Abstract

Organisational leadership is one of the most important roles for both women and men in the fishing industry. Enabling fisherfolk collective action and strengthening or development of their capacity, especially in relation to leadership, is important to the successful implementation of the 2014 Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) and the realisation of sustainable fisheries and stewardship. Through the FAO-implemented Developing Organisational Capacity for Ecosystem Stewardship and Livelihoods in Caribbean Small-scale Fisheries (StewardFish) project, UWI-CERMES undertook a fisherfolk organisation leadership assessment and gender analyses in fisherfolk organisations in each of seven project countries - Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Guyana - to better understand gaps in leadership competencies of women, men and youth in the region. The findings of both of the analyses were used to inform leadership training specifically for women and youth. This three-part poster sequel provides a baseline of knowledge on fisher organisation leaders and fisherfolk leadership in Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Member States. It provides a better understanding of gaps and capacities in fisherfolk leadership; examines how gender, youth and leadership intersect, influence each other and constrain equal participation in and access to decision- making; and describes strategic and targeted capacity development for fisherfolk organisation leaders. Our work confirms some already known information on fisherfolk organisations, documenting this and new information.

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