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Between 29 November and 3 December, 2017, Cyclone Ockhi devastated hundreds of lives and livelihoods of coastal fishing communities in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. This study assesses the impacts of the cyclone on fishing communities and the mechanisms in place at the local, national and international levels to address disaster risks and sea safety in small-scale fisheries, using a human rights-based approach. In line with the Sendai Framework 2015-2030 and the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries, the study recommends applying “relief-development continuum” and “build back better” concepts to the management of disaster risks in order to save lives and to reduce damage to fisheries assets and livelihoods.

Women and men in fishing communities in South India work together to generate important beach related data

As the implementation of the SSF Guidelines gets under way, it is imperative to lobby for policies and processes that will empower small-scale fishing communities. The Thirty-third Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), held in Rome in July 2018, proved to be a watershed for small-scale fisheries.

A critical look at Towards Gender-equitable Small-scale fisheries Governance and Development: A Handbook by Nilanjana Biswas, published by the FAO, in 2017

The opening editorial Comment in this issue argues that as the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) gets under way, it is imperative to lobby for policies and processes that will empower small-scale fishing communities. How the Guaranis, indigenous people of Morro dos Cavalos in Brazil, are being displaced from their lands to satisfy the interests of politicians and businesses is analyzed in one article, while another details how the Seafood Slavery Risk Tool tracks abuses of labour and human rights in seafood supply chains. The current issue also features a report on the Danish Institute for Human Rights’ meeting on the contribution of human rights to the sustainable development of fisheries. Continuing on the theme of livelihood rights, the article from Indonesia delineates the causes for the poor nutritional intake in Indonesia's coastal communities. On-the-ground reports of two meetings – one on the largest conference on occupational safety and health in the fishing industry, held in Canada, and the other, on the 33rd Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) – provide insights into issues that plague the fisheries sector in different ways. Another article in SAMUDRA Report No. 79 explains how fishermen and scientists are being brought together to track wind and waves, and save lives, through new innovative weather forecasting technology. A report on the Pêcheurs du Monde film festival, held in Lorient, France, and which turns 10 this year, as well as a review of a book on the global implementation of the SSF Guidelines, swing the spotlight to the problems that small-scale fishing communities face around the world. SAMUDRA Report No. 79 also features the regular Roundup section that carries news snippets, analysis and tidbits on fisheries from around the world. SAMUDRA Report No. 79 can be accessed at https://www.icsf.net/en/samudra/article/EN/79.html?limitstart=0

A survey among seafood professionals, while revealing gender inequalities across the seafood industry in most countries, also provides pointers for positive change.

Can the Ministerial declaration and regional plan of action signed recently in Malta turn the tide of fortune for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea?. On 26 September in Malta, 18 Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal states committed themselves to developing “objectives, principles and concrete actions” to be applied across the region through a regional plan of action (RPOA) and thus “to ensure the long-term environmental, economic and social sustainability of small-scale fisheries”.

Social contexts inevitably influence entry into the occupation and how fishing lives are shaped by the unfolding of non-fishing identities. Temporal perspectives can help us understand what it means to be a fisher – including the importance of social contexts for entering the occupation and how non-fishing identities shape the unfolding of fishing lives.

The Guaranis, indigenous people of Morro dos Cavalos in Brazil, are being displaced from their lands to satisfy the interests of politicians and businesses.

The Regional Plan of Action for Small-scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea is a model for other regional fisheries management organizations. For the first time since the endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines) in Rome in June 2014, a regional fisheries body has adopted a plan of action for sustainable small-scale fisheries that draws upon these Guidelines and other instruments.

Action research by the University of Sussex is bringing fishermen and scientists together to track wind, and waves and save lives. Seen from the air, Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala state in south India, looks like a magic carpet – a long strip of golden sand separating a vast green canopy of coconut palms and the turquoise shimmer of the Arabian Sea. These sandy shores are home to the largest concentration of artisanal marine fishers in this part of the world – 42 villages spread along a 48-mile coastline. Many of these fishers are poor.

This article reviews a recent publication on women’s participation and leadership in fisherfolk organisations and collective action in fisheries.

New research exploring women’s roles in fishing families officially got going in August 2018, with the launch of the new Women in Fisheries project website. This research examines how women contribute to the survival of both fishing families and the fishing industry, and will shed light on women’s roles, identities and well-being.

In June this year, the city of St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, played host to the largest gathering of fishing, aquaculture and seafood-processing safety and health professionals: the Fifth International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference (IFISH 5), the only conference dedicated to improving safety and health in the fishing industry. Held from 10 to 13 June 2018 in the picturesque campus of St. John’s Memorial University, and blessed – contrary to gloomy weather forecasts – by a few days of unexpected sunshine between rainy ones, IFISH 5 explored the latest research on occupational safety and health; discussed current fisheries policy and regulations; and showcased best practices for keeping workers safe and healthy.

