Secure Fisheries Blog

• The Puntland Business Women Umbrella: How A Network Of Businesswomen Is Growing The Somali Fishing Sector

  Sep 28, 2018

  

  Somali businesswomen fill important roles along the fisheries value chain. In this blog we hear about and from three different Somali female entrepreneurs. 

• Photo Essay: Dagaa. Tiny Fish. Major Impact.

  Aug 30, 2018 in Fisheries Governance & Policy, Lake Victoria

  

  The tiny silver dagaa is now the most caught fish in Lake Victoria. Our Sarah Glaser traveled around Lake Victoria to learn more about this little fish with a big profile.

• Investing in Sustainable Fisheries in Somali Waters

  Jul 30, 2018 in Fisheries Governance & Policy, Somali Region

  

  If yellowfin tuna are unsustainably fished, which tunas are sustainably-fished in Somali waters and what makes them unique? What role do sharks play in the Somali coastal marine ecosystem? And why are anchovies, herrings, and sardines more sustainable alternatives? Find out more in our Story Map about Sustainable Fisheries in Somali waters.

• Eight Reasons You Care About IUU Fishing – You Just Don’t Know It Yet

  Jun 05, 2018 in Fisheries Conflict, Regional and International Coordination

  

  On June 5th, the United Nations recognizes the first International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing. IUU fishing is one of the biggest problems you might not know about.

• Angling for Equality: Why women are vital to maritime security

  May 23, 2018 in Fisheries Governance & Policy

  

  Defying traditional expectations, women are increasingly present at sea. Their full participation in the economy, political decision-making, and society is key to addressing maritime challenges, but gender equity in the maritime space is pervasively overlooked.

• Building Coalitions to Stop Illegal Fishing in the Western Indian Ocean

  Apr 27, 2018 in Regional and International Coordination

  

  Stakeholders in the Western Indian Ocean are joining together to share intelligence in the fight against illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing.

• Fire on the Water: Militarization of Fisheries Management on Lake Victoria

  Apr 19, 2018 in Fisheries Conflict, Lake Victoria

  

  Are dramatic military interventions against illegal fishing destroying trust with fishing communities and undermining livelihood resilience?

• Celebrating the Role of Women in Fisheries on International Women’s Day

  Mar 07, 2018

  

  Secure Fisheries highlights women in fisheries on International Women's Day

• The Death of Open Access in Lake Victoria

  Feb 28, 2018 in Fisheries Conflict, Lake Victoria

  

  For over 10,000 years, Lake Victoria has provided food and income to all who wanted to fish its waters. But the days of open access are coming to a dramatic close.

• Global Investments are Building a Local Fishing Economy

  Jan 17, 2018

  

  International investments are growing a successful fishing industry in Bosasso. A new tool from Secure Fisheries can help identify new locations around Somalia that will benefit from development and capacity building.

• One in 10 Interstate Disputes Are Fishy – And the Implications Stink

  Dec 29, 2017 in Fisheries Conflict

  

  Between 1993 and 2010, 11 percent of militarized interstate disputes involved fisheries, fishers, or fishing vessels.

• Fish, Food Security, and Violent Conflict

  Dec 21, 2017 in Fisheries Conflict

  

  “If you’re interested in conservation, you’d better be interested in conflict.” So argues Dr. Tim McClanahan, one of the world’s most highly cited fisheries academics.

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