News & Events
‘Double Majority’ – Women Among Many in TBTI
The theme of the 2024 International Women’s Day, as designated by the United Nations, is ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’. TBTI women, and what they say in the post, is a good testament of why investing in women makes a lot of sense.
Three new articles featured in Samudra
The latest issue of Samudra features three articles written by the TBTI members and contributors. In ‘Old Values, New Challenges’, Yinji Li discusses current challenges faced by fishing communities in Japan and highlights Umigyo approach as a way to ensure the rights and livelihoods of fishing communities. In ‘A New Era of Hope’, Ratana Chuenpagdee highlights the commitments needed to strengthen the knowledge of small-scale fisheries and protect their livelihoods, outlining the efforts done by TBTI Global within the context of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) and the 10th Anniversary of the SSF Guidelines. In ‘A Sense of Home’ Maarten Bavinck reviews Svein Jentoft’s latest book ‘The Gift of Community – More Essays on Human Experiences of Small-scale Fisheries’ and commends the author’s unique perspective in exploring the human side of the relationship between the small-scale fisheries and their communities.
Assessing the Risks, Vulnerability, and Response Capacity in the Fishing Communities of Telchac Harbor and Dzilam de Bravo, Mexico
This Spring, the CINVESTAV-Merida fisheries lab, in collaboration with TBTI Global, organized two workshops that focused on the risks, vulnerability, and response capacity in the Dzilam de Bravo and Telchac Puerto fishing communities in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico.
Think Solutions: Think Small-Scale Fisheries, Infinity Fish & Food-Climate Biodiversity
Join us for an afternoon of talks and stories about three large-scale initiatives related to small-scale fisheries across Canada (TBTI Canada), economics and the future of fish and fisheries (Infinity Fish), and solving the sustainability challenges at the food-climate-biodiversity nexus (Solving-FCB).
Celebrating 2023 World Fisheries Day: New Era of Support for Small-Scale Fisheries
After several years of online celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TBTI Global finally celebrated the World Fisheries Day in person again! This year’s event was centered around the theme of the New Era of Support for Small-Scale Fisheries, building on the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), celebrated worldwide last year.
2024 SSF Regional Symposium
We are pleased to share with you the announcement of the “2024 SSF Regional Symposium” Series, which will be jointly organized by TBTI Global and the local partners. The Symposium is an all-encompassing space to share stories, experiences, and lessons about small-scale fisheries, as well as to discuss and explore options and opportunities for supporting sustainable small-scale fisheries. The theme for the 2024 SSF Regional Symposium is ‘Bright Spots ~ Hope Spots.’
From counting fish to exploring the human side of fisheries: My journey into small-scale fisheries research
Nova Almine recently completed her Master’s degree in Geography at Memorial University in Canada where she studied dried fish value chain dynamics in Thailand. Her study demonstrated the adaptability of dried fish actors as fishers, producers, and vendors who embraced digital marketing strategies to deal with pandemic-related challenges.