https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1564566136010-VZLNMX64PCNICWSNHFUY/190730+photo+header+CAPE.png Publications blog https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/sfpa-monies-must-reach-the-shore-what-mauritian-artisanal-fishers-expect-from-the-future-fisheries-agreement-with-the-eu monthly 0.5 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5c28691d-cbb2-4549-b28c-e28fbdcce433/%7B6950D039-9971-4696-9F99-4F609E5748D5%7D.png Publications blog - SFPA monies must reach the shore: What Mauritian artisanal fishers expect from the future fisheries agreement with the EU In this article the Béatrice Gorez and Joëlle Philippe argue that although the EU-Mauritius Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement generates measurable macroeconomic gains, these benefits remain largely invisible to small-scale fishers. They highlight weak transparency, limited coastal development impact, governance issues, and inequitable access to resources, calling for a more inclusive, community-centred fisheries partnership model. Reading time: 8 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/addc1d01-9720-43f9-a8c0-1611df181dd9/Fishing_the_offshore_reef_near_Poudre_D%27or_-_Flickr_-_gailhampshire.jpg Publications blog - SFPA monies must reach the shore: What Mauritian artisanal fishers expect from the future fisheries agreement with the EU - Démarquez-vous Small-scale fishers from Mauritius criticise misaligned sectoral support, citing infrastructure investments that often miss local needs. Photo: A fisher works the offshore reef near Poudre d’Or, by Gail Hampshire. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/aligning-ocean-governance-and-fisheries-policy-what-the-eu-ocean-act-must-deliver monthly 0.5 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/00584f30-9ff9-4521-b6f4-4bef7aad9adc/keegan-checks-z3Xj-Yu34so-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Publications blog - Aligning ocean governance and fisheries policy: what the EU Ocean Act must deliver In this article, the author examines how the future European Ocean Act could improve the coherence of ocean policies. Such a framework could better align fisheries management, biodiversity conservation and economic activities in order to enhance the health of marine ecosystems, the sustainability of food systems and the prosperity of coastal communities, both in Europe and in partner countries. Reading time: 9 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/30b2f3b5-efa8-42fd-95d2-b95244a1e763/Snyg20.jpg Publications blog - Aligning ocean governance and fisheries policy: what the EU Ocean Act must deliver - Démarquez-vous As a source of protein for millions of people, small-scale fisheries must be fully recognised in the future Ocean Act. This requires the effective involvement of coastal stakeholders in decision-making processes that will ultimately affect their livelihoods, through concrete measures such as access to information, technical assistance and capacity building. Photo: A fish processor in Sanyang, Gambia, by Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/99e0d649-4eca-4a12-a94b-0b3ad5b6a7a8/HUA+XIN+17_4.JPG Publications blog - Aligning ocean governance and fisheries policy: what the EU Ocean Act must deliver - Démarquez-vous The future Ocean Act must work to improve transparency within EU-origin fishing joint ventures and ensure the social and environmental sustainability of their activities. Photo: the cargo ship HUA XIN 17, pictured here in the waters off Guinea-Bissau in January 2026, is a joint venture; originally Chinese-owned, it now flies the Gabonese flag. Source: anonymous. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-mauritania-sfpa-a-tool-to-achieve-sustainability monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d595f249-7590-4303-ad68-a469e40e3673/45832544095_7053d6fafd_k.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: a tool to achieve sustainability? In this publication, the author shows how the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the EU and Mauritania is an opportunity to implement the “new generation” of agreements announced by the European Commission, which should focus on the equitable sharing of benefits, local development, and the well-being of coastal communities that depend on fishing. Reading time: 10 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8dcf4308-bae4-4c89-9be6-2f85210de95e/31809787767_e3b885049c_k.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: a tool to achieve sustainability? - Démarquez-vous The future of Mauritanian fisheries depends on prioritising small pelagic species for human consumption, strengthening infrastructure, modernising artisanal fleets, and empowering young people. Strategic investments can ensure local food security, create jobs, and provide stable, high-quality protein, across Mauritania and the wider sub-region. Photo : Fishers landing their catch in Nouakchott, Mauritania, by Valerian Guillot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3cc3ceeb-1f64-4d67-9fe9-172840e68200/33188795686_6ac26b7c1c_b.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: a tool to achieve sustainability? - PELAGIC SUPER-TRAWLERS, SUSTAINABILITY OF RESOURCES AND FOOD SECURITY The presence of very large industrial vessels targeting small pelagic species, such as the 143-meter-long Margiris, highlights potential coherence challenges that future EU-Mauritania SFPAs will need to address. While the operations of this vessel are fully compliant with the existing legal framework, as the EU has previously noted, the scale of its fishing capacity raises questions about the alignment of access granted to industrial fleets with the stated strategic objectives of sustainability, food security, and local development, which underpin the “new generation” of SFPAs. International precedents illustrate the concerns associated with vessels of this type. In Australia, the arrival of the Margiris in 2012 (then operating as Abel Tasman) prompted the government to suspend its activities due to perceived risks to small pelagic stocks and the broader marine ecosystem. Similarly, in February 2022, an incident involving the same vessel in the Bay of Biscay – during which more than 100,000 dead fish were reportedly discharged accidentally – led to an administrative investigation in France and requests for clarification at the European level. To date, only the shipowner’s account has been made public, and no official report on the investigation’s findings has been released. In the Mauritanian context, where small pelagic stocks are showing increasing signs of overexploitation and scientists are recommending significant reductions in regional fishing effort, these precedents underscore the need for a precautionary approach when establishing future fishing opportunities. While vessels such as the Margiris may operate legally, granting them access without careful consideration risks creating perceptions of inconsistency with the sustainability objectives and long-term food security commitments that both the UE and Mauritania espouse. Photo: the Margiris, by Wim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a05039f1-3a53-4295-af92-74d2fe93714c/Pirobet.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: a tool to achieve sustainability? - Démarquez-vous The EU-Mauritania SFPA can advance regional, participatory management of small pelagic fisheries, involving fishers, processors, and local communities. By harmonising access and basing decisions on science, it ensures sustainable stocks, equitable use, and strengthened food security across West Africa. Photo: Artisanal pirogues on Nouakchott beach, Mauritania, by Pirobet. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/from-crisis-to-adaptation-african-small-scale-communities-are-leading-in-climate-resilience monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765536975633-LNYSTH25CSOJYZ7EB03C/unsplash-image-RYJDoM5UFTw.jpg Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience While small-scale fishing communities are suffering first hand the impacts of climate change, they are also developing community-led and nature-based solutions to adapt and become resilient. In this policy brief, the author goes through some examples and gives recommendations on how the EU can support these initiatives. Reading time: 12 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f89aca7a-f300-4b78-bc0d-96dac21ce6b6/%7BA6CB2037-7C96-401C-8D76-396E22E03F5B%7D.png Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - Démarquez-vous Highly sensitive to oceanic variations, small pelagics in West Africa, such as sardinella and bonga, are migrating and declining as a result of global warming, undermining artisanal fisheries and regional food security. Photo: Gunjur landing site, Gambia, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/91412a83-3906-4856-a364-555b6bc21d70/DSC03028.JPG Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - Démarquez-vous Coastal erosion is eating away at villages in coastal communities and weakening the infrastructure of fish processing sites, forcing women fish processors to move to temporary facilities. Photo: Due to low rainfall and sedimentation, the river level is receding at the Old Jeshwang landing site, by Margaux Rochefort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6f39f43d-006a-42dc-b73c-a75470453d03/DSC03036.JPG Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - Démarquez-vous Faced with rising sea levels, the degradation of coastal ecosystems, and declining catches, women in small-scale fisheries must redouble their efforts to preserve their incomes and feed their families, often without essential infrastructure such as cold storage to extend the shelf life of their fish. Photo: Khadidyatou Baro smoking bonga at the Old Jeshwang site in The Gambia, by Margaux Rochefort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/29345cf9-c474-4606-831d-3dc11f76805f/IMG_0862.JPG Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - Démarquez-vous Small-scale fisheries communities are implementing strategies to adapt to climate change, including mangrove restoration, diversification of practices, and participatory monitoring. However, the lack of financial resources, political space, and institutional recognition limits the reach of their actions. Photo: A man and a woman carry fish at the Gunjur site in The Gambia, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5a63ee3c-fda4-4394-8452-545d7d41dcb5/15.png Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - 1. POlicy coherence Policy coherence across all EU external actions is essential if climate resilience is to be effectively supported. For example, EU trade policies should avoid incentivising the expansion of fishmeal and fish oil industries that compete directly with local food security, at a time when climate change is placing additional stress on small pelagic stocks. Environmental and climate policies should explicitly recognise small-scale fisheries as providers of nature-based solutions that sustain ecosystems while supporting livelihoods. EU-funded programmes which support the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) should systematically integrate community-based surveillance systems to combat illegal fishing, which becomes even more destructive when ecosystems are weakened by climate stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9f63b782-1d00-48da-bc5f-4c0836d10fea/16.png Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - 2. FUNDING TO PRIORITISE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES instead of blue growth projects In line with CFFA recommendations, the EU must ensure that fisheries funding under the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework benefit small-scale fisheries and coastal communities, and is not diverted toward industrial ‘blue growth’ projects that undermine resilience and food security. This includes preventing industrial developments that displace fishing communities and avoiding unregulated joint fishing ventures that compete with artisanal fleets, ensuring full transparency on vessel ownership, licensing and fishing activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/db8ae451-73cb-4632-96cd-927428693f54/17.png Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - 3. Development funding to support climate-resilient small-scale fishing communities The EU’s development instrument, NDICI - Global Europe, offers a major opportunity to support small-scale fisheries within a wider climate resilient and sustainable food-systems approach. NDICI programming should expand support for women post-harvest innovations and climate-resilient processing infrastructure, promote sustainable livelihood diversification in areas most affected by climate impacts, and ensure that small-scale fisheries are systematically included in national climate adaptation plans. Working with local authorities and fisher organisations, the EU should also support the design of coastal land use strategies that respect the needs, and economic realities of fishing communities facing coastal erosion, flooding and displacement. Team Europe Initiatives focused on coastal climate resilience and the blue economy must explicitly make small-scale fishers and women as primary partners rather than treating them as secondary beneficiaries. This would ensure communities needs are prioritised over large-scale or industrial projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/94bbe239-af37-43e8-9f1b-cf2854a2f77a/18.png Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - 4. regional approaches At the regional level, closer EU cooperation with the African Union can further strengthen climate adaptation. The AU Blue Economy Strategy and Blue Belt Initiative already recognise the importance of ecosystem restoration and climate resilience. EU support should help operationalise these frameworks through improved coordination on shared small pelagic stocks, harmonised climate-sensitive fisheries policies, and cross-border systems for climate monitoring and emergency preparedness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d443d679-eb69-4c8f-946e-c5b552d7afb2/19.png Publications blog - From crisis to adaptation: African small-scale fishing communities are leading in climate resilience - 5. Using sectoral support from fishing arrangements to boost co-management Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) have significant potential as instruments for climate adaptation. Climate vulnerability assessments must be systematically integrated into SFPA evaluations, negotiations and renewals, so that fishing opportunities reflect changing ecological realities rather than historical situations. Priority access for small-scale fishers, especially for coastal species already shifting due to warming waters, should be explicitly recognised as a way to strengthen the resilience of fishing communities. SFPA sectoral support should be directed toward climate-resilient landing sites, secure processing spaces for women, renewable-energy-powered cold storage, mangrove restoration, community-based habitat protection and participatory monitoring systems. The establishment of secure access and tenure rights for artisanal fishers should be supported, including co-managed protected areas reserved for small-scale fisheries. These legal protections are essential both for climate adaptation and for long-term food sovereignty. Participation of artisanal fishers, women processors and civil society organisations must be formalised within SFPA governance and EU fisheries dialogues, through permanent advisory and oversight mechanisms rather than through ad hoc consultation. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/wto-agreement-on-fisheries-subsidies-progress-with-many-open-questions monthly 0.5 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3def1954-1f8b-4a57-b8e3-482b0110e6d6/francisco.png Publications blog - WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Progress with many open questions - by Francisco mari In this article, Francisco Mari, advocacy officer for global food security, agricultural trade and maritime policy at Bread for the World, reviews the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies; following its recent entry into force. For this, he points at what till remains unaddressed and the costs and opportunities for developing countries, including the impact on small-scale fisheries. Reading time: 7 minutes https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/harmonising-closed-season-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/97290abc-5a4f-48ff-8cdb-c28a28663d38/Cacheu+port+8.jpg Publications blog - Regionalising biological rest periods in West Africa: ecological gain or social shock? While regional fisheries management organisations are attempting to harmonise measures such as closed seasons, the author warns that, without adequate support, these measures can harm small-scale fishing communities and fail to deliver the expected biological benefits. The author calls for careful consideration of these measures, taking into account social and environmental perspectives and ensuring the participation of the affected communities. Reading time: 10 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c24689ec-e63c-4820-ba28-df43512891d1/1.png Publications blog - Regionalising biological rest periods in West Africa: ecological gain or social shock? - Démarquez-vous Measures for the implementation of biological rest periods for member countries of the Fisheries Committee for the Central West Gulf of Guinea for 2024 and 2025. Gathered by CFFA from official government sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e0878406-0e00-458a-baef-f176ad76ceb8/CABDALI_BISSAU_MARCHE_14.jpg Publications blog - Regionalising biological rest periods in West Africa: ecological gain or social shock? - Make it stand out Support or compensation for income loss measures for fishing communities must be fair and agreed upon with the communities themselves. They mist arrive on time and be sufficient for communities to survive throughout the period. Photo: The fish market in Bissau, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/strengthening-iez-with-ssf monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d9a4aac1-d06f-4d46-a6f6-c059251679db/Bagamoyo_ferry.jpg Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity The coast and inshore waters are ecosystems small-scale fishers depend on for their livelihoods. This reliance and their intrinsic knowledge explain why their role as key stewards of those habitats is increasingly being recognised. African countries have turned their attention to how small-scale fisheries can contribute to fulfilling their climate and biodiversity goals. The EU should ensure to support this, particularly in strengthening priority access and funding co-management in coastal waters for small-scale fishers. Reading time: 16 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/35cb1abc-9c6b-4006-9266-f6573d366ef4/r%C3%A9union+avec+les+femmes+de+grand+bereby.jpg Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - Démarquez-vous Before implementing any project, the EU should support consultation with local communities, ensuring the necessary transparency so that they are fully informed and can participate effectively. Photo: Members of a cooperative of women fish processors in Grand Béréby, Côte d'Ivoire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2054c1e9-125b-4f07-bf28-cf144b9271b0/15+Bissau+filets+1.jpg Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - Démarquez-vous The incursions of industrial vessels into artisanal fishing zones can have serious consequences, such as the destruction of artisanal fishing gear and collisions with SSF canoes, which can cause loss of life at sea. