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TBTI Digest – October 2024

https://mailchi.mp/mun/october

New book: Life Beyond the Tōhoku Disasters by Alyne E. Delaney

This book explores, in rich, ethnographic detail, the lives of a group of Japanese fishers and community residents in coastal Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami generated from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Focused on one town in Miyagi Prefecture near the epicenter of the 2011 quake, the text provides a singularly unique opportunity to hear, in their own voices, individuals’ reflections and experiences on life after the disasters while also drawing upon anthropological fieldwork data from many of the same individuals 10 years prior to the disaster.

Transforming Ocean Governance Research Symposium

On September 12, 2024, over 60 people from academia and the federal government gathered to discuss the role of social sciences and humanities (SSH) in ocean policymaking. Participants explored the challenges, prospects, and next steps for positioning SSH in the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, with a focus on fisheries.

SSF Regional Symposium for Latin America and the Caribbean

The four-day SSF Regional Symposium for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Mazatlán, Mexico, brought together 70 participants to share experiences, research, lessons and stories about small-scale fisheries in the Latin America and the Caribbean, and to discuss their viability and sustainability.

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.