This book is a collection of essays about the diverse, complex and dynamic contexts that characterize small-scale fisheries around the world and the need to pay more attention to the sector. The essays highlight the strengths, capacity, motivation and contributions linked with the fishing sector. It is also a testimony of how social research contributes to de-marginalising the sector and the role of the fisheries policy. It also remind us that solutions and opportunities for the viability and sustainability of small-scale fisheries can be found when the issues are identified from a holistic perspective and possible options.