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/73ce9fc3-0a8c-4629-90ca-758d699d25b3/IEZ.jpg Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - Démarquez-vous Sometimes the definition of the limits of IEZs is complicated to navigate for fishers. For example, Ghana’s former legislation “from the coastline to the 30-m isobath line or 6nm, whichever is further”, resulted in a very irregular nautical map. Image: Delineation of territorial waters (12 nm) and the area extending from the coast to the 50-meter isobath line. Courtesy of the Canoe and Fishing Gears Owners Association of Ghana and Blue Ventures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/68a8f7eb-7747-4c8d-8a35-48039794026b/14.png Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - no competition of EU and EU-origin fleet with SSF in the areas reserved to them The EU should ensure that no Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) allows for access to IEZs nor access to stocks which are essential for SSF, such as small pelagics and some demersal species. There are cases where EU trawlers’ bycatch consists of species that are also targeted by locals. The EU should also discuss with third countries to establish a framework for joint fishing ventures, making sure their operations are transparent, socially, and environmentally sustainable, and do not compete with small-scale fishers. The EU should particularly better control its own beneficial owners. The LDAC advice on joint ventures provides key recommendations on how the EU could advance on sustainability of joint ventures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/32ff939e-77e0-49bc-be74-743bde3edfb8/13.png Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - the enforcement of current Inshore Exclusion Zones The EU should support the development of legislation improving and clarifying IEZs delimitations so that they cover the appropriate area and fish stocks. The EU should continue reinforcing the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) capacities of its partner countries, as is the case under the MCS component of projects such as WASOP, which will be carried out by the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA). When implementing these programs, the EU should particularly look at the challenges in the IEZs and support participatory surveillance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2f4cbd12-630e-4e88-944c-89ffcdd1aa46/11.png Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - Stakeholder participation and co-management The EU should support the consultation of local communities before any project is undertaken. This includes the necessary transparency for stakeholders to be duly informed for an effective participation. As a reliable partner, the EU should encourage the third country to consult and facilitate the participation of communities, and if possible, to encourage and financially support fisheries co-management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/efe1c549-2ed3-4228-9303-cab6bc731359/10.png Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - a Precautionary approach Along with participation of affected communities, the EU should also make sure that due diligence is carried out for any EU-funded or EU-supported developments or projects carried out in coastal areas or areas reserved for artisanal fishers. This includes social and environmental impact assessments, for example, of projects funded under the Global Gateway initiative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5606ea60-3ced-46b1-8deb-7c6e1f0e955e/12.png Publications blog - Strengthening Inshore Exclusive Zones with small-scale fishers: A path to food security and biodiversity - An inclusive conservation In its funding towards nature conservation, the EU should remember that fishing communities are the best stewards of the ecosystems they depend on. It is essential that the EU envisages participative and inclusive conservation, one that comes from the grassroots and guarantees local ownership. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/behind-a-deadly-shipwreck-in-mauritania-some-dubious-european-interests monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1760427714663-WJGAA721IRK1Q4RRFFFJ/collision.png Publications blog - Behind a deadly shipwreck in Mauritania, some dubious European interests In mid-September, a factory ship flying the Gambian flag and owned by a Maltese company collided with and sank a trawler flying the Mauritanian flag and owned by a Spanish company. Five Mauritanian seafarers lost their lives. What about European responsibility behind this tragedy? Reading time: 5 minutes. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/dormant-but-not-dead-why-the-gambia-eu-fisheries-agreement-still-matters monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1759407632179-ZC3L5C4RN3TR0NFVL9GZ/Agence+Mediaprod.jpg Publications blog - Dormant but not dead: Why The Gambia - EU fisheries agreement still matters In this article, the author looks at the opportunities dormant Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements could bring if they were not simply considered as a pause. Taking the example of The Gambia dormant SFPA, she argues that since the framework agreement is still in place, it must be utilised for dialogue on science and sustainable fisheries between the two parties. Secondly, dormant agreements can also play a role in the broader regional network of SFPAs as they can help monitor and coordinate research across borders, offer a legal and diplomatic anchor for future negotiations or reactivation, and can be used to mobilize domestic reforms or attract donor support for governance improvements. Finally, the author recalls that local fishing communities’ needs are very much alive and that dormant agreements can continue fostering coherence between EU funding instruments. Reading time: 8 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7a74ed25-b6d6-40fd-9e3e-475cb4e0298a/Snyg34.jpg Publications blog - Dormant but not dead: Why The Gambia - EU fisheries agreement still matters - Make it stand out Post-harvest losses are around 20%, and more during peak landings, especially due to poor landing site infrastructure, a lack of access to sanitation and clean water and above all, a non-existant cold-value chain. Photo by Agence Mediaprod. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/mff-2028-2034 monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/32ed4e9c-f6e6-46aa-bbb6-73ad2c23534c/CABDALI_SELECTION_127.jpg Publications blog - From fishing access deals to supporting fishing communities: a new course for EU fisheries funding in Africa? In this publication, CFFA calls on the European Union to align its 2028–2034 budget with its commitments to sustainable development and inclusive ocean governance. Supporting African small-scale fisheries requires transparent fund management, meaningful involvement of local stakeholders, and equitable partnerships that promote the sustainability and resilience of coastal communities. Reading time: 14 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e0878406-0e00-458a-baef-f176ad76ceb8/CABDALI_BISSAU_MARCHE_14.jpg Publications blog - From fishing access deals to supporting fishing communities: a new course for EU fisheries funding in Africa? - Démarquez-vous To remain a credible partner, the EU must align its funding with the priorities of its African partners, who view small-scale fisheries as a pillar of food security, sustainable development, and the resilience of coastal communities. Photo: Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/36ff0400-a330-46a1-bc06-206ebbb7d16d/CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_74.jpg Publications blog - From fishing access deals to supporting fishing communities: a new course for EU fisheries funding in Africa? - Démarquez-vous Funding for SFPAs, whether through Global Europe or PPNRs, should primarily support the objectives of partner countries. This could mean allocating 100% of the SFPA financial contribution to sectoral support, aligned with national priorities for the development of sustainable fisheries. Photo: A woman cuts fish at the port of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2cd444a0-bfbc-44e6-aa60-7fa0962faab2/07+Bissau+port+2.jpg Publications blog - From fishing access deals to supporting fishing communities: a new course for EU fisheries funding in Africa? - Démarquez-vous A Team Europe Initiative on fisheries governance in West Africa could support joint research, data collection, and participatory management of small pelagic species to ensure the sustainability and resilience of these fisheries at regional level. Photo: artisanal fishers in Bissau port, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/putting-fishing-communities-first-priorities-for-negotiating-a-fair-eu-seychelles-fisheries-agreement monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1758034152047-N4QF5A2B4NJD6QNGM7AA/nenad-radojcic-PRqvQa84g6g-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Putting fishing communities first: Priorities for negotiating a fair EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement In this article, CFFA highlights the Seychelles small-scale sector’s concerns and demands in light of the ongoing negotiations for the new EU-Seychelles Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol. Reading time: 10 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e4b6e5d1-b5a6-49e7-9179-f3b546a7c231/Fish+logo++%288%29.png Publications blog - Putting fishing communities first: Priorities for negotiating a fair EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement - proposals for negotiations > Based on a transparent and science-based capacity assessment of the semi-industrial access needs, the EU and the Seychelles should ensure Seychelles’ semi-industrial fleet gets priority access to resources. > The EU should advocate with its partners, including The Seychelles, for the development of an approach to access allocation that gives priority to those that fish in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner and bring the most benefits to coastal states (local employment, landings, etc.). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/39dabde5-29d2-4b18-943b-e2e6239b83b2/Fish+logo++%289%29.png Publications blog - Putting fishing communities first: Priorities for negotiating a fair EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement - proposal for negotiations > Introduce a binding ‘polluter pays’ clause in the protocol, obliging EU purse seiners to finance recovery costs of lost Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs), with clear traceability and fines when owners are identified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e4a7f95c-7096-4241-b70d-85214411176b/Fish+logo++%2810%29.png Publications blog - Putting fishing communities first: Priorities for negotiating a fair EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement - proposals for negotiations > Establish a transparent monitoring mechanism on bycatch landings, disaggregated by species, volumes, and price to be able to assess if it undercuts artisanal fish prices. > Require that bycatch be landed on the condition that they do not undercut artisanal fishers prices and that it ensures fair access for women fish processors. For this, the EU support should include technical and financial assistance to improve data collection, including gender-disaggregated data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/076a0491-9455-4731-9de4-f23dabfa2ab7/Fish+logo++%2811%29.png Publications blog - Putting fishing communities first: Priorities for negotiating a fair EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement - proposals for negotiations > The EU should publish annual reports on sectoral support spending and ensure that small-scale fishers organisations are consulted before allocations under sectoral support are decided. > The EU should also make sure that all fishing organisations are consulted during the evaluation process. This was not the case in the last evaluation of January 2025, in which the main small-scale fishing organisation, the SFBOA was omitted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1ae58e33-fbc2-42c9-9c5c-a03811887369/Fish+logo++%2812%29.png Publications blog - Putting fishing communities first: Priorities for negotiating a fair EU-Seychelles Fisheries Agreement - proposals for negotiations > Ensure sectoral support includes not only construction but also maintenance of facilities, and prioritises funding for ice plants. > The EU should continue supporting association capacity (training, administration grants). > Revise eligibility to allow older fishers (e.g. up to 60) to join the pension fund through backpay mechanisms, and strengthen controls to ensure only bona fide fishers are enrolled. The EU support should also cover alternative retirement mechanisms for those already too old to qualify. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/joint-statement-address-the-destructive-impacts-of-industrial-feedlot-aquaculture monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1756204536228-FHYHH84ZP2B779W9LGV1/unsplash-image-PY324VYTNz0.jpg Publications blog - Joint statement: “FAO and its members must address the destructive impacts of industrial feedlot aquaculture” - joint statement to FAO SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE In this statement by more than 19 CSOs and small-scale fisheries organisations, the signatories ask that FAO and its members adopt “blue food systems” that align with the ecosystem-based approach, the principles of social equity and animal welfare, and that they stop supporting the mass production of seafood through industrial feedlot aquaculture without consideration for the environment or local communities. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/strategy-eu-fisheries-external-action monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1755615001415-9FI4BEGF4TW3IT9QQQ5D/green-grasshopper-_kR2IHaqUlM-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Towards a fair and sustainable EU strategy for fisheries external action In this position paper, CFFA contributes to the Commission open consultation on an EU strategy for fisheries external action. In it, CFFA calls for a strategy that looks into policy coherence for development, including a focus on food security, the importance of participation of stakeholders and of including human rights safeguards. In the second part of the position, CFFA looks at the coherence in the resources put forward to fund this external strategy, as essential for effective action. Reading time: 15 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bc064ef3-4b6f-4078-9651-c25719866a32/Snyg36_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Towards a fair and sustainable EU strategy for fisheries external action - Make it stand out The EU “Ocean diplomacy” language must evolve from “EU interests and values” to shared values an interests, where African states and artisanal fishers are not simply facing EU-dictated standards, but become co-builders of equitable and sustainable ocean governance. Photo by Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/995d3ad8-364b-4fde-83d0-259d9d18d607/IMG_20211105_123751.jpg Publications blog - Towards a fair and sustainable EU strategy for fisheries external action - Make it stand out The EU must consider EU investments in third countries as part of its external dimension, establishing a register of joint fishing ventures which includes information about beneficial owners. These vessels under joint ventures should comply with the same sustainability standards than those imposed on EU distant-water fleets under the SMEFF. Photo: An Asian-origin vessel reflagged to Guinea Bissau, local source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/36ecc4d4-f555-438e-8fb9-decd96f298f7/miguel-alcantara-k_1ert7DFUY-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Towards a fair and sustainable EU strategy for fisheries external action - Make it stand out Countries without port infrastructure to land tuna could benefit from a regional approach to tuna SFPAs, such as obtaining support to develop regional infrastructure (training centres) or the development of a local small-scale tuna fishery. Photo: fishers in Mauritius, by Miguel Alcantara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2c51c8a2-06a5-4175-bc15-dc803f5aca36/jo-anne-mcarthur-6rfzmb8fx1c-unsplash-Mauritius.jpg Publications blog - Towards a fair and sustainable EU strategy for fisheries external action - Make it stand out If the EU was to reduce the allocations of funds for governance and sustainable (fisheries) development, it would risk losing strategic influence facing other strong actors who are present in the region. This would compromise the standards of transparency and good governance the EU has put so much effort into promoting. Photo: A tuna seiner in Mauritius, by Jo-Anne McArthur. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-quest-for-fair-fish-trade-takes-african-small-scale-fishers-to-the-fao monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/767f17b5-51a6-4707-a33d-2fea400f2275/CABDALI_SELECTION_33.jpg Publications blog - The quest for fair fish trade takes African small-scale fishers to the FAO In this article, we look at the key demands from small-scale fisheries in view of the upcoming 20th session of the FAO subcommittee on fish trade. FAO and its members should ensure that trade rules are fair, that investments go into infrastructure and services that communities themselves have identified, that women’s and youth’s contributions are fully valued, and that binding social and environmental protections underpin every initiative. Reading time: 10 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1755762689143-FEM3B22DTITAFS23U9FA/CABDALI_SELECTION_123.jpg Publications blog - The quest for fair fish trade takes African small-scale fishers to the FAO - Make it stand out For African artisanal fisheries, subsidies must be invested in services and infrastructure to improve the working and living conditions of coastal communities, such as access to clean water, electricity and drainage facilities at processing sites. Photo of the Bissau fish market by Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/da392186-6e51-4914-93d6-1c6257aa02ff/DSC00416.JPG Publications blog - The quest for fair fish trade takes African small-scale fishers to the FAO - Make it stand out Upgrading value chains depends on more than technical standards: it requires access to infrastructure and services. Women are the primary players in the post-harvest and marketing activities and often face dire working conditions with poor access to quality infrastructure. Photo: the fish market in Grand-Béréby landing site (Côte d’Ivoire), after a short rain storm, by Joëlle Philippe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f95cc0f8-241c-4b63-b5e6-f7ab590950cd/DSC01723.png Publications blog - The quest for fair fish trade takes African small-scale fishers to the FAO - Make it stand out In many countries in Africa, the port development or improvement often comes with the displaccement of the artisanal fishing communities, such as for example the Port of Cotonou (in Benin). Its development plans will relocate fishing communities several kilometers further away from the city centre. Photo of the Cotonou Port from the artisanal fishing landing site taken in 2023 by Joëlle Philippe. