Sixth Tone

Why Big Boats Can’t Replace Hainan’s Small-Scale Fishers

This is the second piece in a series on the transformation of China’s small-scale fisheries. Part one can be found here. Lai has been fishing off the coast of the southern island province of Hainan ...
The Conversation

Governments can protect marine environments by supporting small‑scale fishing

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 ...
The Conversation

African marine rules favour big industry, leaving small‑scale fishers in the lurch

Traditional blue boats moored at the harbour of Essaouira, Morocco. Marco Bottigelli/GettyImages The African marine fisheries sector is huge. It’s valued at more than US$24 billion per year. The ...
Mongabay

Fishing rights, and wrongs, cast small-scale South African fishers adrift

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A community of mixed-race families has lived and fished in South Africa’s Langebaan Lagoon since the 1800s. Starting with the former apartheid ...