Philippines14 March 2022, Alubijid, Philippines - Oscar Gaid, 44, takes a break from catching fish with his cast net off of the beach of Barangay Baybay in Alubijid. Gaid splits his time between farming and fish...

Gabon29 June 2021, Doume Village, close to Lastoursville, Gabon - Two fishermen empty their nets of fish after laying them out the night before. Fishing is a vital alternative to bushmeat and it is importa...

Gabon29 June 2021, Doume Village, close to Lastoursville, Gabon - Two fishermen empty their nets of fish after laying them out the night before. Fishing is a vital alternative to bushmeat and it is importa...

Gabon29 June 2021, Doume Village, close to Lastoursville, Gabon - Two fishermen empty their nets of fish after laying them out the night before. Fishing is a vital alternative to bushmeat and it is importa...

Gabon29 June 2021, Doume Village, close to Lastoursville, Gabon - Two fishermen empty their nets of fish after laying them out the night before. Fishing is a vital alternative to bushmeat and it is importa...

Gabon29 June 2021, Doume Village, close to Lastoursville, Gabon - Two fishermen empty their nets of fish after laying them out the night before. Fishing is a vital alternative to bushmeat and it is importa...

COTE D'IVOIRE, IVORY COAST,28 April 2021, Abengourou, Ivory Coast - Employees catching Tilapias for sale in the fish farm of Kablan Mamere a Niable, in the Abengourou area, Eastern Ivory Coast, on April 28, 2021

COTE D'IVOIRE, IVORY COAST,28 April 2021, Abengourou, Ivory Coast - Employees catching Tilapias for sale in the fish farm of Kablan Mamere a Niable, in the Abengourou area, Eastern Ivory Coast, on April 28, 2021

PhilippinesFISHERIES DEVELOPMENT: Philippines, 1984 - Mariki Sahaya, a village of Moslem ?ea gypsies" near Zamboagna. These nomadic people build their temporary shanty dwellings over water. They live by catching...

PhilippinesFISHERIES DEVELOPMENT: Philippines, 1984 - Mariki Sahaya, a village of Moslem ?ea gypsies" near Zamboagna. These nomadic people build their temporary shanty dwellings over water. They live by catching...

CONGODEVELOPING A FISHING INDUSTRY IN THE CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE). May, 1971. Although relatively short, the 200-kilometre coastline of the Congo Republic (Brazzaville) is located in a region of considerab...

INDIAUNDP TA DEEP-SEA FISHING OPERATIONS. India 1969 . The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO now has four master fishermen in India conducting a United Nations Development Programme-Technical Assistan...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

MYANMARVillagers catching fish in a pond carved out of a agricultural land of 3.9 acres village Hteik Chung next to Bogale river in Pyapon district of Myanmar. There are an estimated number of 2475 cat fish...

THAILAND27 September 2005, Ban Bor Rae - Cages used for catching shellfish. This fishing community received assistance from FAO in rebuilding boats, fish farms and fishing cages. FAO Project: TCP/THA/3004 (0...

THAILAND27 September 2005, Ban Bor Rae - Cages used for catching shellfish. This fishing community received assistance from FAO in rebuilding boats, fish farms and fishing cages. FAO Project: TCP/THA/3004 (0...

WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP14 December 2010, Gaza City - An FAO project beneficiary catching a fish from his rooftop fish farming pond. FAO Project: Symbol OSRO/GAZ/804/ITA - Emergency support to needy fishermen in the Gaza St...

CambodiaFixing an arrow shaped fishing trap. - - Participatory Natural resource Management in the Tonle Sap Region: GCP/CMB/008/BEL. The project has worked in Siem Reap since 1995 on assisting the Government...

CambodiaFish trap to sink into the water, wait to the fish to gather above, and then hoist it with the fish inside. The fish catches have steadily decreased over the past decades due to over fishing and damag...

BeninFishermen repaing/maintaining their fishing nets. - - General: General.

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach work with an experimental net, with larger mesh size that does not catch juvenile fish. Once these nets are accepted, they will then be sold to other neighboring fishin...

