Across the world, fisheries provide direct employment for around 38.982million people (Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], 2020). In many coastal regions of the world, and particularly in many low-income contexts, fishing livelihoods remain the primary economic activity. Globally, they make significant contributions towards food and nutrition security, and are particularly important as a source of micronutrients, including vita-min A, omega-3, zinc, iron, calcium and selenium (Hicks et al., 2019).Fishing livelihoods are characterised by their diversity, flexibility and dynamism, responding to changing environmental, climatic and economic conditions. It is common to differentiate between small-scale and large-scale fisheries, yet there are no universally accepted criteria that distinguish between these sectors.