Fisheries

Using economic instruments, we work to address threats faced by marine fisheries, and the people who depend on them, and help to shape policy options for realising the global goals

Also related to

Sustainable fisheries

Marine biodiversity

Marine conservation

Least developed countries (LDCs)

A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.

IIED at the UN Ocean Conference

Event on 27 June 2022

A woman in an orange life jacket sits on the edge of a square pond cage, surrounded by water.

How social protection can support people and sustain fisheries

Annabelle Bladon and Yuko Okamura
06 June 2022

Boats tied to the port.

Increasing the visibility of artisanal small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers

January 2021 - December 2022

Man, wearing an apron and a face mask, holds shells. Sea behind him.

Why coastal communities are crucial to success at COP15

María José Espinosa and Valeria Ontiveros
09 November 2022

Red and white boat mooried next to another boat

Research paper on the common octopus prompts efforts to fill knowledge gaps

03 November 2022

Women and men fishers lean over a boat gathering their catch at the side of a body of water.

Interviews: UN Ocean Conference frustrates small-scale fishers

02 September 2022

A small fishing boat on the sea.

Author interview: 'Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance'

28 June 2022

Part of the cover image of 'book Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance' showing a boat.

Book summary: Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance

28 June 2022

A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.

IIED at the UN Ocean Conference

Event on 27 June 2022

A woman in an orange life jacket sits on the edge of a square pond cage, surrounded by water.

How social protection can support people and sustain fisheries

Annabelle Bladon and Yuko Okamura
06 June 2022

In a broad river, a man sits in a small, narrow boat. Other similar boats are nearby, and poles are sticking up out of the water.

Connecting social protection with fisheries management and conservation

Began October 2020

Inclusive blue economy

A programme of work supporting resilient marine and coastal ecosystems and the millions of people who depend on them to thrive by aligning incentives with investments

Publications

View more Fisheries publications

21306IIED.pdf

Sustainable seafood and small-scale fisheries: improving retail procurement

20986IIED.pdf

Connecting social protection and fisheries management for sustainability

Climate change and aquatic food systems

The contribution of small-scale artisanal fisheries and aquaculture to food systems

17203IIED.pdf

Fisheries and the post-2015 development agenda

16653IIED.pdf

Future scenarios and projections for fisheries on the high seas under a changing climate

16609IIED.pdf

Food and feeding ecology of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) in Bangladesh’s Meghna River basin

16669IIED.pdf

Financing incentive-based hilsa fisheries management in Myanmar through fiscal reform

6129IIED.pdf

PLA Notes 30: Participation and Fishing Communities

17462IIED.pdf

Equity and benefit sharing from marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction

Man, wearing an apron and a face mask, holds shells. Sea behind him.

Why coastal communities are crucial to success at COP15

Blog, 09 November 2022

Red and white boat mooried next to another boat

Research paper on the common octopus prompts efforts to fill knowledge gaps

Article, 03 November 2022

Women and men fishers lean over a boat gathering their catch at the side of a body of water.

Interviews: UN Ocean Conference frustrates small-scale fishers

Article, 02 September 2022

A small fishing boat on the sea.

Author interview: 'Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance'

Article, 28 June 2022

Part of the cover image of 'book Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance' showing a boat.

Book summary: Small-scale fisheries in Europe: status, resilience and governance

Article, 28 June 2022

A man paddles in a small boat close to the side of a river.

IIED at the UN Ocean Conference

Event on 27 June 2022

A woman in an orange life jacket sits on the edge of a square pond cage, surrounded by water.

How social protection can support people and sustain fisheries

Blog, 06 June 2022

In a broad river, a man sits in a small, narrow boat. Other similar boats are nearby, and poles are sticking up out of the water.

Connecting social protection with fisheries management and conservation

Active Project

A boat floating on the water, seaweed is seen underneath.

Negotiators return to the high seas

Blog, 07 March 2022

Women selling fish

Life and livelihoods: the impact of COVID-19 on small-scale fishing communities

Blog, 08 June 2021