How aid can support sustainable fisheries for a food-secure world - Contributor: Stephen Hall | Devex

How aid can support sustainable fisheries for a food-secure world - Contributor: Stephen Hall | Devex: "On World Fisheries Day, we have traditionally discussed the challenges fisheries face and the threats to their sustainability. However, we need to shift the focus to solutions that will ensure a continuing supply of fish for the millions who rely on them for both livelihoods and food security.

It is tempting to think about big, commercial boats catching the fish we see on the plates of consumers in the developed world. But while this form of fishing and the fish stocks these boats exploit are important, the crucial area we must address is the millions of small-scale fishermen along the coasts and on the inland rivers and lakes of the developing world. It is these small-scale fisheries that supply about 56 percent of the fish for human consumption in developing countries and support 95 percent of the 500 million people around the world whose livelihoods depend — in one way or another — on fishing."

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