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-crisis-is-deepening-for-liberia-artisanal-fishers-the-eu-must-listen-and-act monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/623968d6-598d-4632-bd23-fee03a61dddd/jacob-kpehe-O5oTFMHuQbU-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The crisis is deepening for Liberia artisanal fishers: the EU must listen and act In this article, the author argues that if the European Union (EU) supports the reform and expansion of the Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ) in Liberia, it could strengthen the EU's role in promoting responsible fisheries governance. Such an initiative would align with recent regional developments, including the extension of the IEZ in Ghana and the Senegalese government's commitment to expand areas reserved for small-scale fisheries. Reading time: 3 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f7b833f7-dd36-4444-8580-11f7051579d1/25.jpg Publications blog - The crisis is deepening for Liberia artisanal fishers: the EU must listen and act Call for the immediate suspension of the semi-industrial fisheries management plan (FMP), until meaningful consultation with artisanal fishing stakeholders is conducted and solid science-based safeguards are in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bdbbd6d9-e9bd-4864-be7f-099f4f63b113/26.jpg Publications blog - The crisis is deepening for Liberia artisanal fishers: the EU must listen and act Support Liberia to take all necessary measures for establishing, in a transparent and participatory manner, a 12 NM exclusive zone to artisanal and undecked semi-industrial fishing. Supporting the full protection of this Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ) and ensuring it is managed collaboratively with the fishing communities, and for their benefit, is a priority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bd8ea207-7362-458d-b7af-597f4c0e3662/28.jpg Publications blog - The crisis is deepening for Liberia artisanal fishers: the EU must listen and act Condition fisheries governance support on transparency, particularly regarding license allocations, catch data, and flag state disclosures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9e2677ee-4751-4da4-ac0a-ccee49a5deaa/27.jpg Publications blog - The crisis is deepening for Liberia artisanal fishers: the EU must listen and act Invest further in livelihood programs for small-scale fishers and fish processors, including women and youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e13bd3a3-67a3-404b-aa13-da3a26e69c00/29.jpg Publications blog - The crisis is deepening for Liberia artisanal fishers: the EU must listen and act Continue to fund community-based monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) systems, in a way that empowers fishers and civil society to document and report IUU fishing. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/galapagos-debt-swap-these-deals-are-being-used-to-privatize-the-management-of-strategic-areas-without-the-consent-of-those-who-inhabit-these-territories monthly 0.5 2025-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/81ab4276-92e0-4a3d-853e-6fb5611b2219/eva.jpg Publications blog - Galapagos debt-swap: “These deals are being used to privatize the management of strategic areas without the consent of those who inhabit these territories” - A conversation with eva Martínez, human rights lawyer In this article, Andre Standing interviews Eva Martinez, of the Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales (CDES) in Ecuador. Eva is a lawyer with a master's degree in Human Rights and International Relations, with a specialisation in Gender. She leads the Economic and Gender Justice work at CDES (Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales), focusing on the links between external debt and human rights. She supported Galápagos communities in filing a complaint and reaching an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank’s Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) regarding a debt-for-nature swap. She also coordinates training schools for Indigenous Amazonian women on community-based economies and political advocacy. Reading time: 25 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1749471676067-3JODBMCIOSYS7B3K2WBE/unsplash-image-Tw4m2-BEY2A.jpg Publications blog - Galapagos debt-swap: “These deals are being used to privatize the management of strategic areas without the consent of those who inhabit these territories” - Make it stand out Since the Constitution of Ecuador clearly states that any state decision that may affect the environment must be consulted with the community, the decision to tie conservation funding to the debt swap mechanism should have been consulted with the inhabitants of the islands. Photo: Nathalie Marquis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1749471892543-BJI6R4M7M862PAG3JBF6/unsplash-image-ykLT6L_FnfQ.jpg Publications blog - Galapagos debt-swap: “These deals are being used to privatize the management of strategic areas without the consent of those who inhabit these territories” - Make it stand out The Galapagos’ economy dependency on mass tourism has carried out problems of its own, including environmental damage due to the unregulated growth of tourism. Photo: A group of tourists in Bartolomé Island, by Andre Robles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1749472710581-8LH1J5MJ49U7HN58LOW1/unsplash-image-rbthtiqnOaw.jpg Publications blog - Galapagos debt-swap: “These deals are being used to privatize the management of strategic areas without the consent of those who inhabit these territories” - Make it stand out Artisanal fishers have concerns about the restrictions that will be imposed due to the expansion of the marine protected area, as it may limit their access to traditional fishing grounds and impact their income. Photo by: Evan Boehs. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/unoc-focusing-on-an-imaginary-funding-gap-is-a-distraction-from-addressing-the-root-causes monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1748870520691-8HXECFD4FAATRMQBAN8C/CABDALI_SELECTION_25.jpg Publications blog - UNOC: “Focusing on an imaginary funding gap for ocean conservation is a distraction from addressing the root causes” In this short publication, prepared by Andre Standing, we contest the facts gathered in the preparatory note to the UN Ocean Conference panel focusing on unlocking finance for conservation of the oceans. We look at the false narrative of the funding gap and underscore the key criticisms facing these innovative finance tools, including debt-for-ocean swaps. This is the long version from CFFA’s written statement to the UNOC secretariat. Reading time: 8 minutes https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/joint-statement-fao-and-its-members-must-address-the-destructive-impacts-of-industrial-feedlot-aquaculture monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/415c5eba-1c7b-41e5-a6c5-ce9c1e0cefa8/bob-brewer-udVjzhI9gXs-unsplash+%282%29.jpg Publications blog - Joint Statement: “FAO and its members must address the destructive impacts of industrial feedlot aquaculture” - JOINT STATEMENT 13 Civil Society and Small-scale fishing organisations (CSOs and SSF) sign a joint statement during the 13th Session of the FAO Subcommittee on Aquaculture, a forum for consultation and discussion and advises the Committee on fisheries (COFI) on technical and policy matters on aquaculture. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/from-promises-to-perils-small-scale-fisheries-overlooked-in-the-eu-gabon-sfpa monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9219d57d-4c80-4f23-b116-80bdcf3444af/ralph-messi-RfI9xI8oN_8-unsplash+%282%29.jpg Publications blog - From promises to perils: Small-scale fisheries overlooked in the EU-Gabon SFPA In this article, we examine several elements of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Gabon from the perspective of local small-scale fisheries. We also raise broader ocean governance issues, particularly in light of the debt-for-nature swap between Gabon and the American environmental NGO TNC, and the role that the EU should play in promoting transparency and stakeholder participation. Reading time: 11 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e7465c5e-2573-4c61-8973-5f9589ea9398/Lambarene+jealife-pictures-NHhgTBdUsXY-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - From promises to perils: Small-scale fisheries overlooked in the EU-Gabon SFPA - Make it stand out The government has installed tracking devices on artisanal canoes for two reasons: to prevent illegal entry into marine protected areas and to improve safety at sea. However, for the tracking devices to be useful, they must be functional and there must be a fully operational sea rescue system in place. Photo: Lambaréné, Gabon, by Jealife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/79007098-4a31-4af9-89e4-3b2ce17bec93/ralph-messi-svUhL4FaQqs-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Publications blog - From promises to perils: Small-scale fisheries overlooked in the EU-Gabon SFPA - Make it stand out The debt-for-nature swap between Gabon and the American NGO The Nature Conservancy refinanced $500 million, freeing up $60 million over 15 years for ocean conservation. These initiatives have been criticised for the lack of participation of affected communities and the reduction of areas accessible for their activities. Photo: Libreville, by Ralph Messi. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/will-the-un-ocean-conference-uphold-small-scale-fishers-as-ocean-right-holders monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1745845263595-GC9U3YYATY3RHR490FTS/IMG_6233.JPG Publications blog - Will the UN Ocean conference uphold small scale fishers as “ocean rights-holders”? In this article, the author looks at the 0 draft political declaration of this high-level summit on Sustainable Development Goal 14 “life below water” in the light of the demands of SSF organisations participating at the conference. For this, she underscores the failure of UNOC to bring a human-rights approach to ocean conservation, echoing criticisms brought forward by UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights and Civil Society Organisations. Reading time: 8 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7243c001-5bab-4157-9669-747d87358aa6/DSC01407.JPG Publications blog - Will the UN Ocean conference uphold small scale fishers as “ocean rights-holders”? - Make it stand out Women in fisheries play a key role bringing affordable and nutritious food to the poorest populations. In this photo, Béninois women fish processors show a tray of an “improved oven”, where they dry the fish to conserve it longer in the hottest climates. Photo: CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9355796d-4ec8-424d-8244-261c0acbe578/DSC01643.JPG Publications blog - Will the UN Ocean conference uphold small scale fishers as “ocean rights-holders”? - Make it stand out Conservation finance has become dominant in the efforts to avert the climate crisis and reverse biodiversity loss. Tools such as blue bonds and debt-for-oceans swaps are however being criticised for the lack of participation and information of the communities that are impacted by these deals. Photo: A beach seine in Benin, CFFA. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/state-flag-obligations monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/94228b20-1ec8-4aeb-9a6f-9722d20a3113/pvw.jpg Publications blog - Mind your vessels: Flag states and their obligations to regulate the activities of their fishing vessels - by Pieter van welzen, Lawyer is a senior lawyer with CMS South Africa. He defended in September 2024 at the University of Hamburg his dissertation examining state responsibility under international law for illegal fishing activities, which was published recently. Reading time: 18 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b44512b2-ba34-426f-aec8-12bed1fbfc4f/noaa-Mmty8RuIPQU-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Mind your vessels: Flag states and their obligations to regulate the activities of their fishing vessels - Make it stand out The experience and information that civil society may have can support the efforts of the states and international organisations to challenge IUU fishing and put pressure on governments to comply with their obligations under international law. Photo: illustrative photo by NOAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5db8faad-dd0d-41df-86fd-51bad83576df/4665a-image-asset.jpeg Publications blog - Mind your vessels: Flag states and their obligations to regulate the activities of their fishing vessels - Make it stand out While harmonised rules between neighbouring countries might be beneficial in the fight against IUU, it is important that measures are decided in consultation with local fishing communities as some of the measures might affect their access to ressources and their livelihoods. Photo: A protest by Liberian fishers against the reduction of their Inshore Exclusive zone, back in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238717759-19J64RYBYNRHBDXRN3I9/knbal+3.jpg Publications blog - Mind your vessels: Flag states and their obligations to regulate the activities of their fishing vessels - Make it stand out When negociating an SFPA, the EU should ensure that its partner state has the capacity to comply with its international obligations both as a flag and coastal state. Otherwise, encouraging the creation of joint ventures (most often involving reflagging of EU vessels to the partner state) may incentivise IUU fishing. Photo: A Spanish-origin vessel reflagged to Senegal. Click here for more information. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/joint-statement-the-eu-aquaculture-campaign-should-only-promote-projects-which-meet-the-highest-environmental-and-social-sustainability-standards monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/swap-baby-swap-us-environmental-organisations-to-convert-100-billion-of-debt-to-save-nature-but-to-what-end monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1739446576140-M91KRW5BUQ0YHX2AYA6F/sergi-ferrete-pWshkmAH4qA-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Swap baby, swap – US environmental organisations to convert $100 billion of debt to save nature, but to what end? - conservation finance series #7 In this new publication, Andre Standing analyzes the initiative of a coalition of US environmental NGOs to convert US$100 billion of debt owed by Southern countries into conservation projects. The agreements face criticism for their lack of transparency, neocolonial undertones, and potential adverse impacts on local communities, particularly small-scale fishers. Hand in hand with financial giants, these NGOs wield increasing influence over natural resource management in debtor nations, undermining their sovereignty. Standing warns against the rising financialization of conservation and calls for safeguarding the rights of local populations from the expanding influence of US financial interests. Reading time: 28 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b751bca2-6c6e-45cf-8d37-4c079497cd8a/ilyass-seddoug-06w8RxgSzF0-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Swap baby, swap – US environmental organisations to convert $100 billion of debt to save nature, but to what end? - Make it stand out Through these debt swaps, US environmental NGOs are becoming much more powerful actors for international conservation and development than the United Nations, for example, if they are not already. But who are they accountable to? Photo: Ilyass Sedoug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/399bcd56-f754-43b2-8ab1-454afdd43f19/markus-krisetya-k0Jo8m6DO6k-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Swap baby, swap – US environmental organisations to convert $100 billion of debt to save nature, but to what end? - DEBT SWAPS GO beyond Us environmental organisations These debt-for-nature – and debt-for-ocean – swaps arranged by US environmental organisations are not the only swaps taking place. In 2024, JP Morgan, working in collaboration with the US charity Catholic Relief Services, provided a loan to the government of El Salvador to restructure US$1 billion of its external debt, with savings earmarked for the conservation of rivers and wetlands. Many debt swaps take place without the same fanfare attached to the ones organised by US organisations. Bilateral lenders use swaps quite regularly during periods of debt distress. According to the OECD, between 2020 and 2022, official donors have provided debt relief worth about US$5 billion, and much of this is through swap deals. Italy has swapped about US$1 billion in the last three years with countries including Jordan, Egypt and Cuba. The government of Portugal has also agreed to debt swaps with Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe, with savings earmarked for climate adaptation and mitigation. In these bilateral swaps, forgone debt repayments are reported by donors as aid grants, so they are cost-effective ways for donors to increase reported aid giving. One of the most important deals happened in December 2024, and this seems to have flown under the radar. The World Bank financed its first-ever debt swap. This involved a loan to the Ivory Coast government to refinance commercial debt worth approximately US$500 million, with the savings being transferred into a national health and education programme. The deal has not gained widespread publicity, but it is potentially a significant development that could drive a new wave of these deals. Development banks have never lent money to countries of the Global South to refinance their commercial debts, and debt swaps involving loans from development banks are off-limits for debt swaps, at least for the time being. The market for debt swaps is, therefore, expanding and drawing in more players. What is unclear is whether there will be competition. The World Bank’s press release for its debt swap in Ivory Coast was noteworthy for explicitly highlighting that its deal was less costly for the Ivory Coast compared to the deals arranged by US environmental organisations while also better respecting national sovereignty: “Unlike other swaps that use costly structures, including offshore special-purposes vehicles and trust funds that often incur significant transaction, administrative, and financial costs, this operation uses country systems already in place.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d88e226e-2b1d-4d8c-92bc-89aadb628e2b/jorge-sa-pinheiro-AfFhEeQg3Nk-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Swap baby, swap – US environmental organisations to convert $100 billion of debt to save nature, but to what end? - Make it stand out Small-scale fishers need to be aware that debt-for-ocean swaps may permanently deprive them of their rights, transfering power over marine territories to US organisations and private asset management companies. Photo by Jorge Sá Pinherio. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/small-scale-fishers-should-be-at-the-centre-of-the-european-oceans-pact monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1739882052112-B3V70C1GJVYOQ9TG5BPR/Ilonde+1.