The research presents evidence that this production for use of global aquaculture supply chains is precipitating the collapse of stocks and compromising food security
The USCOFEP-CI cooperative has signed an agreement with a property developer for the construction of 500 units that will be put up for rent-purchase for the affiliated women, with the possibility of purchase over 10 to 13 years.
The project of the company Tosyali Holding Senegal, of Turkish origin, is likely to lead to the displacement of at least 20 families and put an end to the economic activity of hundreds of women involved in the processing of fish products and agriculture.
The European Commission publishes the results of its targeted International Ocean Governance Consultation, with suggested actions, and announces a new Communication on its blue economy strategy for spring 2021.
More than 96 members, 39 intergovernmental organisations and 32 observer NGOs, including CFFA and its partner CAOPA, attended this 34th (online) session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries to discuss global fisheries issues.
CAOPA and APRAPAM wonder why Senegal has not submitted an "ambitious" plan for expansion in this sector, including artisanal fishing, to ICCAT, the organisation that allocates access to the main tuna resources in the region.
The European Parliament PECH Committee should vote to reduce opacity regarding how Member States monitor their fishing fleets, including those operating outside EU waters.
Following the publication of a common position with CFFA in July 2020, African artisanal fishers are reviving the process of reflection started more than ten years ago on opaque foreign investment in African fisheries through fishing joint ventures.
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.
This in-depth article explains the impacts of the Wakashio oil spill on small-scale fisheries and calls for more inclusion and participation of local coastal communities in decision-making processes of post-Covid recovery.
In a statement, artisanal fishers criticize misplaced decrying by the local press about the EU-Senegal tuna agreement, and call upon their government to develop Senegalese tuna fisheries for a better access to resources and quotas.
This 40-foot container was purchased by the women fish processor cooperative of Côte d'Ivoire thanks to a fund set up under the EU-Côte d'Ivoire fisheries agreement.
Despite promises of measures to discourage this activity by increasing export taxes and redirecting landings for human consumption, more than 650,000 tons of fresh fish per year are used to make fishmeal and fishoil.
DG MARE and DG DEVCO jointly respond to the Communication of African artisanal professional fishing organisations (CAOPA) underscoring their concerns regarding the African Union’s blue economy strategy.
The local sector welcomes some innovative initiatives and the ratification of ILO C188, but continues to call for the strengthening of working conditions throughout the sector, especially for women who are not covered by the Convention.
On the occasion of an online meeting of ATLAFCO, artisanal fisheries professional organisations are calling on African governments to ratify and implement the ILO Convention 188 on Work in Fishing and the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-scale Fisheries.
