsky.social @fao.org @worldfish.bsky.social

#FAO is recognizing excellence in aquatic food systems with an award. See here: www.fao.org/fishery/en/topic/12323. Remember: #SmallScaleFisheries produces at least 40% of all captured fish - make sure SSF-related innovations and practices get many nominations! @fao.org @stanforddoerr.bsky.social

Funding for #SmallScaleFisher Leaders at UN Ocean Conference (#UNOC3) - DEADLINE 28 March. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SSFGuidelines!
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Opportunity for artisinal fishers 🎣 to get a seat at the table at #UNOC3 in 🇫🇷. Deadline to apply Friday March 28 ➡️https://ogy.de/1h2q .
Thanks @oceanthyrza.bsky.social for sharing... 😜

So proud of the collaboration with #FikretBerkes and other great colleagues on our new #SmallScaleFisheries book: Governing for transformation towards sustainable small-scale fisheries - find it here for free: doi.org/10.4060/cd42... @fao.org

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#SmallScaleFisheries supporters: the #SSFSummit2024 proceedings have finally been published: doi.org/10.4060/cd39.... Read more on the #SSFSummit page here www.fao.org/voluntary-gu... @fao.org @tbtiglobal.bsky.social

TBTI Global Webinar: World Day of Social Justice - TBTI Global Two-part TBTI Global Webinar for World Day of Social Justice, February 20, 2025 will feature a presentation on ‘Sustainable small-scale fisheries: Why it is not possible without social justice’ by Fik...

TBTI Webinars "Sustainable small-scale fisheries: Why it is not possible without social justice" & "Blue Justice Alert: Oil spill and swell in Lobitos, Peru"

Happening today at 15:00 CET & 16:00 CET!
#MarSocSci #FishSci #SSF #OceanOptimism #WorldDayofSocialJustice

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