No hidden catch: why small-scale fisheries matter
Channel: IIED
Date: 2019-02-14

This animation urges policymakers around the world to recognise the value that small-scale fishing brings to national economies.

Yet many small-scale fisheries and related businesses are informal and difficult to track, and their contribution to national economies goes unnoticed. Indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP) recognise goods and services provided by fisheries but tend to focus on large-scale commercial fishing.

As a result, small-scale fisheries receive minimal attention from policymakers and consequently, minimal investment.

In under 90 seconds the animation explains how if information on small-scale fisheries was made available – for example how many women and men the sector employs or how much fish they catch and process – people in policy would see more clearly the benefits of investment in the sector. This might include services such as refrigeration, processing facilities and roads that improve market access.

More details: https://www.iied.org/iied-animation-its-time-for-policy-catch-small-scale-fishing