In a position paper, APRAPAM questions the government's proposal to support the production of fish feed and insists instead on the importance of a management plan for small pelagics and the prioritisation of human consumption.
Artisanal fisheries in the spotlight at the first FAO Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management
Back in 2022, African artisanal fishers asked that the implementation of the FAO guidelines on sustainable small scale fisheries be a standing item in the agenda of the new Sub-Committee and insisted it was essential to allow artisanal fisheries organisations to participate actively to its discussions.
“Small scale fishers play a central role for biodiversity conservation – this calls for recognition and support”, FAO is told
The message from African artisanal fishers to the FAO: "Sardinella should be reserved for small-scale fishers, for human consumption, not for fishmeal"
The FAO organised a workshop in Accra (Ghana) from 5 to 7 December on the theme: "Optimising food and nutritional security and the benefits of small pelagic species production in sub-Saharan Africa". In a joint presentation, CAOPA and CFFA warned of the impact of the decline in sardinella in West Africa on fishers, women fish processors and consumers.
UNOC 2025: Fishers’ Call to Action raises global attention
African countries to develop guidelines for the negotiation of fair and transparent fisheries agreements
Senegalese small-scale fishers denounce the granting of new fishing licences
Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem
Since 2010, Senegal has set up CLPAs as a fisheries co-management system. They aim to resolve problems at local level and involve fishers in monitoring, control, and surveillance. However, there is a lack of resources for this system to be implemented effectively. An article by journalist Paule Kadja Traoré.
Indian Ocean fishers and civil society call for more transparency and diligence in the management of tuna stocks
Destructive and polluting Deep Sea mining should not get the green light, say fishers
The number of deaths of African artisanal fishers is devastatingly high, says new research
China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security
Even though it is illegal for foreign vessels to fish in Ghana, over the last decade Chinese-owned vessels have proliferated. Journalist Kwabena Adu Koranteng investigates how business people well connected with power act as fronts for Chinese fishing industry. Ghana loses 50M€/year but more concerning is the fact that severe overfishing is impacting food security and nutrition in the country.
COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries”
Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference
Ghana artisanal fishers facing the perfect storm of climate change and IUU fishing
FPAOI calls on countries and actors in the region to engage in the FiTI
Guinean Artisanal fishermen complain that Asians are fishing in the area reserved for them
When people are starving, footage of fresh fish used for fishmeal is disturbing
AU-EU Summit: High-level commitments, but artisanal fishing communities want concrete action
EU-AU Summit: African fisheries stakeholders speak with one voice
With two weeks to go before the summit that will bring together the leaders of the European Union and the African Union in Brussels on 17 and 18 February 2022, the team that has taken over the reins of AFRIFISH - the continental platform that brings together non-state actors in African fisheries - is determined to make itself heard.