The Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements supports the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA), which was declared for 2022 by the United Nations General Assembly.

With this, we aim to raise awareness and draw attention to the role that African men and women play in food security, nutrition, poverty eradication and the sustainable use of natural resources.

 
 
 

THE VISION

A world in which African artisanal fishers, fish farmers and fish workers are fully recognized and empowered to continue their contributions to human well-being, healthy food systems and poverty eradication through the responsible and sustainable use of fisheries and aquaculture resources.

African artisanal fisheries have never been more essential to the survival of coastal communities and to the food security of African populations.

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 14b, which calls for "Ensuring access to fisheries resources and markets for artisanal fisheries". To achieve this goal, our partner, the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) has identified three priority areas for action:

 
 

PRIORITY 1:

SECURE ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR AFRICAN ARTISANAL FISHERIES

 

PRIORITY 2:

PROMOTE THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES

Photo: Julien Harneis.

 

Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo.

PRIORITY 3:

protect SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES from the other blue economy sectors