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact In CFFA’s contribution to the European Commission’s consultation for a European Oceans Pact, we call for small-scale fishing (SSF) communities to be at the heart of ocean-related policies. The EU should guarantee rights-based and equitable decision-making processes about ocean uses, ensuring the protection of the most vulnerable facing more powerful blue economy industries. Taking into account the role of SSF in food security and poverty eradication in developing countries, we also look at how can the EU support SSF and sustainable fisheries management in its ocean partnership with African countries. Reading time: 10 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d3007ee1-478c-4029-b293-f1be827f904e/Poland2-LIFE.JPG Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact - Make it stand out The FAO report “Illuminating Hidden Harvests” sheds light on the manifold contributions of small-scale fishing communities to sustainable development, and their importance in eradicating poverty, hunger and malnutrition. On the photo, a small-scale fishing boat in Poland, courtesy of Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/439e2e5b-b463-4f51-a1f3-6d71b687b201/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact - Fishmeal production in west africa: a case example of the need for more coherence Fishmeal and fish oil factories are multiplying in West Africa due to a growing global demand. Fishmeal is used for feeding pigs, chickens, as well as carnivorous fish, like industrially farmed salmon or shrimps, while fish oil is also used in nutrition complements, beauty products and by the pharmaceutical industry. It is estimated that to produce 1 kg of fishmeal, 5 kg of fresh wild-caught fish are required. The growth of this industry in the region is a key factor leading to the overexploitation of small pelagic fish, which are a staple of the diet in the region, traditionally caught by artisanal fishers and smoked and dried by women fish processors. Apart from the loss in jobs and livelihoods and the pollution of the plants, the redirection of fresh fish from human consumption to animal feed is threatening food security of the region, and hence violating the right to food of the West African populations. This is something the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food highlighted in his report on fisheries and the right to food in the context of climate change. Indeed, one of the key demands of West African small-scale fishing communities is that small pelagic resources are reserved to those who fish sustainably and for human consumption. The EU is a vocal defender of using West African fish resources for human consumption, rather than for processing into fish oil and fishmeal. Additionally, the EU fleets do not have access to these resources under its Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements. In some cases, like the Mauritania SFPA, it is actively involved and supporting the small pelagics management plan. However, both fishmeal and fish oil from West Africa are imported onto the EU market. The EU is likewise a major market for farmed salmon and sea bass produced in countries, such as Norway, Turkey or Scotland, that also use these products from West Africa. Farmed salmon is believed to be “sustainable” by most European consumers, and it is often advertised so, even though certifications do not cover the whole value chain: they may cover the sustainability of the production in countries like Scotland or Norway, but not whether the fish feed used to feed the salmon is sustainably sourced. Due to the high amounts of wild-fish required for fish feed, carnivorous fish farming depending on fishmeal and fish oil is not sustainable nor can it be ever made sustainable. The EU cannot continue to import fishery products that run counter to the principles of sustainability that it advocates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2f881289-07ec-4cba-834c-cab4b925bada/Papier+Anaid+%282%29.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact - Small-scale fisheries at the centre of the pact Due to their contributions to food security, livelihoods, culture, welfare and ocean conservation, small-scale fishing communities should be at the centre of a European Ocean Pact. In its external dimension, the EU Ocean diplomacy must ensure to promote an ocean governance that secures sustainable small-scale fishing communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e5ac6695-45f9-403d-8c5b-ca986ea3a50b/Papier+Anaid+%283%29.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact - A human-rights based approach in ocean governance In decision-making about ocean uses, the EU must ensure the informed participation of all concerned, especially those that are most vulnerable. The processes must be transparent, human-rights based, gender-sensitive and socially equitable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/16716aa4-96db-4323-99e5-fde613b848e3/Papier+Anaid+%286%29.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact - From fisheries arrangements to governance arrangements with third countries The EU must increase its support to sustainable fisheries management through budget support. For this, it must decouple funds for access from sectoral support. Access costs should be fully paid by the EU operators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4e3b42ec-26f5-40e9-8313-b2e8db474541/Papier+Anaid+%284%29.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers should be at the centre of the European Oceans Pact - Coherence between fisheries and trade policies Bilateral free trade agreements should include reinforced chapters on sustainable development that address specific fisheries concerns and incorporate EU IUU regulations. The EU should also be working on looking for a specific due diligence fisheries policy. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/protecting-and-investing-in-small-scale-fisheries-key-to-any-future-eu-liberia-relation monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/29862f63-20ba-4505-a39f-1b5cd8864d8c/%7BCAD29C35-5609-4EB5-B118-B42C6AC32EDD%7D.png Publications blog - Liberian fishers are essential for food security: Investing in them must be the cornerstone of any EU-Liberia relation In this article, the author discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Liberia's small-scale fisheries (SSF). Despite being vital for food security and livelihoods, SSF are threatened by competition from foreign industrial fleets, declining fisheries resources, and management measures that undermine its sustainable development. Regional initiatives and EU-funded projects aim to address these issues by promoting sustainable fisheries governance, protecting artisanal fishing zones, and involving fishing communities in decision-making. However, structural challenges, including inadequate enforcement of the Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ), remain. Reading time: 14 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/63657f3f-3479-40fc-9985-d55c59c16851/%7B3BA14557-0430-4DDD-B759-6A13A52D9AC0%7D.png Publications blog - Liberian fishers are essential for food security: Investing in them must be the cornerstone of any EU-Liberia relation - Make it stand out The trawlers SOKONE and KANBAL III, both of which belong to the Senegalese company Soperka and the Spanish company Grupo Pereira, received a temporary authorization for an experimental deep sea shrimp fishery in Liberian waters. The SOKONE failed to report catches data to Liberian authorities. Photo by Vladimir Knyaz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bcdef4c1-e72c-4955-9628-506be9107004/pexels-aristotle-guweh-jr-1643208950-27832719.jpg Publications blog - Liberian fishers are essential for food security: Investing in them must be the cornerstone of any EU-Liberia relation - Make it stand out Small-scale fishers in Monrovia, Liberia. The inshore exclusive zone reserved for artisanal fishers should be clearly demarcated and protected by appropriate means to prevent any incursion of industrial fishing vessels. Photo by Aristotlè Guweh Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d4351298-9696-4716-a6c9-f5f4b9b1f6d1/King+Gray+Fishng+Community%2C+Paynesville+City.jpg Publications blog - Liberian fishers are essential for food security: Investing in them must be the cornerstone of any EU-Liberia relation - Make it stand out King Gray small-scale fisheries community in the Paynesfield district of Monrovia, Liberia. NaFAA has confiscated the engines of some fishers who have failed to pay the $250 fishing licence fee, an amount equivalent to several months' wages. Photo by George Harris. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/ue-mauritania-sfpa-joint-committee-ahead-small-pelagic-fish-goes-under-the-spotlight monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/87f709ca-8cde-4cf0-912e-e6e6a80454b5/14675718065_b9fb3da926_o.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA – Joint Committee ahead: small pelagic fish goes under the spotlight The Joint Committee under the EU- Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPAs) will meet in Nouakchott from 4 to 6 December 2024. In this article, the author makes a number of recommendations in the light of the conclusions of the Fishery Committee of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Reading time: 5 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8d02e6f2-2e6e-40a9-962e-52fc65214877/14485423367_08b7bfff46_o.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA – Joint Committee ahead: small pelagic fish goes under the spotlight - Make it stand out Small-scale fishers in the region are calling for a reserved access to small pelagic resources. These resources should be prioritised for human consumption. Photo: Michał Huniewicz. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-guinea-bissau-sfpa-european-owned-vessels-slip-through-the-net monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1732525124499-JIZC4B7GU7EI6IOJDE8N/06+Cacheu+port+7.jpg Publications blog - EU-Guinea-Bissau SFPA: progress for the artisanal sector, but European-owned vessels slip through the net In this article on the new protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Guinea-Bissau, the author reviews the key points of the agreement from the point of view of local small-scale fisheries and relays their demands: transparency, access to fish for women fish processors, and training. The author also details a sustainability aspect: although the protocol does not allow European fleets to fish for small pelagics because they are overexploited, at least 4 European vessels have reportedly reflagged to Guinea-Bissau and are fishing for these species in the region, jeopardising the region's food security and competing with small-scale fisheries. NOTE: All the photos in this article are by photojournalist Carmen Abd Ali. You can see a selection of her photos of the Guinea Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain here. Reading time: 14 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7dec2936-0005-4958-bd3a-e0e462133c31/Cacheu+port+6.jpg Publications blog - EU-Guinea-Bissau SFPA: progress for the artisanal sector, but European-owned vessels slip through the net - Make it stand out In Guinea-Bissau, artisanal pirogues usually do not exceed 18 meters and only 32% are motorised. Photo: Salif Mbou is the chief carpenter in Bissau, by Carmen Abd-Ali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5d5f3770-c1af-48ab-97a6-88f76149078a/08+Bissau+glace+1.jpg Publications blog - EU-Guinea-Bissau SFPA: progress for the artisanal sector, but European-owned vessels slip through the net - Make it stand out Ice continues to be essential for preserving the fish. Women asked for several cold storage-rooms to be repaired under sectoral support, but only 2 were. Photo: Filipe Soares is the owner of the ice plant in Bissau, by Carmen Abd-Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5a88f9b5-b6d3-4194-9400-98742b9422c1/12+Cacheu.jpg Publications blog - EU-Guinea-Bissau SFPA: progress for the artisanal sector, but European-owned vessels slip through the net - Make it stand out Trainings are essential to improving living and working conditions for both fishers – through training in the use of geolocation systems at sea – and women fish processors – through training in hygiene, handling and packaging. Photo: Women fish processor drying fish in the sun, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/funding-gap-dangerous-nonsense monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1729609314840-ABXM3WHZRNNUT1GGQBX5/unsplash-image-za9MCg787eI.jpg Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Series financialization and the blue economy #6 Closing the funding gap for biodiversity conservation is one of the critical topics at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), hosted in Colombia in October 2024. The funding gap has been estimated at $700 billion in Goal D of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, based on a report, “Financing Nature”, published in 2020. Taking the example of fisheries and ocean conservation, this article shows the $700 billion figure is based on highly dubious calculations and assumptions. The author argues the funding gap report is not a serious effort to estimate the needs for supporting conservation efforts. Instead, it is a performative publication marketing opportunities for private investment and market-based mechanisms. Therefore, the $700 billion figure should be rejected by those opposed to the continuing financialisation of conservation. Reading time: 30 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1729686446250-436HTF4FPP268L7QFGY6/unsplash-image-MMJx78V7xS8.jpg Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out The authors of a study produced in 2020 estimate the annual biodiversity funding gap at $700 Billion. This figure has been retained by the international community and is a critical topic of debate at #COP16. However, while this figure will continue to be cited, there are flaws in the calculations. Photo by Steven Kamenar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/55196ee3-4cbe-4eed-a7f9-b9edd4a44539/241023+Table+1+Funding+gap.jpg Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out Source: Financing Nature report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8d742cd3-6638-4a5d-a418-ddff7e01ef85/30.png Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out A closer examination of the information provided in national reports on biodiversity spending throws up light into the flaws of the data of Financing Nature. They stretch the definition of biodiversity spending to the limits and count money which is certainly unrelated to conservation. For example, Seychelles included the total budget of its Fishing Authority in its biodiversity expenditure reviews, while Vietnam reported 93% of the annual budget of the Department of Fisheries. Photo: Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1729692904402-2ZHWT1V7TB17H55VL1ME/unsplash-image-AVhFLfD_Lv8.jpg Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out The authors of Financing Nature suggest eco-theme bonds to fund nature, and cite as successful examples a green bond launched by Michelin tyres in Indonesia for a sustainable rubber plantation, which, at the time of the publication of the report, had been denounced by NGOs and media as an ecological disaster. Photo: A rubber plantation, by Isuru Ranasinha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f2250804-f0ae-453e-bd6e-55d9c28116a4/241023+Table+2+Funding+gap.jpg Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out Table 5.1. Estimated positive and negative flows to biodiversity conservation (in 2019 US$). Source: Financing Nature report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bd5f772a-fb94-48b6-adae-120083aebe84/ralph-messi-RfI9xI8oN_8-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Why the $700 billion funding gap for biodiversity is dangerous nonsense: Implications for the oceans and small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out Closing the funding gap distracts the debate from the root causes of the crisis and delays meaningful action. It is a false solution because it represents a change in the governance of nature, from the state's (and citizens) managing natural resources to private finance becoming the dominant governing force. Photo: Gabonese artisanal fishers in Cocobeach, Gabon by Ralph Messi. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/a-cfp-external-dimension-fit-for-the-future-more-focus-on-good-governance-less-on-paying-access-rights-for-eu-fleets monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1726650658622-RA8H9KHAWP59RPOG5H2V/FassBoye41.jpg Publications blog - A CFP external dimension fit for the future: more focus on good governance, less on paying access rights for EU fleets In answer to the Commission’s consultation on the effectiveness of the Common Fisheries Policy, the author makes 4 recommendations to make the external dimension of the CFP more effective. For it, the EU should shift from access agreements to fisheries governance agreements, while continuing to support informed participation of stakeholders in third countries. The EU should also ensure that all vessels of EU origin, including those reflagged, abide by sustainability standards. Finally, the EU should actively engage, at international level, to promote transparent, fair, and sustainable access arrangements applicable to all fleets of foreign origin fishing in developing countries. Reading time: 12 minutes https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-gambia-sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreement-negotiations-questions-arising monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1725350863495-W9WZ1MDN5LL4MIQCG4XN/Snyg0.jpg Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising In this article, the author raises a series of questions regarding access, transparency and sectoral support, which need to be taken into account prior to the renewal of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the EU and The Gambia. The author also looks at regional developments: With Senegal’s yellow card, fisheries agreement negotiations between the EU and Senegal are at a standstill. How would access to the Gambian waters be used by EU fleets, at a time when they may be barred from Senegal waters? Reading time: 13 min. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b99c64f7-8fbc-4fc4-a82e-666dee59ed9d/Fish+logo+.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #1 Does it make sense, from an economic point of view, for such a high number of vessels to have fishing possibilities in The Gambia when they will not be allowed to cross the boundaries with Senegal? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/61bb7229-a3e6-463a-b53b-48cb84ba5828/Gambie+-+S%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #2 The question that arises is whether the waters where EU vessels would be authorised to fish as part of an EU-Gambia agreement have been clearly established? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/538c402f-acc8-4237-afb6-a215ba94ec94/Fish+logo++%282%29.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #3 With the scientific assessments confirming for several years that hake is overexploited in the region, and considering the competition with local artisanal fishers, there is no reason to retain access to hake in a future SFPA protocol. The EU must also continue supporting the regional collection of scientific data for hake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ff115ad7-398a-41a6-bec2-ca5712dd6425/Fish+logo++%283%29.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #4 The EU should continue to support the scientific and technical work that CECAF is carrying out, and supporting the collection of data and sampling through the sectoral support of its SFPAs in the region. However, it must also commit politically and technically to support regional management of small pelagics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4dc632d0-c6dc-43a9-839e-e64e9d607a21/Fish+logo++%284%29.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #5 In any new protocol between the EU and The Gambia, it will be essential that the transparency clause is effectively applied. Stakeholders, in particular representatives of the artisanal fisheries sector, should be adequately informed and consulted throughout the implementation of the agreement, including through participation in meetings of the Joint Committee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/609240a1-5409-4b17-af72-fab7b6fc5270/Fish+logo++%285%29.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #6 The EU has a responsibility as part of its dialogue with third countries in West Africa, whether under an SFPA or in the context of IUU dialogue: it should better control vessels of European origin, and ensure that Member States effectively sanction their nationals involved in IUU-fishing activities in application of Article 39 of the IUU Regulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/dc34af10-bf95-4a0f-9cf9-4210b0de7e86/Fish+logo++%286%29.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #7 Within the framework of the EU-The Gambia partnership, and more broadly, within the framework of the SFPAs with African countries, a reflection must be carried out on how to make joint ventures transparent, without having a negative impact on coastal communities or the fisheries resources and ecosystems of The Gambia or any other country in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/60c35dcd-84ab-46de-90b3-cc3c1297908f/Fish+logo++%287%29.png Publications blog - The Gambia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations: Questions arising - #8 The EU must publish detailed information concerning the use of sectoral support. Beneficiaries, in particular small-scale fishing communities, must be included in identifying priorities for the use of sectoral support, as well as being involved in implementation and evaluation. