February 3, 2021 — A number of conservation NGOs and partners launched the Small-Scale Fisheries Resource and Collaboration Hub (SSF), an online platform looking to boost small-scale fisheries governance and community development.
The SSF Hub is launching ahead of the annual U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Fisheries meeting. Oceana also explained the Hub is also a response to the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (or SSF Guidelines) to support the livelihoods of small-scale fishers and fishing communities.