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"The European Union must be credible and demonstrate that EU taxpayer’s money is well spent in support of sustainable fishing”

"The European Union must be credible and demonstrate that EU taxpayer’s money is well spent in support of sustainable fishing”

From 8 different African countries, representatives of coastal fishing communities participated to a seminar on the external dimension of the CFP hosted by the EU Long Distance Fisheries Advisory Council (LDAC) in Sweden and then travelled to Brussels where they exchanged with decision-makers from the Commission and the European Parliament.

Indian Ocean fishers and civil society call for more transparency and diligence in the management of tuna stocks

Indian Ocean fishers and civil society call for more transparency and diligence in the management of tuna stocks

SWIOTUNA and FPAOI organised a parallel event to the 27th session of the IOTC which was held in Mauritius early May. They shed light on the challenges small-scale tuna fishers face in the region and issued a joint statement.

FPAOI calls on countries and actors in the region to engage in the FiTI

FPAOI calls on countries and actors in the region to engage in the FiTI

The Federation of Artisanal Fishers of the Indian Ocean, which includes 36 artisanal fisheries organisations from the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Reunion, highlighted the importance of transparency for the sustainable management of fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean region.