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/how-private-finance-through-blue-bonds-affects-local-communities-the-seychelles-experience monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9897d691-45f3-4e8a-a8ca-4669e6154ec6/Arinc+picture.jpg Publications blog - How private finance through blue bonds affects local communities: the Seychelles experience - A conversation with Arınç Onat Kılıç Andre Standing, senior consultant at CFFA, discusses with Arınç Onat Kılıç, who has recently published a paper exploring the Seychelles Blue Bond and the broader implications of private finance for developing the blue economy. Arınç is a doctoral researcher in law at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His research delves into the socio-legal dimensions of blue bond models, investigating their implications as carriers of ecological modernization. In this conversation, Andre and Arınç look at the Blue Bond deal from the perspective of local fishing communities. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/yellow-card-senegal-the-fight-against-iuu-fishing-must-also-be-waged-in-the-coastal-zone monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9aef80df-8e07-4a9a-a0b1-53304efc2ef1/FassBoye46.jpg Publications blog - Yellow card Senegal: the fight against IUU fishing must also be waged in the coastal zone - with aprapam This article has been written in collaboration with the Association for the responsibilisation of maritime artisanal fisheries stakeholders (Association pour la responsibilisation des acteurs de la pêche artisanale maritime, APRAPAM). Note: An update was made on 3 July 2024 to include mention of the decree on participatory surveillance in Senegal. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/norway-is-flooding-the-eu-market-with-unsustainable-fish-products-like-farmed-salmon-this-should-stop monthly 0.5 2024-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/335d74e0-6405-4c6c-aca4-9a6e99b01f49/ludovic-charlet-Sl7g6cN10NA-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Norway is flooding the EU market with unsustainable fish products, like farmed salmon – This should stop In this article, the author underscores the ecological and social impacts of Norwegian intensive salmon farming, including the impact on food security in West Africa. The author remarks that while on the one hand, the European Union promotes fish for human consumption in Africa, on the other, the EU also opens wide its market gates for Norwegian farmed salmon, which is fed West African fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1571409050158-P9HEXUBP4FQ40RJXCJYT/13b2e-usinenouadhibou5.jpg Publications blog - Norway is flooding the EU market with unsustainable fish products, like farmed salmon – This should stop - Make it stand out The EU is a defender of using West African fish for human consumption. The sectoral support of the EU-Mauritania SFPA supports infrastructures to promote human consumption of fishery products. Photo: A fishmeal factory in Mauritania, by Francisco Mari. Used with permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1640167870549-JVXE7XAZGY03HBEX7GDI/colin-czerwinski-LX_bGSCrHKA-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Norway is flooding the EU market with unsustainable fish products, like farmed salmon – This should stop - Make it stand out Norway is flooding the European market with its unsustainable farmed salmon thanks to a seafood deal which includes duty-free quotas for processed and smoked salmon. Photo: Colin Czerwinski. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/stp-to-develop-offshore-artisanal-fisheries-will-the-eu-sfpa-help monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1713876928965-QLAKB63N2O2QWV9K7D3P/8.png Publications blog - São Tomé and Príncipe to develop offshore artisanal fisheries. Will the EU’s SFPA help? In this article, the author delves into the impacts of climate change and other challenges for São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) small-scale fishing communities. To develop the sector, the government is looking to develop offshore artisanal fishing. The author examines the factors that need to be considered for the upcoming renewal of the protocol of the EU-STP Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2505f741-27ec-4db5-8001-fc668a1fcc9d/4.png Publications blog - São Tomé and Príncipe to develop offshore artisanal fisheries. Will the EU’s SFPA help? - Make it stand out The government is considering to develop artisanal fisheries offshore as 80% of the fish resources are found there, however, with climate change, this requires improving the safety of fishers. Photo: Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1713876907725-N6LRMR21E6E562NIH2J9/6.png Publications blog - São Tomé and Príncipe to develop offshore artisanal fisheries. Will the EU’s SFPA help? - Make it stand out Since December 2023, São Tomé and Príncipe is a candidate country for the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), which means there should be more transparency about fisheries management in the country. For example, up to now, only the EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement is public. Photo: Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/957505df-b16e-475f-9493-98cbaeb4ab9c/5.png Publications blog - São Tomé and Príncipe to develop offshore artisanal fisheries. Will the EU’s SFPA help? - Make it stand out Looking into the next EU SFPA protocol, the EU should support São Tomé and Príncipe’s strategy for offshore local artisanal fishing, making sure their access needs are met and that a potential increase of the artisanal fishing zone is reflected into the protocol. Photo: Canva Pro. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/fishing-at-a-discount-rethinking-the-design-of-fisheries-access-fees-in-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1712147241239-N1RG3XDAIGVCSRT5YU61/6.png Publications blog - Fishing at a discount? Rethinking the design of fisheries access fees in Africa In this article, Andre Standing first comments on the design and rationale of access fees for fishing vessels of foreign origin, providing hypothesis why these are so low in most African countries. He then illustrates his point looking at the examples of Ghana and Namibia fisheries. In the second part of the article, the author discusses under which conditions industrial fishing vessels of foreign origin should be given access, or not, to African coastal countries waters, and argues for a re-think of access fees design, making four policy considerations. Reading time: 30 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/46a00c9b-84c2-42cb-8b1f-ec85636fc343/amir-mortezaie-0wduGxZaSSM-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Fishing at a discount? Rethinking the design of fisheries access fees in Africa - Make it stand out The concept of public dividend establishes the idea that all citizens own public resources and have a right to benefit from their exploitation. Access fees are “rent” paid to the resource owners. In most countries, this owner is the state which manages fish resources on behalf of its people—being common goods as opposed to private ones. Photo by Amir Mortezaie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b44512b2-ba34-426f-aec8-12bed1fbfc4f/noaa-Mmty8RuIPQU-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Fishing at a discount? Rethinking the design of fisheries access fees in Africa - Make it stand out Usually, according to OECD data, industrialized countries spend more money in fisheries management than developing countries, and the average stands aroun 8 and 11% of the value of fisheries production. Photo by NOAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4b84eabc-19f6-4394-bbce-71fcb14f5d15/the-artboard-eBEi9TFRGY8-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Fishing at a discount? Rethinking the design of fisheries access fees in Africa - Make it stand out In 2011, the World Bank estimated that Ghana spent only 0.2% of the value of commercial fisheries on management. Photo: The Artboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/228cfb49-5112-4c51-9daa-72b1a2f47c54/amir-mortezaie-oAhE3KHeYIs-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Fishing at a discount? Rethinking the design of fisheries access fees in Africa - Make it stand out After the independence, Nambia moved to an individual quota-based system which is loosely called “Namibinisation”, which provides companies with allocations based on social and economic criteria. The design includes several different payments, including annual licence fees, the charge for the quota, a by-catch levy, an observer fee and a contribution towards management costs. Photo: A shipwreck near the coast of Nambia, by Amir Mortezaie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711619059639-ZO85SWNW5RAQYD0RRJSO/DSC01507.JPG Publications blog - Fishing at a discount? Rethinking the design of fisheries access fees in Africa - Make it stand out Small-scale fisheries should always be prioritised because of their key role is African society—for jobs, food security, and culture. Then, African states should determine how costly it is to manage their fisheries, and ensure this is covered in access payments. In doing this, they need to clarify what is needed to recover the costs of managing industrial fleets, and what remains as a public dividend. Photo: by CFFA. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/will-fishers-be-sidelined-once-again-at-the-un-ocean-conference monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711543213204-CYHSADHL7PIZ41A8E0XB/DSC01585.JPG Publications blog - Will fishers be sidelined, once again, at the UN Ocean Conference? This publication is based on a joint contribution by the African confederation of artisanal fishing organisations (CAOPA) and the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA) to the initiative “Let’s be Nice to the ocean”, which aims at collecting the inputs from civil society organisations prior to the UN Ocean Conference in Nice (France) in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f39fd8c0-f967-4617-b4fd-81bc1ac413f3/DSC07623.jpg Publications blog - Will fishers be sidelined, once again, at the UN Ocean Conference? - Make it stand out Small-scale fishermen and women from Fiji, Guinea Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Senegal, Costa Rica, Gambia, Mexico, Panama and Honduras (left to right) stood up to be heard at a side-event organised by IUCN, FAO and others, “The future of the Ocean: cooperative pathways to 2030” at UNOC 2, in Lisbon (June 2022). This meeting was organised only in English. Fishers who spoke English had to translate for their peers. Photo: CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1707124942949-S8NX1HL71WHYQ704VPAX/CABDALI_SELECTION_20.jpg Publications blog - Will fishers be sidelined, once again, at the UN Ocean Conference? - Make it stand out Due to their vulnerability, invisibility and marginalization, coastal communities would struggle to find means and data to prove their sustainable use of the ocean, yet they have been using it sustainably for millennia. It is essential that the rights of coastal communities are recognized regardless of their ability to prove the sustainability of their activities. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1682425798716-6I7F2OIZ2UEP05LEIJG5/DSC07572.JPG Publications blog - Will fishers be sidelined, once again, at the UN Ocean Conference? - Make it stand out In February 2023, small-scale fishing organisations signatories of the Call to Action, drafted Rules of conduct, guidelines of how to work with them in order to protect the ocean. In them, they recall the importance of their rights, their voice and their participation in conservation decision-making. Photo: CFFA. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/states-have-an-obligation-to-act-against-beneficial-owners-of-vessels-involved-in-iuu-fishing monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/94228b20-1ec8-4aeb-9a6f-9722d20a3113/pvw.jpg Publications blog - States have an obligation to act against beneficial owners of vessels involved in IUU fishing - by Pieter van welzen, Lawyer Pieter van Welzen is a senior lawyer with CMS South Africa. He is also a PhD student at the University Hamburg and preparing a dissertation that examines state responsibility under international law for illegal fishing activities. Reading time: 12 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b44512b2-ba34-426f-aec8-12bed1fbfc4f/noaa-Mmty8RuIPQU-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - States have an obligation to act against beneficial owners of vessels involved in IUU fishing - Make it stand out Beneficial owners are the companies or individuals that factually control the activities of the vessels and they are often located elsewhere than the flag state. In IUU fishing cases, usually there is nothing more than the legal owner in the flag state, a company that is no more than a shell. Photo: illustrative photo by NOAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/18b8ca97-7484-446d-8c39-0c2173c24cb6/Canva+Pro+-+Piola666+2.png Publications blog - States have an obligation to act against beneficial owners of vessels involved in IUU fishing - Make it stand out Experts in law of the sea often assume that national fisheries regulations are directed at the vessel. However, usually, regulations are directed at the persons who are involved with the vessel: the crew, its owner or its operator. This provides a basis for arguing that the beneficial owner of a vessel also must comply with the coastal state’s fisheries regulations. Photo: From Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8e25391d-43f1-4838-9771-7b66ae06559c/Famille+photo.JPEG Publications blog - States have an obligation to act against beneficial owners of vessels involved in IUU fishing - Make it stand out After its 7th meeting of the Ministers of Fisheries in Ghana in April 2022, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) introduced in their final declaration the importance of reporting on ultimate beneficial owners. The OACPS also contributed to the UNGA resolution on the law of the seas calling flag or coastal states to require the disclosure of beneficial owners of fishing vessels as part of their authorisation requirements. Photo by Mamadou Aliou Diallo, courtesy of CAOPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/533ebfe7-f8ad-4f9f-9b6d-6330cd07dc43/asian+warrior+detail+imo+7322897+link+to+vidal+armadores+group+IUU+source+CCMALR.JPG Publications blog - States have an obligation to act against beneficial owners of vessels involved in IUU fishing - Make it stand out A picture of the vessel with IMO 7322897, former KUNLUN and currently named ASIAN WARRIOR, which is on the EU IUU vessel list. This vessel was managed and exploited by Vidal Armadores Group using other companies. It has been reported to be stateless since January 2016. Source: CCAMLR. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-best-way-eu-sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreements-contribute-to-food-security-is-by-protecting-and-promoting-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/474f76bf-9b36-468f-81b6-b4c5d7f6ddbf/vicky-ng-CmFJ4IzEf7Y-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The best way EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements contribute to food security is by protecting and promoting artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out The EU consumption of smoked salmon from Norway which has been fed fishmeal and fish oil produced in West Africa has a much bigger negative impact on food security in the region than the EU has a positive impact with its landing of small pelagics (“contribution in kind”) in Mauritania. Photo by Vicky Ng. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1646064745890-DTQ8J3RZY62OVN8F8PRS/paul-einerhand-82CkSurqjQA-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The best way EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements contribute to food security is by protecting and promoting artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out The benefits derived from supplying goods and services and processing fish landed in African countries with well-equipped port infrastructures would still exist even if there was no EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements. The elements that attract local landings are independent from the existence or not of an SFPA. Photo by Paul Einerhand. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/co-management-of-west-african-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e706835e-e514-43fe-80eb-9cf3b046c69b/crop+vanderploeg2018+%28553%29+canoe+Hugh.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - By HUGH GOVAN Hugh Govan was raised in Estepona, a fishing village in Spain and works on co-management, small-scale fisheries and coastal communities in the Pacific Islands, Latin America and Europe. In this article, recognizing the decades of West Africa pioneering reform on artisanal fisheries, Hugh Govan looks at the major obstacles to co-management in the region. He identifies a lack of political will reflected in low budgetary allocations; inadequate and poorly targeted support for fisher organizations; poorly defined roles and responsibilities of fishers in co-management; lack of enforcement of inshore exclusive zones; and inadequate defense of human rights and particularly the important role of women. Reading time: 25 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/71182cf9-747a-49e7-bf42-476cb7683a4b/samuel-aboh-ypha1vyfbt0-unsplash-ghana_6cMVrT1e.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - BOX 1: A call to action from artisanal fisheries 1. Urgently secure preferential access and comanage 100% of coastal areas 2. Guarantee the participation of women and support their role in innovation 3. Protect SSF from competing blue economy sectors 4. Be transparent and accountable in fisheries management 5. Build resilient communities to face climate change and offer prospects to youth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f119bdae-5ccc-444c-9bf2-44fceb8c713c/Kft77_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Government created co-management structures can face legitimacy problems. For example, in Senegal, it is the GIEs (“economic interest grouping”) which usually manage the landing sites. This can cause conflict with the CLPAs (“Local artisanal fishing committees”), set in place by the government. Photo: the landing site in Kafountine (Casamance, Senegal), by Agence Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5d89f165-6c97-470f-b842-22d663e4d3fb/IMG_20211108_123918%281%29.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Incursions by trawlers, often of foreign origin, are one of the biggest threats to artisanal fishers: the risk of collision and gear destruction is high. More than 250 artisanal fishers deaths per year in West Africa are linked to collisions with industrial vessels. Photo: foreign trawlers moored in the Bissau hardbour, by a local source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/07f98eb6-5e1d-4860-8dff-ba7044685e56/CABDALI_SELECTION_22.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Women are present at all stages of SSF value chains and are the essential link in getting the fish to the consumers. However, their work is unrecognised; their contribution, including to innovations, is not valued and their working and living conditions are dire. Photo: A woman fish processor in front of her drying rack in Cacheu (Guinea Bissau) by Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a1caf528-5042-4032-84b7-31b77b351b03/melvin-ankrah-Acu5Ndx4Bzk-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out To ensure that participation of small-scale fishing communities is meaningful, it is key to examine the level and quality of participation. Fishers may consider that the level of participation does not need to be the same for each co-management component: for access to market information, they may consider it adequate to simply be informed, whereas for setting management rules, shared decision-making might be vital. Photo: fishers on mending nets on a beach in Ghana, by Melvin Ankrah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/660afba3-1b1d-4bad-ab77-6ae38a9e34aa/DSC01595.