A Peoples Long March against dams on the Indus River, organized by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, earned widespread support and solidarity from the fishing and peasant community of Sindh

A review of the documentary film about women fishers living in the floating villages of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, considered the world’s most productive inland fishery. Produced by Conservation International and Fintrac; filmed and edited by Dominique Tardy, scripted by Olivier Joffre and narrated by Susan Novak. Duration 12 min 29 sec; Language: English.

Formal recognition of marine tenure provides an incentive for small-scale fishers to form and support the overarching structure for responsible governance

This year the Pêcheurs du Monde film festival, which turns 10, was held between 19 and 25 March 2018, in Lorient, France. Filmmakers have always been fascinated by the sea, and the lives and work of fishermen. In the course of its 10 editions, the Pêcheurs du Monde (Fishers of the World) film festival has screened hundreds of films of all kinds – features, documentaries, reports, etc. Each year, the festival gives audiences the opportunity to rediscover exceptional achievements in cinema on fishers, both new and old, giving visibility to the forgotten individuals and communities who strive to protect the oceans.

A review of The Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines: Global Implementation. Jentoft, S., Chuenpagdee, R., Barragán-Paladines, M.J., Franz, N. (Eds.) People, not profits, or even fish, are the fundamental feature of artisanal and small-scale fisheries throughout the world. This self-evident truth has for too long been absent in many policies dealing with fisheries or coastal management and development plans, to the detriment of not only people, but also ecosystems and the economic viability of what are critical industries at local and global scales.

In overview of the Danish Institute for Human Rights’ international expert meeting on the contribution of human rights to the sustainable development of fisheries. In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its resolution, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” for the overarching goal of poverty eradication and the realization of the human rights of all.

Only collective action in small-scale fisheries can overcome the problems of poverty, marginalization, insecure tenure rights and powerlessness.

The experience with tourism-based boat trips in Caixa d´Aço Bay in Paraty, Brazil, highlights the problems of livelihoods in restricted-use protected areas

For West African artisanal fishing communities, the fishmeal boom may be a bonanza for a few, but is a curse for most

Nuestra propuesta didáctica pretende construir el concepto y desarrollar los diferentes temas subsiguientes, utilizando las representaciones semióticas como recursos relevantes para la enseñanza y la comprensión matemática.

Cyclone Ockhi, which hit southern India late last year, brought out the need to empower communities to manage risks through locally owned and locally appropriate approaches

A newly established network of women fish processors and traders promises to improve the prospects of women in Africa’s post-harvest sector

Tenure rights in Brazil's small-scale fisheries are fading in the shadows of irrational, poorly designed, and socially and environmentally unjust 'blue planning' processes

Ten years of freshwater fisheries governance reform in the Ayeyarwaddy region of Myanmar has led to greater democratization and decentralization, but problems remain.

A workshop to strengthen small-scale fishery communities in the context of the SSF Guidelines was held on 28 September 2018 at the National Science Foundation in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A workshop was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). The workshop, held on 28th September, 2018 was attended by 45 participants from the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (MFARD), the Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (DFARD), National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA) and Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (CFC), and 15 officers from Coast Conservation Department (CCD), Agriculture Department, Ministry of Tourism, Department of Wildlife, Coast Guard (Navy) and Marine Environmental Protection Agency (MEPA).

Este artigo trata do ensino sobre aerogeradores a partir de um projeto interdisciplinar desenvolvido com estudantes de ensino fundamental, utilizando como recurso pedagógico um museu interativo. O objetivo foi investigar como uma proposta de ensino com atividades desenvolvidas no espaço formal e no espaço museal, tendo como método de ensino a modelagem matemática, pode criar condições que possibilitem a interdisciplinaridade. A proposta foi aplicada em uma turma do nono ano do ensino fundamental, de uma escola pública da cidade de Guaíba, RS, integrando as disciplinas de Matemática, Física, Química, Geografia e Língua Portuguesa. Por meio de uma Análise Textual Discursiva de respostas dadas pelos estudantes a um questionário, fica evidente que um museu interativo possibilita a aprendizagem e instiga a participação dos estudantes em sala de aula. Também é possível compreender que a modelagem matemática pode trazer ludicidade, autonomia e criatividade durante a construção de modelações experimentais, bem como a realização de trabalhos interdisciplinares.

The painful aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi reveals the multiple dimensions of disaster preparedness that still need attention in India.

