Happy #WorldFisheriesDay. Established by global #SmallScaleFisheries movements ( #WFF, #WFFP, #ICSF) it is now celebrated around the world. Let's use the #SSFGuidelines to ensure that #SSF can continue to provide food, livelihoods and environmental stewardship @fao.org @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

#FiTI's International Board Member Dawda Foday Saine highlights the importance of transparency for small-scale fishers during CAOPA's 15th anniversary on #WorldFisheriesDay 2025 👇 caopa.org/en/index.php... @globalfishingwatch.org @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social @cffacape.bsky.social @fao.org

🌍Inshore exclusion zones: African countries recognise the role small-scale fishers play in food security and biodiversity conservation 🍽️🐟 Here’s how the @ec.europa.eu can support priority access & co-management in coastal waters for artisanal fishers 👇 @ssfnicole.bsky.social @caneurope.org

The latest #StanfordCenterforOceanSolutions newsletter is out, have a read here: us1.campaign-archive.com?e=56db446d4f...

We invite you to fill out and share the Blue Food Futures membership interest form within your networks, especially with colleagues working on blue food research: t.ly/lRr7v @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

The call for the second cohort of Blue Food Futures Programme fellows who will support the science-policy linkages for the blue food futures working groups is still open. More details can be found here: bluefood.earth/fellowships/. Share with your networks please! @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

#InCommonPodcast: with Fikret Berkes we spoke about our co-edited book 'Governing for transformation towards sustainable small-scale fisheries' t.ly/ioFDd, and more. Thanks to our many co-authors from research and FAO! Listen to the podcast here: t.ly/f4H5B [email protected] @fao.org

Now Open: early-career researcher Blue Food Futures Fellowships - part-time research grant ($10k) + mentorship from global experts! 👉 Learn more: lnkd.in/dr2VZ-_s 👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/dHX2x7br @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

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

"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...

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

"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/...

Towards a National Plan of Action for #SmallScaleFisheries, grounded in the #SSFGuidelines - bit.ly/48hWQ4s Kudos to #BayofBengalIGO and #FAOFish colleagues @fao.org

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 @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

Great job opportunity #FAO - Investment Officer (Fisheries and Aquaculture). More info here: jobs.fao.org/careersectio...

Stanford's Doerr School for Sustainability is hiring - Assistant Professor in Global Environmental Policy. Shared widely please facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49... @oceansolutions.stanford.edu @stanforddoerr.bsky.social

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 @oceansolutions.stanford.edu @stanforddoerr.bsky.social

✨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...

#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...

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 🎙️ Tune in at 08:51 ⤵️

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!

Economic policies are lacking in data on small-scale fisheries. This team of researchers is determined to change that. https://go.nature.com/4kqhbaW

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! @fao.org @stanforddoerr.bsky.social

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

#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 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 tbtiglobal.net/tbti-global-...

The latest @FAO.org Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics is out! A key resource for policymakers, researchers and analysts, it features the latest data, trends and insights on production, trade, employment and more. 📊 Check it out now 👉 https://buff.ly/42YaRle

#SmallScaleFisheries in #Ghana need you! Help secure sustainable small-scale fisheries in line with the #SSFGuidelines and apply here at @FAOGhana bit.ly/3X3wOvm and have a look about our work so far here bit.ly/432WBI2 @fao.org

🇩🇪 Pünktlich zur Wahl 🗳️habe ich das Starter-Paket 👇verstärkt.... 🐟@annika-fish.bsky.social 🧪@ostseeforschung.bsky.social 🚢@djanecek.bsky.social 🐳@steffinolte.bsky.social 🌊@stefwenzel.bsky.social 💶@umwelthb.bsky.social 🦢@twerner76.bsky.social #MeeresOffensive go.bsky.app/QyKNENb

Working on Small Scale Fisheries🎣? Please follow @ssfnicole.bsky.social - @fao.org's leading expert on SSF guidelines & their implementation. #FF #FollowFriday

2024 will mark 10th anniversary of Voluntary Guidelines for Small-Scale Fisheries🎣. FAO is gathering best practice regarding their implementation in case you want to showcase your work (1000 words by 4th December) . www.fao.org/fsnforum/cal...

If you’d like to know more about small scale fisheries and how they keep people fed, please follow this link to the UN FAO guidelines openknowledge.fao.org/items/609077...

Translating SSF Guidelines Into Practice With the Small-Scale Fisheries Academy https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.730396

Actus Mer/Sea News: Translating SSF Guidelines Into Practice With the Small-Scale Fisheries Academy - @FrontMarineSci http://dlvr.it/SDNyDm

Hot off the press! This week's research 🦑🧪🌍🌊 🎣 Global small-scale fisheries www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪸 Diversity shifts on Great Barrier Reef www.nature.com/articles/s41... 💎 Artisanal mining impacts doi.org/10.1016/j.ex... 🏝️ Reef indicators for island restoration doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

New @FAOfish paper by @CaSeaGrant and @AlaskaSeaGrant examines efforts to support seafood direct marketing in #Alaska and #California to shorten value chains and improve prices for #SmallScaleFishers. https://go.ucsd.edu/3h08PXt#Alaska#California#SmallScaleFishers#SSFguidelines #SmallScaleFisheries #SDGs #SDG14