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Several countries in West Africa have a designated artisanal fishing zone. However, the biggest threat to small-scale fishers at sea are the (illegal) incursions by industrial vessels, which cause risks of collisions, with destruction of SSF gear and can even cause deaths. Photo: the landing site at Ayiguinnou (Benin), by Joëlle Philippe/CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1706025612326-L88JIN266N0YCS4N5SEJ/IMG_20221220_104846_674.jpg Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Women are very vulnerable to disruption, so it is essential that they can access reliable financial support. Women’s cooperatives should be recognized by their authorities, including at regional level. Photo: Two women selling fish on a landing site in Ghana, by Nana Kweigyah of the Canoe Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b8abe649-a0e4-4fdb-99df-9e0bbea7a08b/23.png Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - 1. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION These are a key ingredient for fishers’ participation to fisheries management. As SSF are neglected in official statistics, and particularly women, it is necessary for governments to improve gender sensitive data collection and dissemination of information of the sector, so that their importance and their contributions to food security, livelihoods, sustainable use of the ocean are more visible. It is also vitally important to make public all relevant information, including legislation, fishing authorisations, data on performance and the rationale for management regulations, to the minimum standards of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2f1982ac-7917-478b-9643-50d7872bd0c3/24.png Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - 2. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS FOR SSF POLICIES Governments must make budgetary provisions to ensure the implementation of SSF policies and particularly that the priorities are fully supported. This requires realization from donors of the inadequacy of project modalities and a reappraisal of sector budget support. A whole of government approach should be taken - success or failure will have impact across multiple sectors: national and local food security and nutrition, health, employment, poverty alleviation, gender equality and conservation. SSF policies should include realistic and detailed budget and resource implications incorporated into national and local budgets; governments and donors should be held to account in meeting them. Fisher organizations may need to advocate at higher levels and across other sectors not usually addressed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/871a1180-5b74-450a-82a8-80b63bffb50c/25.png Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - 3. SUPPORT FISHER ORGANISATIONS Tailored support for fisher organizations, ensuring that they are appropriate, legitimate, and sufficiently supported to be able to perform their expected functions is essential. This support needs to be sensitive to the existing local institutions and socio-cultural contexts of legitimacy and functionality. Special consideration for the participation of women in these institutions and support for women’s organizations is needed. Other local supporting institutions, such as civil society organizations and decentralized fisheries agencies need to be provided with clear roles and responsibilities and the capacity to exercise them. Fishers may need to take the lead in defining the sorts of organization they need and how to build them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e78512a1-5bcf-4ea8-8687-b30dfe3b0341/26.png Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - 4. ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION Eliminate barriers to fishers' exercise of their rights and participation in fisheries management processes defining the roles and responsibilities of the authorities and fishers in each aspect of management. Accelerate the development and enforcement of preferential or exclusive access areas for SSF as well as the mechanisms for participating in all aspects of fisheries management - ensuring that these be are implemented and resourced. Legal recognition of human rights and fishers’ rights to tenure requires streamlining and reduction of administrative burdens (such as licencing) for SSF ensuring that these systems function. Consultation mechanisms need to provide clear evidence of how fishers’ inputs have been considered and if appropriate conflict resolution mechanisms cannot be found in fisher organizations they will need to be developed. Fishers should continue to drive and produce research and information regarding their needs, including for a reserved access to the coastal fishing areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cbf0007f-37e6-4e58-b422-b77a3b39266c/27.png Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - 5. ENforce regulations on industrial fisheries Prioritize and greatly increase enforcement of regulations on industrial fisheries. The expected benefits of preferential access for SSF and trust in government will only be realized when industrial fisheries, by far the most impactful sector, is seen to receive the bulk of the enforcement burden. Governments should also ensure that SSF are fully supported and safeguarded to carry out participatory surveillance but that governments significantly take up the burden of regulating and enforcing the industrial sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1fea9bd2-68b5-4205-a2ed-6c549e6862e0/28.png Publications blog - Removing obstacles to co-management of West African artisanal fisheries - 6. Human rights and equity Greater attention to human rights, and equity to ensure that vulnerable communities rights, and in particular women, are sufficiently defended. The human rights of SSF fishers to access, livelihoods, and health need to framed as more important than the corporate interests of industrial fishing and treated accordingly where the two sectors interact. The benefit of broad-scale efforts to reduce poverty should not be forgotten in terms of reducing the pressure for unsustainable fisheries and the impact of industrial fishing on local communities. Particular attention must be paid to the extreme vulnerability of women both as a consequence of fisheries failure and their inadequate participation at the low level of the national and regional fisheries and aquaculture professional associations as well as at the high levels of management decision-making. Multi-level action and investment by governments, fisheries management bodies, NGOs and other actors needs to protect and promote women’s SSF livelihoods and roles throughout the market chain. Fishers may have to continue raising these issues for the foreseeable future and at all levels. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/west-africa-the-eu-should-promote-human-consumption-over-the-production-of-fishmeal-and-fish-oil monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/iuu-italian-vessels-west-africa-commission-address-situation monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e1807be2-f18c-4023-9eea-4131435c60fc/fer-nando-vm5fZxsv-NI-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Illegal operations of Italian vessels in West Africa: when will the Commission get its head out of the sand? After repeated illegal operations by vessels of Italian origin in Africa, the author reviews the European legal framework and recommends that the European Commission be stricter with Member States when they fail to control and sanction their vessels operating in third-country waters. The Commission should also provide a better framework for reflagging. Note: editor’s title. Reading time: 15 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c65d0409-e8fc-4400-8d5d-6165b56d9298/M-0024_S._Makarevich%2B%281%29-%2BRussian%2Btrawler.jpg Publications blog - Illegal operations of Italian vessels in West Africa: when will the Commission get its head out of the sand? The EU must impose the same standards on European beneficial owners as those it imposes on other states in the fight against IUU fishing. Photo: A trawler of Russian origin, Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/75b3b807-30eb-4fa2-a218-555e4917bd36/Structure+Baltreids+EN.jpg Publications blog - Illegal operations of Italian vessels in West Africa: when will the Commission get its head out of the sand? - BOX 1: Request for access to information regarding BALTREIDS’ beneficial owners On 30 November 2020, CFFA and two other NGOs, Oceana and Clientearth, initiated another procedure requesting access to information concerning the beneficial owners of BALTREIDS. This Latvian fishing company based in Europe was created in 1998 and operates in the Baltic Sea and, since 2002, also has large freezer trawlers operating in the Atlantic waters off the African coast. Two of the company's vessels catch small pelagics under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol in Mauritania, and it has been reported on several occasions that the vessels were not complying with the legal obligations set by the agreement; they were spotted operating in coastal areas reserved for local small scale fishing, and they systematically refuse to have observers on board. BALTREIDS was also named in a Canadian media investigation that highlighted the company's involvement in suspicious transactions with Russian money and money laundering through shell companies set up by Russian businessmen in Latvia and Canada. Today, according to online sources, KAPITAN MORGUN and FISHING SUCCESS still fly the Latvian flag, but the former no longer appears as belonging to BALTREIDS. The request for information access was related to vessels KAPITAN MORGUN and FISHING SUCCESS and contains information recorded in the EU fishing authorisation database, in accordance with Article 39 of the SMEFF Regulation. In particular: the fishing authorisations granted to them, documents containing the name, city, country of residence of the owner of the two vessels and documents containing the name, city, country of residence of the owner and the five main beneficial owners, as well as the nature and extent of the beneficial interest held by BALTREIDS. At the end of a procedure that consistently exceeded legal deadlines to reply (see Box 2 below for more details), as in the case of Italian vessels (see chronology below), the Commission only provided CFFA with meagre data, which was already available online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3b07ad5f-77d5-47b4-8dd6-e6af0b7001ee/Oreilly.jpg Publications blog - Illegal operations of Italian vessels in West Africa: when will the Commission get its head out of the sand? - BOX 2: The European Ombudsman initiated an investigation against the European Commission for its excessive delays in dealing with requests for public access to documents Since the Commission consistently exceeded legal deadlines to reply, CFFA referred two cases to the European Ombudsman: the case of Italian vessels and the case of the Latvian company BALTREIDS (see Box 1 above). In both cases, the Ombudsman urged the Commission to reply, which resulted in CFFA to finally get a response, and she also integrated our two appeals into a wider enquiry in this field. It concluded that when citizens ask the Commission to reconsider its initial access decision, “the transparency regulation (1049/2001) deadlines are missed in 85% of cases” and called for support and action from the European Parliament: “These delays undermine citizens’ ability to scrutinise EU decisions and policies in a direct and timely way. The Commission needs [...] to correct this systemic problem.” Photo: Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman, during a hearing at the European Parliament. © Union européenne 2013 - Parlement européen. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/preferential-access-ssf-artisanal-fishing-zone monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1701768719080-OW97JDDQTSBR0B88GEDH/DSC01595.JPG Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources This article analyses a series of studies jointly commissioned by CAOPA and CFFA on areas reserved to artisanal fisheries in several African countries. The author sheds light on common challenges for protecting small-scale fishers preferential access and the pressing need for better developing co-management in coastal fisheries, and looks into how can the EU support protection of small-scale fishers’ access to resources. Reading time: 20 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e95a52e8-a79c-4020-ab3f-7e591b148f7c/231025+Table+ZPA_final.jpg Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out Table 1. Artisanal fishing zones and regulations. Click on the image to expand in full screen mode. The table can be downloaded in pdf here. Sources: legislation and the AFZ studies. Compilation of the data by CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4c5e6541-e159-45de-9720-074d400e59b8/DSC01623.JPG Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out Caught in fraganti. Late November 2023, the author of this article was on a beach in Grand Popo (Benin), talking to fishing communities. A beam trawler of foreign origin was operating without interference inside the IEZ (in Benin, it is 5 nautical miles), despite the fact there was a navy base not far away. Photo: CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9bb44403-bf0b-4cee-be76-072dc683accb/231030+Table+comanagement.jpg Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out Table 2. Co-management systems and regulations. Click on the image to expand in full screen mode. The table can be downloaded in pdf here. Sources: legislation and AFZ studies. Compilation of data by CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6dba44d7-4d65-4de5-9fa8-d1b72fbeae46/Gambie+r.png Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/69cc6252-0d02-4fd0-a10a-fc64a212da36/Guin%C3%A9e+R+%281%29.png Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out This Artisanal Fishing Zone is published in French. A summary in English can be downloaded by clicking on this link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/917ec08d-9e27-4a2c-91f6-c56b9eac75d7/Madagascar.png Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out This Artisanal Fishing Zone is published in French. A summary in English can be downloaded by clicking on this link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3ccd9799-3b16-46e9-a999-552823c2cc97/S%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal+R.png Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out This Artisanal Fishing Zone is published in French. A summary in English can be downloaded by clicking on this link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a372f3e2-743e-44e9-a48d-90792010b094/SL+r.png Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d3f3753e-40ff-4cae-961c-de565160ecca/Ghan.jpg Publications blog - The role of artisanal fishing “exclusive” zones in preferential access to resources - Make it stand out Pending restitution session. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/gabon-debt-ocean-swap-tnc monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/19b63cb0-99f0-4bc5-8dc3-c3cd42758568/ralph-messi-svUhL4FaQqs-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Series financialization and the blue economy #4 This article covers… • Overview. Introduces TNC’s recent debt-for-ocean swap in Gabon, involving $500 million USD. 1. On the origin of Gabon’s debt. Explores French imperialism, kleptocracy and how the Bongo family became one of the richest in Africa. 2. Making sense of the debt-for-ocean swap. Part 1 explores the deal in detail and Part 2 analyses the conservation commitments. 3. Why is the debt-for-ocean swap problematic? Looks at the issues from a debt justice and ocean governance perspective, and develops the implications for coastal communities. Reading time: 20 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6f2d9c6c-952e-4aba-be41-bf718f557f0d/26144936416_9cf5b19fa1_o.jpg Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Make it stand out In 2007, France agreed to a murky debt-for-cash swap with Gabon. The African country funded this deal with its foreign exchange reserves and borrowed money through a risky loan, a 10-year Eurobond at an 8% interest rate. Photo: M. Bongo talking with former president of France, François Hollande at the White House in 2016. Global Public Affairs of the United States Department of State archive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c1fc1109-c2ff-4c01-b6ce-96124b89ca55/Gabon.jpg Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Make it stand out Total external debt owed by African countries: Gabon. Source: One Data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c7c7b2e4-a079-492d-ad64-56692ca50d8d/Gabon+debtswap.png Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Make it stand out Click on the image to open the draft copy of the confidential “blue bond” prospectus for Gabon. Public access to documents has been prevented in the 5 cases of debt-for-ocean swaps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1736d393-79a7-4ac7-8593-00b2748b5089/1200px-Boulevard_de_l%27ind%C3%A9pendance_Libreville_.jpg Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Make it stand out The terms of the blue loan are confidential which makes it difficult to assess to what extent Gabon managed to lower its long-term debt. However, on a close look, the blue loan of US$500 million has lowered total debt repayments for the country by something like US$60 million, not US$163 million, as TNC announced in its press release. Photo: Boulevard de l’Indépendance, Libreville, by Delrick Trevor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6134728c-656d-4899-a618-84bafc7cb217/ralph-messi-uv0oc90EOmk-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Make it stand out TNC boasts of enlarging the protection of the ocean in Gabon. However, Gabon has already protected 26% of its marine areas and committed to protect 30% by 2030 before the debt-for-ocean swap took place. Photo: Mangrove in Ntoum, Gabon by Ralph Messi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bd5f772a-fb94-48b6-adae-120083aebe84/ralph-messi-RfI9xI8oN_8-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance - Make it stand out Conservation organisations keep the important details from the document hidden from public scrutiny. Debt-for-swap deals go against decades of global efforts to increase the participation of civil society, and small-scale fisheries, in ocean governance. Photo: Gabonese artisanal fishers in Cocobeach, Gabon by Ralph Messi. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-mauritania-sfpa-scientists-highlight-key-sustainability-issues-do-not-consider-coral-reefs-protection monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/19c9b9d7-53a1-42f0-b742-48232560302e/bycatch+ifremer.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: scientists highlight key sustainability issues, do not consider coral reefs protection - Make it stand out Sometimes up to a third of catches by European shrimp trawlers in Mauritania are bycatch, even though these species can also be of great commercial value, such as monkfish or octopus, which are marketed in Europe. Photo: Targeted capture and by-catch by a trawler in Brittany (France), by Olivier Dugornay/Ifremer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111007249-CR8LARCWJ97QWEKY1XV1/usine%2Bfarine.