Food security
Beatrice Gorez
New report from Changing Markets Foundation ...

The research presents evidence that this production for use of global aquaculture supply chains is precipitating the collapse of stocks and compromising food security

New report from Changing Markets Foundation highlights the catastrophe provoked by fishmeal factories in The Gambia

Governance

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The UNFSS process continues to raise criticism from civil society organisations

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The UNFSS process continues to raise criticism from civil society organisations

Several civil society organisations continue to express their opposition to the choices adopted by the UNFSS organisers two days before the start of the summit, their counter-mobilisation aims at opting for more just, inclusive and equitable food choices.

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EU stakeholders call for the EU to step up its game for the sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa

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EU stakeholders call for the EU to step up its game for the sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa

The Long-Distance Fleet Advisory Council (LDAC) unanimously adopts an advice to the Commission asking for urgent efforts to ensure fisheries resources are assessed and exploited in a transparent manner and for the benefit of African populations.

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Senegal: "If fish is not there, we will not be able to fish, even if they gave us gold canoes"

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Senegal: "If fish is not there, we will not be able to fish, even if they gave us gold canoes"

In an interview with Gaoussou Gueye, president of the Association for the Promotion and Empowerment of Maritime Fisheries (APRAPAM), he stresses the key issues that are missing from the agenda for the Presidential Council on Fisheries at the end of May.

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The French, the third largest consumers of seafood in Europe, are unaware of the harmful impacts of aquaculture

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The French, the third largest consumers of seafood in Europe, are unaware of the harmful impacts of aquaculture

The new report “Dans les mailles du filet” from Changing Markets foundation ranks eight French retailers on how they are addressing the sustainability implications of the farmed seafood they sell.

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Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy

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Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy

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.

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COFI34 recap: Increased awareness and space for small-scale fisheries

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COFI34 recap: Increased awareness and space for small-scale fisheries

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.

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CAOPA calls for a more sustainable and transparent framework for fishing joint ventures in Africa

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CAOPA calls for a more sustainable and transparent framework for fishing joint ventures in Africa

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.

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EU-Senegal Fisheries Agreement: asking “the right questions”

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EU-Senegal Fisheries Agreement: asking “the right questions”

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.

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Has the European Parliament listened to the Seychelles artisanal fishers concerns?

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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.

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Mauritania pledged to eliminate fishmeal production by 2020. Today, it has tripled

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Mauritania pledged to eliminate fishmeal production by 2020. Today, it has tripled

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.

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AU Blue Economy : EU reiterates its commitment to address corruption, promote transparency and participation of all stakeholders

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AU Blue Economy : EU reiterates its commitment to address corruption, promote transparency and participation of all stakeholders

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.

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“A vibrant call to protect and promote African local artisanal fisheries” ahead of the EU-Africa Summit

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“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.