Strengthening organizations and collective action in fisheries:A way forward in implementing the international guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries

摘要

The workshop Strengthening Organizations and Collective Action in Fisheries: a way forward in implementing the international guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF Guidelines)1 took place at FAO, Rome, Italy, on 18-20 March 2013. It was attended by 26 external participants as well as by 16 FAO staff. The external participants represented a wide spectrum of small-scale fisheries stakeholders, including civil society organizations (CSOs), governments and academia.The purpose of the workshop was threefold: (i) to discuss the main challenges and opportunities for strengthening collective action and organizations in small-scale fisheries (SSFs); (ii) to design elements of a common analytical framework for assessingfishers' organizations and collective action and (iii) to discuss a strategy for strengthening organizations and collective action in support of the implementation of the SSF Guidelines.