Building resilient small-scale fisheries

Film by Leslie Von Pless

Men and women in seaside communities like Los Molinos, Chile, and Lampung, Indonesia, have been fishing local waters for generations, feeding not only their families but their entire community. Small-scale, artisanal fisheries like these support billions of people around the world. 

But they lack recognition, resources and data to plan for a sustainable future — a future made even more uncertain by climate change, which is stressing the oceans. 

Hear from local fishermen and partners around the world who are working to protect the sea and the fishing grounds that provide two-thirds of the world’s seafood. 

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