Food security
Beatrice Gorez
New report from Changing Markets Foundation ...

The research presents evidence that this production for use of global aquaculture supply chains is precipitating the collapse of stocks and compromising food security

New report from Changing Markets Foundation highlights the catastrophe provoked by fishmeal factories in The Gambia

Environment

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8th meeting of OACPS Ministers Responsible for Oceans, Inland Waters and Fisheries: artisanal fisheries representatives call for the protection of coastal zones by and for communities

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8th meeting of OACPS Ministers Responsible for Oceans, Inland Waters and Fisheries: artisanal fisheries representatives call for the protection of coastal zones by and for communities

In September 2024, the Ministers responsible for Fisheries of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) met in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to discuss the theme ‘ Accelerating action for sustainable and resilient oceans, fisheries and aquaculture in OECP member countries and regions’.

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The EU must not support intensive fish farming — it's not sustainable

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The EU must not support intensive fish farming — it's not sustainable

In a joint letter to the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union, organisations from Europe and Africa call for the end of EU’s support to intensive fish farming and instead the promotion of more sustainable small-scale aquaculture options that can co-exist with low impact fisheries.

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UN rapporteur on the Right to Food to governments: “Fishers have the answers to adapt to climate change and you have the tools to uphold their rights”

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UN rapporteur on the Right to Food to governments: “Fishers have the answers to adapt to climate change and you have the tools to uphold their rights”

Mr. Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food presented his latest report on fisheries and the right to food in the context of climate change at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, putting a special focus on small-scale fisheries.

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“Small scale fishers play a central role for biodiversity conservation – this calls for recognition and support”, FAO is told

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“Small scale fishers play a central role for biodiversity conservation – this calls for recognition and support”, FAO is told

14 organisations, representing small scale fishers’ organisations, environment, and development NGOs have issued a joint statement arguing at the occasion of the first meeting of the newly created FAO Sub Committee Fisheries Management, which is held this week online.

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Destructive and polluting Deep Sea mining should not get the green light, say fishers

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Destructive and polluting Deep Sea mining should not get the green light, say fishers

The clock keeps ticking as the International Seabed Authority negociations for a mining code end without an agreement in Jamaica last March. Small-scale fisheries organisations from Africa and the Pacific ask for the precautionary approach

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“Nothing about us without us”: fishers draft rules of conduct for how to work with them to save the oceans

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“Nothing about us without us”: fishers draft rules of conduct for how to work with them to save the oceans

To mark the end of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), small-scale fisheries organisations from 5 continents followed up on their Call to Action (June 2022) and presented these guidelines to their partners and supporters.

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"Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities."

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"Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities."

Driven by a local NGO, which is committed to community development as well as turtle protection, Côte d'Ivoire's first marine protected area (MPA) is an example of how conservation can be achieved while respecting the rights and access of artisanal fishing communities to their traditional fishing grounds.

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COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries”

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COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries”

The 35th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries was a milestone in the history of recognition of the contributions of small-scale fisheries to food security, livelihoods, culture and wellbeing.

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Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference

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Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference

Around 20 small-scale fishers, men and women,from 6 continents gathered in Lisbon and jointly called to action” their governments to urgently implement 5 priority actions by 2030.

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Local fishing communities’ involvement will be key for making OACPS-EU fisheries relations a success

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Local fishing communities’ involvement will be key for making OACPS-EU fisheries relations a success

The new Partnership Agreement between the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union, that should be signed in the first half of 2022 in Apia (Samoa), will guide the relations between the two blocks for the next twenty years.

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Looming clouds in the Gambian coastal skies

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Looming clouds in the Gambian coastal skies

In this story by Béatrice Gorez and Dawda Foday Saine and first published in the Yemaya magazine in November, the authors look at the obscuring future of women in fisheries in Gambia as the dense fumes of fishmeal factories are being regurgitated into the environment. Fishmeal factories compete with women for access to small pelagics, and encourage overfishing and illegal fishing.

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European and African artisanal fishermen's organisations denounce their marginalisation

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European and African artisanal fishermen's organisations denounce their marginalisation

On the occasion of World Fisheries Day, the declarations of the Collectif Pêche et Développement and the African Confederation of Artisanal Fishing Organisations agree in their demand to implement the FAO Voluntary Guidelines.

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Old fantasies: the French Citizen’s convention for climate proposes to replace fisheries with aquaculture

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Old fantasies: the French Citizen’s convention for climate proposes to replace fisheries with aquaculture

Their report, presented end of June, highlights that fisheries are responsible for an important proportion of “livestock and agriculture CO2 emissions”, but omits to recognize that other ocean-based industries are more polluting.