BeninFishermen repaing/maintaining their fishing nets. - - General: General.

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach at work pulling boat onto shore. - - General: General.

BeninWoman carrying fishing gear. - - General: General.

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach at work pulling boat onto shore. - - General: General.

BeninBeach fishing scene in Aido Beach, Benin. - - General: General.

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach at work. - - General: General.

BeninAido Beach fishing community carrying new experiemental fishing nets with larger mesh that do not catch juvenile fish. - - General: General.

BeninFisherman carrying pile of rope on head. - - General: General.

BeninThis fishing community in Aido Beach has adopted the use of an experimental net featuring larger mesh that does not catch juvenile fish. Once these nets are accepted, they will be sold to neighboring...

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach work with an experimental net, with larger mesh size that does not catch juvenile fish. Once these nets are accepted, they will then be sold to other neighboring fishin...

BeninRepairs to fishing nets in the fishing port of Cotonou, Benin. - - General: General.

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach work with an experimental net, with larger mesh size that does not catch juvenile fish. Once these nets are accepted, they will then be sold to other neighboring fishin...

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana throngs the beach to buy fish from returning boats and to help unload and maintain nets. - - Sustainable Fisheries LivelihSoods Programme: GCP/INT/735/UK.

GhanaFish vendors bid on the fish just brought in by community boats. - - Sustainable Fisheries LivelihSoods Programme: GCP/INT/735/UK.

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana, throngs the beach to buy fresh fish from returning boats and to help unload and maintain nets. - - Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme: GCP/INT/735/UK.

BeninFishing community in Aido Beach work with an experimental net, with larger mesh size that does not catch juvenile fish. Once these nets are accepted, they will then be sold to other neighboring fishin...

GhanaFishermen unload nets from fishing boats returning with the day's catch. - - Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP): GCP/INT/735/UK.

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana, throngs the beach to buy fish from returning boats and to help unload and maintain nets. - - Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP): GCP/INT/735/UK....

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana, pulls in seine nets from returning fishing boats. - - Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP): GCP/INT/735/UK. The Sustainable Fisheries Livelihood Pr...

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana, comes out to meet boats returning with the day's catch, buy fresh fish and help unload and maintain nets. - - Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP):...

GhanaThe fishing community of Moree, Ghana, comes out to meet boats returning with the day's catch, buy fresh fish and help unload and maintain nets. - - Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (SFLP):...

GhanaAn aerial view showing the fishing community of Moree, Ghana, as it prepares for the return of fishing boats with the day's catch. They come to buy fresh fish, unload boats, and mend nets. - - Sustai...

AngolaFishermen with their catch. FAO provides engines for the fishing boats: one engine for five people. Since the project started the amount of fish caught has doubled. The fish are sold to women from the...

GermanyFishermen from a small cooperative on the island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea hauling in a catch of herrings. The fish are caught yearly in April or May in wicker traps, a kind of eco-friendly fishing....

GermanyFishermen from a small cooperative on the island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea hauling in a catch of herrings. the fish are caught yearly in April or May in wicker traps, a kind of eco-friendly fishing....

MaliA member of the cooperative with a freshly caught " capitaine" . - - Fish Smoking Project: TFD-97/MLI/005.

MaliRespecting Bozo tradition, the fishers symbolically grill some fish before sharing out the catch. - - Fish Smoking Project: TFD-97/MLI/005.

MaliMembers of the fishing cooperative inaugurate the new fishing nets donated by TeleFood. - - Fish Smoking: TFD-97/MLI/005. This TeleFood project, launched in 1998, aims to assist fisher folk from the B...

MadagascarMember of the coooperative trying out new fishing nets in the River Niger, the third longest river in Africa. - - Fish Smoking Project: TFD-97/MLI/005.

OmanFishers sitting on their boat in the harbour with a catch of fish from the Arabian sea. - - General: General.

MaliCanoes full of new fishing gear moored on the bank of the River Niger, near Bamako. With the financial assistance of the Telefood project the fish farmers have made new, more resistant, fishing nets....

