Fisher Communities

Deadly Algal Bloom Triggers Social Uprising in Southern Chile

By Orlando Milesi and Marianela Jarroud
A ban on harvesting shellfish in Chiloé due to a severe red tide outbreak sparked a social uprising that has partially isolated thousands of local residents of the southern Chilean archipelago and revived criticism of an export model that condemns small-scale fishing communities to poverty and marginalisation.

Women Pick Up the Slack as Fishing Declines on India’s Southern Coasts

By Nachammai Raman
Geeta Selvaraj and a few other women take turns to prepare meals with just one large gas cooker in a tiny shop.

Poverty and Fear Still Rankle, Ten Years After the Tsunami

By Amantha Perera
It took just 30 minutes for the killer waves to leave 350,000 dead and half a million displaced. Less than one hour for 100,000 houses to be destroyed and 200,000 people to be stripped of their livelihoods.


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