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: scientists highlight key sustainability issues, do not consider coral reefs protection - Make it stand out For stocks shared between countries in the region, such as several species of small pelagics, it is impossible to establish the existence of a surplus to which foreign fleets could have access, if there is no regional management of resources and distribution of quotas between the coastal countries concerned. Photo: A fishmeal factory in Mauritania, by Francisco Mari/BfdW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/80d8d951-89a3-4069-a053-7086e4734429/Map_Mauritania_final_EN_icons.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: scientists highlight key sustainability issues, do not consider coral reefs protection - Make it stand out Mauritania's hard-bottom coral wall and the activities of European trawlers. Click on the image to see the full screen. Sources: IMROP, Mongabay, Report of the JSC. Design by Esther Gonstalla. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/it-takes-two-to-tango-eu-fishing-partnerships-agreements-must-become-more-attractive-to-partner-countries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680613868175-O2N6W0ZJ9PMI0ZKY0MJ9/IMG_5118.JPG Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Make it stand out African artisanal fishers have often complained that Marine Protected Areas are established and managed without their free, prior and informed consent. The gradual shift towards co-management systems is a welcome step to ensure local communities’ rights are ensured and respected. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/93490c35-a7e6-4748-9339-37688fb4f0a9/WAM10886.jpg Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Make it stand out The non-discrimination clause in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreementsobliges the third country to apply the same measures for EU and all the other foreign fleets. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur/WeAnimalsMedia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1673877456865-MBT227V6JBYNMFYJCQY1/M-0024_S._Makarevich.jpg Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Make it stand out We have reported several cases of IUU fishing by vessels flying an EU member state flag or being owned or operated by a European company, or whose beneficial owner is an EU member state national - the EU is not applying the virtuous principles it proclaims to all vessels of EU origin. Photo: Sergey Makarevich, Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/efd2dbef-53dc-4b6f-906a-09be3f88e6ff/CABDALI_SELECTION_134.jpg Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Make it stand out With most SFPAs being tuna agreements, the concept of “access only to the surplus” is only applicable to the “multi species” SFPAs. Even though this only concerns a few SFPA, this does not make it easier to implement, as there is a clear need to strengthen scientific data. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/94f16c23-b308-47b3-aa4d-233ade28cd7d/11.png Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Promote sustainable fisheries In line with the CFP (art. 17), allocation of access within SFPAs should be prioritized for those who fish sustainably from an environmental point of view, provide accurate information on their operations, contribute the most (particularly through landings, crewing) to partners countries food security, jobs creation, access to raw material for women fish processors. As most SFPAs are nowadays for tuna access, this means that the EU should also promote this approach in tuna RFMOs. In mixed SFPAs, zoning negotiated should ensure the protection of vulnerable marine eco-systems, and the protection of local artisanal fishing fleets operations. SFPA sectoral support should be used for transparent, participative fisheries management, and conservation measures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/57f3bfdf-5de8-43b0-a14f-25c3cc349907/12.png Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Promote transparency and stakeholders’ participation The EU should encourage meaningful and informed participation from all stakeholders, including local fishing communities and civil society, to SFPAs negotiations and implementation (including for sectoral support use). The EU should further encourage all the EU member states, as well as SFPA partner countries, to fully comply with the highest international transparency standard of the FiTI, to achieve and maintain high levels of transparency on the management of African marine fisheries and the activities of fishing vessels from EU and non-EU origin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/42c8fbf4-18dd-45c2-b3dc-e7a3654b5ad8/11.png Publications blog - ‘It takes two to tango’ – EU fishing partnerships agreements must become more attractive to partner countries - Ensure that African countries derive significant economic and social benefits from fisheries The EU/EU Member States should promote investments in infrastructure development in African host countries, particularly for the small scale sector, - building or improving fishing ports, cold storage facilities, transportation networks, access to water and electricity (solar power) for coastal communities. This would encourage the development of local and regional seafood markets supplied by artisanal processed fishing products. The EU should work with the partner country to defining a set of principles for fishing joint ventures or joint ventures for factories processing fish into fishmeal, as part of the SFPA, to ensure such joint ventures are sustainable, operate in a transparent manner and do not enter in competition with coastal communities (access to fish by fishers, access to raw material by women processors). https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-senegal-fisheries-partnership-transparency-is-essential-at-all-levels monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/57f3bfdf-5de8-43b0-a14f-25c3cc349907/12.png Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - THE EU MUST DO MORE TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY It is absolutely essential that the new protocol between the EU and Senegal includes a strong transparency clause to ensure that the overall fishing effort is known - who is fishing where, under what conditions - and that the detailed use of sectoral support funds is known to all (see point 3). In order to promote sustainability, good governance, transparency and participation, it is also essential that stakeholders, in particular representatives of the artisanal fisheries sector, are adequately informed and consulted throughout the implementation of the agreement, including through participation in meetings of the Joint Committee of the EU-Senegal Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b7cc6568-4f85-41a4-bbdf-b663a484e548/11.png Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - THE EU MUST INITIATE A DIALOGUE ON A SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK FOR Fisheries JOINT VENTURES Within the framework of the EU-Senegal partnership, and more broadly, within the framework of the SFPAs with African countries, a reflection must be carried out on how to make joint ventures transparent, without having a negative impact on coastal communities or the fisheries resources and ecosystems of Senegal or any other country in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/59f27504-2426-44e9-9a75-38a62c748ca1/Copy+of+Fish+logo+.png Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - THE EU MUST SUPPORT THE COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA It is crucial that CRODT is given the resources to collect the scientific data needed for a proper assessment of the surplus. The EU should also encourage regional management of shared stocks (see point 2C). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b336727c-dcf4-497f-8b5d-eb44f82ad442/Papier+Anaid+%281%29.jpg Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - THE EU MUST SUPPORT FAIRER ALLOCATION SYSTEMS The Common Fisheries Policy provides for priority access to be given to those who fish in the most responsible and selective manner. Within tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) such as IOTC and ICCAT, the EU should be consistent and advocate for access allocation systems that give priority to those fishermen who fish in the most sustainable way and bring the most social and economic benefits to the developing coastal countries that are members of these RFMOs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/fb433ff8-29ec-40cb-adc4-c34a639e8d1f/petits+pelagiques.png Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/005482b9-3efa-4577-9f57-d8b0a3c8387c/27.jpg Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - THE EU MUST COMMIT POLITICALLY AND TECHNICALLY TO SUPPORT REGIONAL MANAGEMENT OF SMALL PELAGICS While the increased attention of the EU, especially the European Parliament, to the overexploitation of small pelagics in West Africa is to be welcomed, the question also arises as to what additional support the EU could provide for the regional management of these species, in particular through the creation of an RFMO. This is a request from European stakeholders and local civil society organisations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5c654be1-4079-4cd0-959c-1fe47809d517/10.png Publications blog - EU-Senegal fisheries partnership: transparency is essential at all levels - TRANSPARENCY, PARTICIPATION AND THE INFORMATION OF STAKEHOLDERS Beneficiaries, in particular small-scale fishing communities, must be included in identifying priorities for the use of sectoral support, as well as being involved in implementation and evaluation. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/fao-sub-committee-on-fish-trade-the-role-of-women-in-fisheries-must-be-better-recognised monthly 0.5 2023-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3e1ea265-23d3-48f0-8aac-333cfb9b131b/24.png Publications blog - FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade: The role of women in fisheries must be better recognised - Collection of gender-disaggregated data Artisanal fishing as a whole is neglected in official statistics, particularly women. It will be important to improve the collection of gender-disaggregated data, and the dissemination of information about the sector and the role of women, so that their contributions, via fish processing and trade in particular, to food security, livelihoods and the sustainable use of the ocean are more visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cb14b29e-e7cb-42d4-8a9e-09f835c42735/27.png Publications blog - FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade: The role of women in fisheries must be better recognised - Capacity building and participation in management decision-making processes It is important to give women the means to organise themselves actively and to become involved in existing professional organisations and decision-making processes, including decisions relating to fisheries management and the use of coastal areas. Poor fisheries management, leading to overexploitation of resources, or the development of other activities in competition with small-scale fishing (tourism, gas/oil exploitation, fish meal factories, etc) have a direct impact on fish landings and on women supplies of raw materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/52cb1794-a3d3-4637-b642-3284114bd427/26.png Publications blog - FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade: The role of women in fisheries must be better recognised - Creating an enabling environment for innovation Women are the engines of many innovations in coastal communities. A favorable environment in which these innovations can develop is essential to improving access to markets for small-scale fisheries and its contribution to food security. To achieve this, priority must first be given to investment in services and infrastructure that improve the living conditions of women and their families, such as decent housing, day care for children close to fish processing sites, and training in the use of new technologies. But it also means providing access to coastal space for their activities and access to finance to support innovation in processing and marketing techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6102a42d-b60e-44a3-bcea-314b6209f3e9/25.png Publications blog - FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade: The role of women in fisheries must be better recognised - A Regional approach In addition to the FAO's support for national action plans for small-scale fisheries, regional action plans should also be developed to address the barriers that exist to regional fish trade. All these plans must be transparent, participatory and gender-sensitive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ed6e74e7-be48-4eab-81ab-b0760f0398d9/23.png Publications blog - FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade: The role of women in fisheries must be better recognised - Priority to human consumption It is essential to prioritise the use of these resources for human consumption. For example, by studying how to increase the availability of these small pelagic fish to local populations through traditional commercial channels, but also by improving facilities for preserving and processing fish. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-eu-must-develop-fisheries-specific-due-diligence-legislation monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4327e889-443b-4bbf-9e0c-6e697ab00c5d/4560583670_991d50ea04_c.jpg Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - FIGHTING GIANTS: Getting compensation for the damages of oil spills and gas leaks Whereas this article focuses on the risks posed to African fishing communities by EU companies in the fisheries and aquaculture value chain, there are also other EU multinational companies operating in areas that have been traditionally used by coastal and fishing communities, and that violate human rights and destroy the environment. Oil spills and gas leaks have caused and are continuing to cause a significant environmental damage in the Niger delta in Nigeria (photo by Norway Socialist Youth League). The most populated country in Africa, Nigeria is a prime example of how the combo multinational companies and prized natural non-renewable resources coupled with rampant corruption creates inequalities, injustice, and insecurity instead of a sustainable development. More than 6 million people working in small-scale fisheries face every day the threat of pollution and destruction of the ecosystems which they depend on. Oil companies often claim sabotage or accidents to shun their responsibilities, but if a court finds them guilty or the authorities in charge of oil spill response demand a fine for damages and reparations, it is very hard to make them comply, as they often manage to contest the courts decisions or bribe corrupt judges to their favour. Recently, a local artisanal fisheries organization demanded again that Shell Nigeria complies with a court judgment of 2015, which upheld an imposition of $1.8billion for discharging 40, 000 barrels of crude into the Atlantic Ocean on December 2011. Although some progress is visible in some of these companies being brought in front of European courts, it is obviously difficult for small-scale fishing organisations to bring a giant to court without the help of international NGOs, and the processes for denouncing and obtaining reparation are in most cases inexistant and if they do exist, they are confusing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/474f76bf-9b36-468f-81b6-b4c5d7f6ddbf/vicky-ng-CmFJ4IzEf7Y-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - Make it stand out Farmed salmon which is labelled “organic” is likely less sustainable, as it requires a higher proportion of fishfeed produced with wild-caught fish. Fishmeal production in West Africa is putting a strain on sardinella stocks, a staple food for the local population and livelihood for thousands of fishers and women fish processors. Photo: Vicky Ng. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614692641299-VWILPJ60OITOTMCRHF7N/image00005.jpeg Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - Make it stand out Using the implementation mechanism of the OECD Guidelines through the National Contact Points in conjunction to a media strategy can lift the profile of a lack of due diligence case, such as the one of the Senegalese fish processors against a Turkish company. Photo: Lamine Diack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1655376833689-SWPKXEGNNIYLUT8VT0CT/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - Make it stand out It is highly unlikely that companies from fisheries and aquaculture sector will fall under the scope of due diligence national legislations, as often they require a minimum amount of staff employed or a minimum turnover. Yet the potential for damage of certain operations can be nefarious, such as the impact of fishmeal production for fishfeed in West Africa. Photo: Francisco Mari. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d037de10-63c6-4651-b334-e9ff8d0020a4/9.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - sustainability throughout the value chain Strong sustainability criteria and a stronger definition of environmental degradation: legislation should include the entirety of the value chain, the impact of the production on the environment and the impacts on the communities that depend on those ecosystems for their survival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5c654be1-4079-4cd0-959c-1fe47809d517/10.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - human rights, iplc and fpic Requirements to respect all human rights, including the right to food and the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, especially customary tenure rights and the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent of coastal communities affected by fisheries operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/42c8fbf4-18dd-45c2-b3dc-e7a3654b5ad8/11.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - a large scope The scope of the legislation should apply to all operators regardless of size, trade or catch volumes or the area of production or operation; due diligence processes should be mandatory and obligations should be results-based. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/57f3bfdf-5de8-43b0-a14f-25c3cc349907/12.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - transparency Stronger transparency requirements for companies, including information on supply chains and potential risks identified during the due diligence process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c5059480-1baa-4ab3-a858-c11c4528f930/13.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - no greenwashing through certifications The use of certification schemes should be no replacement for due diligence process, and may at the most be complementary. The EU should look more in detail at the different certification schemes and whether their criteria are really sustainable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2fc47654-ee0a-4ceb-8e97-b3434dd3042e/11.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - right of redress Access to justice for victims for serious non-compliance with rights of redress against EU operators; serious non-compliance should constitute a criminal offence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cc8a1f86-b28b-49ce-a233-f1f86750b4ed/22.png Publications blog - The EU must develop fisheries specific due diligence legislation - support to developing countries It is expected that such a directive will have an impact on producing countries. As environmental and social sustainable criteria can be costly to meet, the EU should provide financial and technical support to developing countries. