FAO fisheries Report : Report of the second session of the working party on small-scale fisheries, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-21 November 2003

This publication contains the report of the Working Group's second session, held in Thailand in November 2003, which included 19 experts from 15 countries covering a range of disciplines related to small-scale fisheries. Issues discussed included a research agenda based on five main themes including policy and institutional arrangements; and the importance of small-scale fisheries to national economies, food security and poverty reduction.