Opinions & Insights

As part of Project Kalluun, students from City University in Mogadishu go to the fish market in Lido beach to better understand the fish stocks and catch in Somali waters.

On this International Women’s Day, Secure Fisheries is proud to highlight the ways we have integrated diverse perspectives into our work, and we look to the future to “Think Equal, Build Smart, and Innovate for Change."

Marine genetic resources hold the potential for medical and industrial breakthroughs. But will they be a flashpoint for fisheries conflict?

Reflecting on the inaugural Sustainable Blue Economy conference, Dr. Sarah Glaser discusses 3 reasons Somalia’s fisheries should make us optimistic for its blue economy.

What do drones have to do with fish production? Secure Fisheries’ Paige Roberts discusses her recent trip to Lake Victoria, using drones to map aquaculture.

Somali businesswomen fill important roles along the fisheries value chain. In this blog we hear about and from three different Somali female entrepreneurs.

The tiny silver dagaa is now the most caught fish in Lake Victoria. Our Sarah Glaser traveled around Lake Victoria to learn more about this little fish with a big profile.

If yellowfin tuna are unsustainably fished, which tunas are sustainably-fished in Somali waters and what makes them unique? What role do sharks play in the Somali coastal marine ecosystem? And why are anchovies, herrings, and sardines more sustainable alternatives? Find out more in our Story Map abo...

On June 5th, the United Nations recognizes the first International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing. IUU fishing is one of the biggest problems you might not know about.

Defying traditional expectations, women are increasingly present at sea. Their full participation in the economy, political decision-making, and society is key to addressing maritime challenges, but gender equity in the maritime space is pervasively overlooked.

Stakeholders in the Western Indian Ocean are joining together to share intelligence in the fight against illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing.

Are dramatic military interventions against illegal fishing destroying trust with fishing communities and undermining livelihood resilience?

Secure Fisheries highlights women in fisheries on International Women’s Day

For over 10,000 years, Lake Victoria has provided food and income to all who wanted to fish its waters. But the days of open access are coming to a dramatic close.

International investments are growing a successful fishing industry in Bosasso. A new tool from Secure Fisheries can help identify new locations around Somalia that will benefit from development and capacity building.

Between 1993 and 2010, 11 percent of militarized interstate disputes involved fisheries, fishers, or fishing vessels.