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Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) A handbook for fisheries stakeholders In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) A handbook for fisheries stakeholders In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication Edited by Alexander Tilley and Matthew Roscher Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and WorldFish Bangkok, 2020 FAO and WorldFish. 2020. Information and communication technologies for small-scale fisheries (ICT4SSF) - A handbook for fisheries stakeholders. In support of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. Bangkok. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2030en The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. 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Users wishing to reuse material from this work that is attributed to a third party, such as tables, figures or images, are responsible for determining whether permission is needed for that reuse and for obtaining permission from the copyright holder. The risk of claims resulting from infringement of any third-party-owned component in the work rests solely with the user. Sales, rights and licensing. FAO information products are available on the FAO website (www.fao.org/publications) and can be purchased through [email protected]. Requests for commercial use should be submitted via: www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request. Queries regarding rights and licensing should be submitted to: [email protected]. Contents Preface IX Structure and use of this review IX Acknowledgements XI Abbreviations and acronyms XII Executive summary XV Introduction 1 Mainstreaming potential ICT solutions 4 Chapter 1. Current and recent uses of ICTs in the small-scale fisheries sector 6 ICT uses by geographical distribution 7 ICT uses by technology type 8 Chapter 2. PeskAAS: A near real-time monitoring system for small-scale fisheries in Timor-Leste 12 Highlight summary 12 Background and context 12 Process, participation and capacity building 14 Achievements and failures 15 Broader outcomes and sustainability 16 Key lessons learned and recommendations 17 Chapter 3. Building technology enabled capacity for small-scale fishers in South India 24 Highlight summary 24 Background and context 24 Process, participation and capacity building 27 Achievements and failures 28 Broader outcomes and sustainability 29 Key lessons learned and recommendations 30 Chapter 4. Promoting gender equity through development of e-catch documentation and traceability technology in small-scale fisheries 34 Highlight summary 34 Background and context 34 Process, participation and capacity building 35 Achievements and failures 37 Broader outcomes and sustainability 38 Key lessons learned and recommendations 39 Chapter 5. The Enhanced Fish Market Information Service: Improving fish markets using ICTs 44 Highlight summary 44 Background and context 44 Process, participation and capacity building 46 III Achievements and failures 47 Broader outcomes and sustainability 48 Key lessons learned and recommendations 48 Chapter 6. Following the lead of fishers in ICT development in the Caribbean 52 Highlight summary 52 Background and context 52 Process, participation and capacity building 55 Achievements and failures 57 Broader outcomes and sustainability 59 Key lessons learned and recommendations 59 Chapter 7. ICTs instrumental in scaling women’s employment model in fishing communities 64 Highlight summary 64 Background and context 65 Process, participation and capacity building 66 Achievements and failures 67 Broader outcomes and sustainability 67 Key lessons learned and recommendations 68 Discussion and conclusions 72 Policy coherence, institutional coordination and collaboration 72 Welfare and well-being 73 Gender 74 Transparency and trust 74 Value chains and markets 75 COVID-19 76 Next steps 78 Establishing baselines to evaluate impact 78 Big data and AI 79 Risk 80 Microcredit 80 Guiding questions 81 References 83 Appendix 1. Guidance for case study structure 90 Appendix 2. ICT4SSF review methods 91 Appendix 3. Identified technologies, uses and geographies in ICT4SSF review 92 Appendix 4. APFIC representative survey results 94 IV Boxes Box 1. Lessons from e-agriculture 3 Box 2. Digital and analytical tools make fisheries self-reporting cheaper and more accurate 9 Box 3. Pelagic Data Systems 18 Box 4. Information System on Small-Scale Fisheries (ISSF) 20 Box 5. Open Data Kit (ODK) for community fisheries monitoring in Lakshadweep, India 30 Box 6. Ersita, fish trader, Sulawesi 37 Box 7. Blockchain applications in the fisheries sector 40 Box 8. The Palliathya initiative 45 Box 9. Abalobi: Boosting fisher engagement in co-management through value chain incentives in South Africa 49 Box 10. Thai Union’s “worker voice” crew communications pilot: Hi-Chat application 61 Box 11. The Hathay Bunano Proshikshan Society (HBPS) model 65 Box 12. Gender-transformative action through the Meena Communication Initiative (MCI) 68 Box 13. Fisheries data privacy trade-offs in small-scale fisheries of Taiwan Province of China 69 V Figures and tables Figure 1. Categories of ICTs used in this document based on the SSF Guidelines. X Figure 2. Types of information and communication technologies. 1 Figure 3. A stepwise process to identify the necessary e-agriculture components for sustaining ICT4Ag services and solutions. 4 Figure 4. Cumulative frequency of ICT4SSF cases reported through time in literature and on mobile application stores. 6 Figure 5. Distribution of ICT4SSF by use category and geographic region (Global, Latin America, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania). Bubble size is proportional to frequency of use cases within the three broad use categories. Open bubbles represent zero use cases. 8 Figure 6. Cumulated size frequencies of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). 10 Figure 7. Map of Timor-Leste within the Coral Triangle. 13 Figure 8. The peskAAS dashboard. 14 Figure 9. Information System on Small-Scale Fisheries (ISSF). 20 Figure 10. Gender-responsive value chain analysis framework. 35 Figure 11. EFMIS-Ke system design. 46 Figure 12. Individual digital literacy pathways to instrumental, informational, transactional and strategic competencies. 56 Figure 13. Primary needs for information on ICT for small-scale fisheries ranked by APFIC informants in order of perceived priority for their respective countries. 94 Figure 14. Constraints to ICT usage in small-scale fisheries ranked by APFIC informants in order of perceived priorities for their respective countries. 95 Table 1. Different types of technology (n=6) identified during the review. 7 Table 2. Distribution of ICT4SSF by technology type. 8 Table 3. Comparison of mKrishi and Fisher Friend mobile apps for small-scale fisheries. 27 Table 4. Potential positive impacts of using FFMA and mKrishi mobile phone applications,

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