The World Small-Scale Fisheries Conference will take place April 27-May 1, 2026, in Hua Hin, Thailand. This year’s theme is “Small-scale fisheries for advancing just harmony, young futures, and regenerative wisdom.”
SFP staff members will participate in multiple events at the conference, including:
Advancing small-scale fisheries sustainability through governance and ecosystem approaches: Lessons from the Gulf of Thailand and Bay of Bengal
Tuesday, April 28, 3:30-5:30 pm
Jointly sponsored by SFP, FAO, and SEAFDEC, this session will highlight how sub-regional cooperation, ecosystem approaches to fisheries (EAF), and market/value-chain incentives can jointly strengthen the sustainability of small-scale fisheries in the Gulf of Thailand and Bay of Bengal. SFP Fisheries Governance & Livelihoods Director Pedro Ferreiro will be a speaker at the session.
Participatory management & security of tenure rights in small-scale fisheries
Tuesday, April 28, time TBD
At this session, SFP Fisheries Analyst Miguel Andreu will discuss the small-scale fishing scores that are used to evaluate participatory management and security of tenure rights in SFP’s FishSource.