The Smallscale Fisheries Guidelines Global Implementation 1st Edition Svein Jentoft by Svein Jentoft, Ratana Chuenpagdee, María José Barragán-paladines, Nicole Franz, (eds.) 9783319550749, 3319550748 instant download after payment.

Since its inception, the peer-reviewed MARE Publication Series, hosted by Springer, has devoted much attention to fisheries. Of the 13 volumes realized at the time of writing, nine have actually dealt with fisheries-related issues. Within the fisheries realm, we have been particularly interested in the fate of small-scale fishers and their communities. This is also a consequence of the cooperation between the Centre for Maritime Research (MARE), of which this Series is part, and the Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) project, which strives to elevate the profile of small-scale fisheries around the world. The first volume dedicated specifically to the condition of this subsector was monumental – Interactive Governance for Small-Scale Fisheries:
Global Reflections (2015). This book provides an authoritative overview of the trends prevailing small-scale fisheries governance around the globe. The present volume continues where the previous book left off, now focusing on the most ambitious international policy instrument ever to have been developed for the benefit of this subsector: the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). These Guidelines, passed by FAO’s membership in 2014, offer a holistic perspective on the needs of small-scale fishers and their ways forward to address these needs.
While the SSF Guidelines are slowly percolating to national and subnational levels, assisted by government agencies and a large number of civil society organizations, this book provides an extra impetus and a contribution from the academic and research community. Detailing the experiences and challenges faced during the application of sections of the SSF Guidelines in both Southern and Northern Hemispheres, the book supplies a relevant baseline for reflection as well as action.
As one of the Series editors, I am more than proud to be hosting the volume and wish it a wide readership. Importantly, it is our hope that the book will help promote and support
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