ItalyNets are used in a traditional method of fishing in the River Po delta. - - General: General.

MaliCanoes containing newly made fishing nets. - - Fish Smoking Project: TFD-97/MLI/005.

MaliMembers of the cooperative preparing to go fishing on the River Niger. - - Fish Smoking Project: TFD-97/MLI/005.

OmanFish on sale at a market in Oman. - - General: General.

OmanThe day's catch of fresh fish is brought to shore. - - General: General.

ChinaFishermen deciding which fish to select for harvest of leave in the fish pond to mature. - - General: General.

ChinaAquaculture: weighing fish that have just been harvested. - - General: General.

SpainFishing for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus): the tuna are hauled aboard with the help of poles and hooks. - - General: General.

SpainFishers lacing bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in crates before lowering them to a cold store below deck. - - General: General.

SpainFishers lowering the catch of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), which has been cleaned of blood, to a cold store below deck. - - General: General.

SpainFishing for albacore (Thunnus alalunga) with poles and bait. - - General: General.

SpainUsing a purse seine to catch live bait on a tuna boat. - - General: General.

SpainUsing a purse seine to catch live bait on a tuna boat. - - General: General.

SpainFishing for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus): the tuna are hauled aboard with the help of poles and hooks. - - General: General.

SpainFishing for bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynnus): fishing boat above a school of tuna. The jets of water facilitate fishing as they prevent the tuna from noticing activity on deck. Live bait is thrown into...

MoroccoSardine fishing in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoFisherman sitting next to boxes of sardines that have been unloaded on to the wharf at El Jadida harbour. - - General: General.

MoroccoCrates of sardines from the day's catch stacked on the wharf at El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoFishers in the Atlantic Ocean with a catch of sardines netted off the coast of El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoUnloading baskets of sardines from a fishing vessel at El Jadida harbour. - - General: General.

MoroccoUnloading baskets of fish at the port of El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoUnloading baskets of sardines from the hold of a fishing vessel. - - General: General.

MoroccoCrates of sardines from the day's catch stacked on the wharf at El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoSardine fishing in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoFishers in the Atlantic Ocean with a catch of sardines netted off the coast of El Jadida. - - General: General.

MoroccoFishermen unload their catch of sardines from a ship. The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries establishes principles and standards of behavior for conservation, management and development of fis...

GhanaScenes of men fishing with nets from an aluminum boat. The boat was provided by FAO and PRIDOE CO LTD in December 1998. The pond is presently flooded and thus no fish were caught. Tilapia nilotica and...

PeruPeruvian purse seiners. - -

PeruAnchovy fishmeal. Los Ferroels fishmeal plant. - - General: General.

PeruPeruvian purse seiners. - - General: General.

PeruAnchovy fishmeal. Los Ferroels fishmeal plant. - - General: General.

PeruPeruvian purse seiners. - - General: General.

PeruSack of anchovy fishmeal at Los Ferroels plant. - - General: General.

PeruPeruvian purse seiners. - - General: General.

PeruSack of anchovy fishmeal at Los Ferroels plant. - - General: General.

PeruLos Ferroles fishmeal plant. In the background, fishing boats ready to transfer the catch. - - General: General.

Peru"Chata" lighter to transfer catch from boat to processing plant. - - General: General.

PeruLos Ferroles fishmeal plant. - - General: General.

PeruThe hold of a fishing boat full of anchoveta (Engraulis rigens). - - General: General.

PeruHold of a fishing boat full of anchoveta (Engraulis rigens). - - General: General.

LebanonFishermen mending their nets. - - Local Support to the Rehabilitation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: UTFN/LEB/002/LEB. The objective of the project is to give support to three sub-sectors: ag...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicFish farm. Small farm fry production operation in net cages. Young girl catching common carp and Puntius fry in a scoop net. The fine net cages are constructed from mosquito netting. Simple fry produc...

Lao People's Democratic RepublicWoman selling fish. Fresh fish commands a premium price in the city and provincial markets. There is a huge demand nation-wide for both cultured and captured fish. During the dry season, cultured fish...