National Workshop on Small-scale Fisheries, Cyclone Ockhi and Disaster Risk Management was held on 28 to 29 May, 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram. The workshop was organised by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The workshop was attended by a large number of distinguished participants, including fishworker organisations, government officials, academics, non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations and the disaster affected community. Representatives from FAO and the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) also attended the programme. On 29 November 2017, a deep depression, detected in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka, rapidly intensified into a cyclonic storm off the coast of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep Islands. Cyclone Ockhi, as it was named, took the life of a number of fishers, injured many and destroyed fishing vessels and gear.

SAMUDRA Report No. 80, dated December 2018, features articles on fisheries from around the world that focus on a diverse range of issues, from small-scale fisheries and community fisheries to illegal fishing, the SSF Guidelines, conservation of manta rays and fisheries governance, among other topics. The editorial Comment in this issue discusses how the Regional Plan of Action for Small-scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea is a model for other regional fisheries management organizations. The tide of fortune for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea is turning, says the opening article. The article from Cambodia shows how extensive and well-developed is the nation's system of community fisheries. Sri Lanka's SSF communities can be strengthened in the context of the SSF Guidelines, argues another article, while a report from Vietnam on a recent consultation workshop discusses illegal fishing and co-management in the central coastal region. The piece from Indonesia discusses how Lamakera village has initiated a programme for the conservation of manta rays. From Pakistan comes a report on a Peoples Long March against dams on the Indus River. Effective fisheries governance has led to democratization and decentralization in Myanmar, according to another article. The social contexts and lives of fishing communities are analyzed in another article, while the last article in the current issue points out that only collective action in SSF can overcome the problems of poverty and marginalization. SAMUDRA Report No. 80 also features the regular Roundup section that carries news snippets, analysis and tidbits on fisheries from around the world. SAMUDRA Report No. 80 can be accessed at: https://www.icsf.net/en/samudra/article/EN/80.html?limitstart=0

Este artigo tem o propósito de relacionar os temas atividade de ensino, interação e aprendizagem, por meio de uma breve revisão bibliográfica sobre os temas em questão e da análise da transcrição de uma aula de Matemática ministrada a alunos do 3º ano do En-sino Fundamental, em uma escola municipal de São Paulo. Momentos de interação entre professor e alunos foram gravados em áudio e um trecho da transcrição será aqui reprodu-zido, com o objetivo de apresentar uma análise de alguns aspectos presentes na atividade de ensino, explicitados nas interlocuções, bem como os conteúdos que emergem das enun-ciações dos alunos e o alcance dos objetivos da atividade. A aula apresentada neste artigo é fragmento de uma dissertação de mestrado que investigou as relações interativas nas aulas de Matemática e suas implicações no processo de ensino e aprendizagem.

Under Suman Singh’s leadership, women in Madhubani, India, gain greater control over their lives.

Twenty-five years after the introduction of the quota system, significant challenges confront women in Norway’s fisheries

The access of Brazil's fishers to coastal land and sea resources has, in recent years, been hampered by increased urbanization, tourism and construction of harbours

Lamakera, a tiny village in Indonesia, is a centre for the global trade in manta rays, which are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Sex-segregated employment data in the recently released State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 report points to the need for better and more standardised data collection.

Relatamos uma experiência de aplicação de uma sequência didática planejada com o objetivo de investigar as hipóteses de crianças do 2º ano de escolaridade, de uma escola pública do Rio de Janeiro, quando desafiadas a representar objetos e a sala de aula no plano do papel. A experiência evidencia que nem sempre a compreensão da criança de uma representação coincide com a desejada pelo professor, e que as estratégias de representação são coerentes com as habilidades de visualização desenvolvidas e com as hipóteses enunciadas pelas crianças ao descreverem seus trabalhos. Destacamos, ainda, a importância de diferenciar o trabalho com perspectiva de visualização de observadores daqueleque pretende sistematizar o conceito de ‘vistas’ em Matemática.

Meet Alejandra and Maria Elena, women fishers from Mexico’s Lake Chapala region, whose work contradicts the belief that fishing is something that only men can do

A introdução do ensino em termos de competências comporta reflexões e mudanças na prática escolar. Professores e alunos assumem responsabilidades diferentes no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, com a intensão de consolidar conhecimentos e colocá-los em prática nas mais diversas situações do cotidiano. A modelagem matemática como uma metodologia de ensino é um instrumento para mobilizar e aprimorar diversos conhecimentos e habilidades. A pesquisa, apresentada neste trabalho, tem por objetivo conhecer algumas ideias dos professores de matemática a respeito das competências de modelagem matemática dos alunos. A partir de entrevistas realizadas, observa-se que os professores têm dificuldades em identificar essas competências; os obstáculos no processo de modelagem referem-se à falta de conhecimento dos estudantes e a aspectos relacionados ao sistema de ensino. Os professores indicaram sugestões de intervenções na prática educativa para promover a modelagem matemática como uma competência.