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.
Stranded for months due to Covid-19, Mauritian fishers are now stuck between polluted waters and insufficient support
An urgent need for a regional management fisheries organization in West Africa
Has the European Parliament listened to the Seychelles artisanal fishers concerns?
During the SFPA negotiations, the local artisanal fishing organisation SFBOA, highlighted its priorities: the EU-Seychelles agreement should (i) contribute to reducing the pressure on tuna resources and on the environment; (ii) ensure transparency and more participation of the fisheries stakeholders and local communities, and (iii) use sectoral support funds primarily for the management of fisheries, and for the improvement of living and working conditions in the local fishing sector.
USCOFEP-CI's refrigerated container guarantees a continuous supply of fish to Abdijan
Mauritania pledged to eliminate fishmeal production by 2020. Today, it has tripled
New effort for a regional management of small pelagics in West Africa?
“A vibrant call to protect and promote African local artisanal fisheries” ahead of the EU-Africa Summit
At a webinar jointly organized by the FAO and the German Presidency and hosted by Members of the European Parliament, CFFA partner CAOPA calls on EU and AU, their members and their citizens to work together to implement, through transparent, participatory and gender-sensitive national action plans to implement the FAO Voluntary Small scale Fisheries Guidelines.
EU-Seychelles SFPA: The PECH rapporteur calls for more transparency and participation of the local fisheries sector
Hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis, Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries also see it as an opportunity to address long postponed issues
After weeks of meetings with national authorities and partners, USCOFEP-CI suggests a plan to improve living and working conditions for women fish processors, and asks for some of the EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) sectoral support funds to be redirected to the fight against Covid-19.
The EP Fisheries Committee voted the extension of the EU-Mauritania SFPA protocol, highlighting issues for renegotiation
The report by MEP Clara Aguilera cautions that this extension should not make negotiations for the new protocol drag, and includes key demands from the Mauritanian small-scale fisheries sector, such as progress on transparency and the use of sectoral support for the sustainable development of the local sector.
Senegalese fisheries stakeholders protest against its government intention to issue 54 fishing licenses to Chinese and Turkish vessels
In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis, the Senegalese consultative committee for the attribution of fishing licences was consulted via email for this allocation. Several fisheries organisations have raised sustainability concerns and warned it could endanger artisanal fishing communities’ livelihoods.
