TBTI Digest – September 2024
https://mailchi.mp/mun/september-2024
CBC NL interview with Yinji Li & Kimberly Orren
Check out the CBC NL interview with TBTI Japan hub coordinator Yinji Li and Kimberly Orren, the co-founder of Fishing for Success, a social enterprise located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries at the Canadian Association of CAG
This August, the Geography Department of Memorial University hosted the 2024 Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in St. John’s, Canada. The attendees explored and shared diverse perspectives and methodologies on the theme ‘Edges’ to challenge the status quo and broaden the understanding of Geography.
A sneak preview of TBTI Malaysia
If you have been following our news, you would have noticed that an official launch of a TBTI country hub is accompanied by a cake. We didn’t have that in Kuala Lumpur when the writing team came together to work on the SSF Malaysia E-book in July.
TBTI Global at the Small-Scale Fisheries Summit for Africa
TBTI Global recently participated in the first regional Small-Scale Fisheries Summit for Africa, held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on June 5-7, 2024, organized to mark and celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the SSF Guidelines.
More about small-scale fisheries in Europe
Check out some of the recent publications about small-scale fisheries in Europe. These works cover a broad spectrum of topics and case studies, including coastal and maritime cultural heritage, implementation of the SSF Guidelines in Sweden, participatory analysis of fishing sector in Cyprus, and others.
Great learning opportunities in Cyprus
Earlier this July, a group of small-scale fisheries researchers, fishers, and representatives of NGOs meet in Cyprus for the second symposium of the 2024 SSF Regional Symposium series.
Small-scale fisheries in all agenda at COFI36
The FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) meets every two years, mainly for Member States to review and discuss the latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report and other key topics.
Interactive Governance: Stock-Taking & Block-Building Writing Workshop
To help celebrate the 20 years since the publication of the first IG book, and in recognition of the great efforts that have been made to advance the IG theory and its applications around the world, TBTI is putting together the 4th volume. In preparation for this, TBTI Global, in collaboration with OFI Module I, organized a five day workshop this past May to facilitate discussion and exchange among contributors of the upcoming book.
Getting a TBTI hub going in Colombia
At the recently held XVII Colombian Congress of Ichthyology, hosted by the Acictios Network, several TBTI colleagues from Colombia organized a well-attended session whose goal was to introduce the work of TBTI to the research community and gather input that will help guide the establishment of the TBTI Colombia hub.
Sustainable fisheries management in the face of climate change
Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, Director of TBTI Global and the lead of Ocean Frontier Institute Module I, attended the meeting as a panelist, where she delivered a talk titled ‘Impacts of climate change on small-scale fisheries and coastal communities.’
SSF Regional Symposium for Asia-Pacific
Join us for a reflective journey as we look back at the SSF Regional Symposium for Asia-Pacific. Witness some of the most exciting and memorable moments, find out what topics took center stage, and check what issues and next steps were discussed as part of Bright and Hope Spots. There is also a special section on ‘Girls Who Fish’ as well as on ‘Girls Who Love To Eat Fish’. Plus, lots and lots of photos. So, get comfortable and enjoy the read.