In a press release, CAOPA welcomes this decision of the Malagasy government and stresses the importance of transparency for the development of African artisanal fishing
Does the fish belong to the one who catches it?
Malagasy civil society speaks out on the eve of the next round of negotiations on the Fisheries Agreement with the EU
The UNFSS process continues to raise criticism from civil society organisations
Gabon-EU SFPA: MEPs call for more transparency on the use of sectoral funds and for precautionary approach regarding deep-sea shrimp fishery
The Gambia-EU SFPA: transparency is necessary to make the fight against IUU efficient
Senegal: "If fish is not there, we will not be able to fish, even if they gave us gold canoes"
Mangrove crab, a lucrative trade that is disturbing Malagasy waters
COFI34 recap: Increased awareness and space for small-scale fisheries
Control regulation: More transparency needed to oversee EU external fishing fleets
CAOPA calls for a more sustainable and transparent framework for fishing joint ventures in 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.
AU Blue Economy : EU reiterates its commitment to address corruption, promote transparency and participation of all stakeholders
“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.
Senegal: The fisheries ministry will not issue any of the licences to the 54 vessels of Chinese and Turkish origin
EU-Seychelles SFPA: The PECH rapporteur calls for more transparency and participation of the local fisheries sector
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.
Reducing control during the Covid-19 outbreak would open the door to illegal fishing
Civil society and artisanal fisheries organisations react to the new EU-Senegal fisheries protocol
As the proposal is being presented at the European Parliament PECH committee and to the Senegalese National Assembly, APRAPAM and CAOPA ask the government to publish all access agreements, demand more transparency on the use of sectoral support funds and express concern on the access to some fish stocks.