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

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

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European Commission: “Given the importance of fisheries and aquaculture, any diversification of the African economy should fully build on these traditional sectors”

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European Commission: “Given the importance of fisheries and aquaculture, any diversification of the African economy should fully build on these traditional sectors”

In a response letter to a joint call by 16 civil society organisations for an Inclusive Oceans Strategy, the European Commission says they are “fully aware” of the value of Small-scale Fisheries.

Fisheries agreements implementation to be financially supported by the future European Financial instrument

The EC proposal for a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020 has been launched. The EMFF proposal covers technical assistance for fishing agreements and RFMOs: Article 91 of the proposal states that: ’The EMFF may support, at the initiative of the Commission, subject to the ceiling of 1.1% of this fund: (b) the implementation of sustainable fisheries agreements and the Union participation in regional fisheries management organisations’. In addition to this, an envelope is foreseen to cover Sustainable Fisheries Agreements and EU membership in International Organisations and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, which have their own individual basic acts. The envelope for both actions amounts to EUR 968 million for the period 2014-2020. Annually, SFAs and RFMOs funding goes from 146 millions in 2014 to 136 millions in 2020.