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/how-can-sfpas-improve-working-conditions-for-african-crews-on-board-distant-water-fishing-vessels monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f20c6e67-c61b-4e0f-9f14-3a8348ce8908/230626+Table+social+clause.jpg Publications blog - How can SFPAs improve working conditions for African crews on board distant water fishing vessels? - Make it stand out Table. Present and absent elements of the social clause in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements. Source: CFFA, compiled by Mohamed Ali Jebali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/93490c35-a7e6-4748-9339-37688fb4f0a9/WAM10886.jpg Publications blog - How can SFPAs improve working conditions for African crews on board distant water fishing vessels? - Make it stand out Shipowners usually blame crewing agents for not fulfilling their contracts, however, the LDAC reminds them that it is their responsibility to ensure their work agreements are respected. Photo: A purse seiner in Port-Louis, Mauritius, by Jo-Anne McArthur/WeAnimalsMedia. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/transparency-protected-and-equitable-access-to-resources-the-stakes-of-the-eu-mauritius-agreement-for-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9f4abe8a-9e62-4412-9c24-a2c5f1ee5c7c/miguel-alcantara-k_1ert7DFUY-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Transparency, protected and equitable access to resources: the stakes of the EU-Mauritius agreement for small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out The actual number of artisanal fishermen is not known, as many of them do not possess a fisherman's card. The government distinguishes them according to the area where they opperate: those that fish the lagoon, those who fish both in the lagoon and up to 12 nautical miles and those who fish exclusively outside the lagoon. Photo: Miguel Alcântara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c56e11c8-9dcf-4730-98f2-86e610951313/easycab-mauritius-BOvUo1X_Zx0-unsplash+-+Mauritius.jpg Publications blog - Transparency, protected and equitable access to resources: the stakes of the EU-Mauritius agreement for small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out The middlemen have a monopoly on the sale of fish: not only do they fix a price with the fishermen when they sometimes do not buy everything, but they also sell the fish at an inflated price, which prevents the poorest people from accessing local fish. Photo: Unsplash. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/potential-negotiations-in-sight-for-an-eu-angola-fisheries-agreement-how-will-existing-joint-ventures-be-treated monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/edc2af15-3d58-4236-a6c5-64361261cc42/ty-welly-CzdnDABC9sI-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Potential negotiations in sight for an EU-Angola fisheries agreement: How would existing joint ventures be treated? - Make it stand out In Angola, there are more than 6,000 pirogues fishing mainly for small pelagics, for an artisanal fishery that employs 50,000 fishermen. The majority of the catch is sold on the local market, providing a "food safety net" for the poorest populations. Photo: Ty Welly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e89f59b7-9826-4f0c-8b63-45a4eecad706/hermenegildo-sebastiao-C_HKcKU2PHg-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Potential negotiations in sight for an EU-Angola fisheries agreement: How would existing joint ventures be treated? - Make it stand out A drone image of Praia do Sarico, with several trawlers of Russian origin stranded, in Luanda province, by Hermenegildo Sebastião. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/94756bbe-a7be-4ac7-81f7-d20a468b7909/KOVAS.jpg Publications blog - Potential negotiations in sight for an EU-Angola fisheries agreement: How would existing joint ventures be treated? - Make it stand out Image on Marine Traffic of the ARCHIMEDES, as it was called KOVAS, a supertrawler with a long history of illegal fishing. This vessel is owned by Batlanta, a European company based in Lithuania, which also owns vessels flagged in Cameroon. Photo: Marine Traffic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/47873a3d-78a9-4574-a6da-f43b51f68dac/jorge-sa-pinheiro-36HEB5pC11w-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Potential negotiations in sight for an EU-Angola fisheries agreement: How would existing joint ventures be treated? - Make it stand out If the EU really wants to engage in a dialogue on sustainable fisheries in Angola, it will have to address the issue of total fishing effort and the framework within which joint ventures operate, as well as revising the presence of European-owned vessels that are in the wrong business. Photo: Jorge Sá Pinheiro. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/an-ambitious-high-seas-treaty-must-not-come-at-the-expense-of-coastal-fishing-communities monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e72902dd-a37b-4d52-910f-aeac9dd6d027/marc+richir+UE.jpg Publications blog - An ambitious High Seas Treaty must not come at the expense of coastal fishing communities - Make it stand out The delegates should make sure that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, including artisanal fishers’, rights are respected. This would also mean that their participation in the negotiations should be informed and effective. On the photo, the head of the EU delegation at the negotiations, by IISD. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/beyond-fads-overcapacity-in-indian-ocean-tuna-fisheries-needs-to-be-addressed monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0cdc4e1c-9c69-4920-b931-292432979946/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne.jpg Publications blog - Don’t miss the woods for the tree: Beyond FADs, overcapacity in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries needs to be addressed - Hélène Bours, INTERNATIONAL Fisheries expert This article was written in collaboration with Hélène Bours, who has worked for over 30 years on fisheries issues at EU as well as international level. Hélène supported the creation of the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements and has collaborated with CFFA ever since. She is a member of the Board of CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/77f772b7-edc0-499e-94cf-9df55d9e07c9/jo-anne-mcarthur-6rfzmb8fx1c-unsplash-Mauritius.jpg Publications blog - Don’t miss the woods for the tree: Beyond FADs, overcapacity in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries needs to be addressed - Make it stand out In a letter signed by almost 120 Civil Society Organisations, they denounced that 60% of overfished yellowfin tuna is caught by EU vessels, in particular purse seiners using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). Photo: A purse seiner in Port Louis, Mauritius, by Jo Anne McArthur/Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3b9a0bd1-2beb-4c13-a875-c42f14b8e39f/GP04CED-+yellowfin+tuna.jpg Publications blog - Don’t miss the woods for the tree: Beyond FADs, overcapacity in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries needs to be addressed - Make it stand out There are more than 6200 vessels, including purse seines, many of which use Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and longliners of more than 24 m, fishing for tuna in the Indian Ocean. Even though the overcapacity phenomenon is not new, no measure has adequately addressed it. Photo by Alex Hofford. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7f591d0f-f5cb-4bcf-a30e-a20ddb3b4eda/Yellow_fin_Tuna_Fish+-+wikimedia+commons.jpg Publications blog - Don’t miss the woods for the tree: Beyond FADs, overcapacity in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries needs to be addressed - Make it stand out The current allocation mechanisms based on historical catches fail to recognise the aspirations of developing countries to exploit tuna resources, including the development of artisanal tuna fisheries. Photo: A fisher carrying a yellowfin tuna, Wikimedia commons. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/press-release-will-a-cfp-tomorrow-support-sustainable-artisanal-fisheries-in-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9d5b884f-64ee-448d-8832-b9de9a73c8de/Kft24_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Will a "CFP tomorrow" support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa? - PRESS RELEASE On 21 February, the Commission presented several measures to improve the sustainability of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector. It includes four elements: Energy Transition, an Action Plan to protect and restore marine ecosystems, a Communication on the common fisheries policy today and tomorrow and a Report on the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products. ● 2022 was the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture. Small-scale fishing organisations from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and the Pacific launched a Call to action giving their governments for 5 priorities of action by 2030. ● On the one hand, the blue economy approach pushes for the development of other ocean uses, and on the other, fisheries are increasingly directed by environmental and food systems policies; this is causing fisheries to drop to a lower priority. However, in Africa, small-scale fisheries produce food and give livelihoods to millions of people. The fishers are concerned and have coined this “blue fear”. ● EU policies that shape fisheries relations with African countries, including SFPAs and positions in RFMOs, blue economy, aid, and trade should ensure that artisanal fisheries are supported and protected adequately. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/intensive-farming-of-carnivorous-fish-relying-on-west-africa-fishmeal-must-be-stopped monthly 0.5 2023-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5fad2238-a519-4c6c-bd5d-25bd3a4cf9fd/7.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped The Guidelines should highlight the challenges more clearly in its structure, so that users can quickly identify and refer to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d545b77b-a6a7-4260-bd9b-a3960111ca20/6.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped The Guidelines should address these conflicts in a way that acknowledges the tenure rights of coastal communities, by citing best practices and cross-referencing other relevant documents such as the Tenure Guidelines, and the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines, which are currently not referenced at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a91673d4-0f58-4b91-b4ea-c81b404245f4/8.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped The guidelines need to address the choice of species in aquaculture and the impact those farmed species will have on other sectors and on the environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/48d1d616-8f5d-42d7-ad22-e05a87c6eb3d/salmon+sweden.jpg Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped - Make it stand out A caption of FAO’s publication on fish receipes. In an “interview” with a salmon, the response to whether it is farmed or wild, is “I do wish the world would stop creating these divisions […] we are all people.” Humour apart, there are divisions to be drawn between wild or farmed fish and it is not useful to bury one’s head in the sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/71132b40-18a7-4785-b958-9482ee3b21b7/Papier+Anaid.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped The Guidelines should openly dismiss intensive aquaculture of farmed fish that is reliable on fish feed and mark this model as unsustainable. Direct fish consumption should always come first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b4a61ef5-4b55-4991-aa84-d6dfe7e2a3d7/9.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped Policies and guidelines should take into account these global dynamics and inequalities, and should encourage a production and a consumption wired to more sustainable options and production models: Privileging the direct consumption of wild fish coming from sustainable, low-impact and preferably local fishing, encouraging sustainable and little known – yet quite nutritious – species, and promoting low-impact or restorative aquaculture, such as mussels, oysters, or algae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a1ba96e1-7e6c-4d2c-9424-2c36df270f06/10.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped The Guidelines should include proposals for alternative models of aquaculture in developing countries, such as those suggested by African artisanal fishing communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/94f16c23-b308-47b3-aa4d-233ade28cd7d/11.png Publications blog - Intensive farming of carnivorous fish relying on West Africa fishmeal must be stopped - CAOPA’s recommendations Promote alternative activities for small-scale fishers such as fish farming with an integrated market gardening system: o Allocate land to women processors by local authorities to develop alternative activities; o Encourage and popularize family fish farming above ground integrated with other plant and animal production activities; o Develop new income-generating activities such as seaweed farming and spirulina culture; and Supporting artisanal fisheries actors in: o Strengthen the technical capacities of artisanal fisheries and aquaculture actors; make good quality fingerlings available; o Support actors in financing their projects; o Promote the use of local equipment and infrastructure accessible to all; and o Facilitate the integration of women and men from artisanal fisheries who wish to develop fish farming activities. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-un-trumpets-the-importance-of-small-scale-fisheries-but-keeps-mum-about-the-blue-threats-it-faces monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/eba4c0ed-9b11-4e31-b312-d5f86bd09299/GrandBereby_06.jpeg Publications blog - The UN trumpets the importance of small-scale fisheries, but keeps mum about the blue threats it faces - Make it stand out Thérése Tah, fish processor from Grand Béréby, has eight children and is the main breadwinner for her family. Photo by Rich Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/41bec91c-7b58-471d-83be-db81946069de/GrandBereby_05.jpeg Publications blog - The UN trumpets the importance of small-scale fisheries, but keeps mum about the blue threats it faces - Make it stand out Fisherman Kwaku Penye on the beach in Grand Béréby, Cote d'Ivoire, said that large trawlers fish in waters where industrial fishing is supposedly illegal: “With one net, they take enough fish to fill ten pirogues.” Photo by Rich Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d1b8daad-17e2-4445-8a9f-4a88bcfc22bf/unnamed.jpg Publications blog - The UN trumpets the importance of small-scale fisheries, but keeps mum about the blue threats it faces - PHOTOS BY RICH PRESS Rich is an American science writer and photographer with an abiding interest in fisheries and people who make their living on the water. All the photos from this article were taken in 2021 in the fishing communities of Grand Béréby and San Pedro with the permission of the fishers. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-new-fishing-agreement-between-seychelles-and-taiwan-will-be-made-public-but-will-tuna-fisheries-sustainability-improve-as-a-result monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e1261ee9-3ead-4ec9-ae45-6cbebe42a133/Port_Victoria_Seychelles.jpg Publications blog - The new fishing agreement between Seychelles and Taiwan is now public. But will tuna fisheries sustainability improve as a result? - Make it stand out The new agreement provides for Taiwanese vessels to visit at least once a year Port Victoria, which should facilitate the monitoring of catches by the Seychelles authorities. Photo by Seychelles Ports Authority/Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/81dd34b9-772e-4b3f-9469-df974c83ecb0/taiwan+wikimedia+commons.jpg Publications blog - The new fishing agreement between Seychelles and Taiwan is now public. But will tuna fisheries sustainability improve as a result? - Make it stand out Taiwan has been strongly criticised by NGOs because of serious labour abuses: documented cases report withholding of wages; excessive overtime; physical and sexual abuse of migrant workers. An illustrative photo of a Taiwan fishing vessel operating in Nauru by Xiaoyang/Wikimedia Commons. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/a-year-for-artisanal-fishers-is-not-enough monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/545af68d-a446-4f6c-8aba-58aa9e27507c/DSC07680.JPG Publications blog - A year for artisanal fishers is not enough - Make it stand out Adama Djaló, vice-president of CAOPA and fish processor in Guinea Bissau, reads an statement concerning women in fisheries on behalf of the signatories of the Call to Action from small-scale fisheries at the plenary on fisheries at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon. Photo by CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1671634233819-LZOUIJ30FU6SHZQKVWYB/New+Year+greeting.png Publications blog - A year for artisanal fishers is not enough - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/joint-statement-financing-the-30x-30-agenda-for-the-oceans-debt-for-nature-swaps-should-be-rejected monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1669905465449-PWREKD5GUAKMFZ5H4ZDG/unsplash-image-5YU0uZh43Bk.jpg Publications blog - Financing the 30x30 agenda for the Oceans: Debt for Nature swaps should be rejected - Joint statement In the delivering on 30x30 and financing conservation, debt for nature swaps are gaining momentum. However, debt swaps should be rejected as they lack transparency and give undue power to foreign organisations over the policies of marine resources management of developing and small-island states. See the signatories below the text (updated on 20 December 2022). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/db633d50-63d8-4fc6-b90f-3a7c204f5bf5/tnc+.png Publications blog - Financing the 30x30 agenda for the Oceans: Debt for Nature swaps should be rejected - Make it stand out TNC’s active and planned debt for nature swaps. Source: NatureVest/TNC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/dd7d309a-7ae1-45c1-9ea6-161eaaea7ee3/blogging-guide-K5DY18hy5JQ-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Financing the 30x30 agenda for the Oceans: Debt for Nature swaps should be rejected - series on conservation finance Conservation finance has become dominant in the efforts to avert the climate crisis and reverse biodiversity loss. While the proponents present an ambitious vision, understanding the jargon is difficult. There is a pressing need for clarity over what this industry is doing. Click on the image for more. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/moving-towards-sustainable-fisheries-in-africa-a-fao-discussion-on-foreign-fishing-access-arrangements-is-essential monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cebbd91b-3ef2-40b8-9be2-65dbf02b9040/30.png Publications blog - Moving towards sustainable fisheries in Africa: A FAO discussion on foreign fishing access arrangements is essential - Make it stand out The EU is, along with other Distant Water Fishing Nations, one of the main “resource seekers”. The report examines the EU regulation for managing its external fleets (SMEFF), its implementation being still very patchy. Photo: Canva Pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b003ff47-7454-4eae-a7db-0f913e9dfad3/IMG_20211108_123918%281%29.jpg Publications blog - Moving towards sustainable fisheries in Africa: A FAO discussion on foreign fishing access arrangements is essential - Make it stand out The case study on distant trawlers accessing West African waters shows that these arrangements have been suboptimal for coastal States, as they cause damage to the environment, they indiscriminately catch all types of species and compete with small-scale fisheries. Photo: local source, in Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/219588d0-280e-4a36-ab87-b61c6c54f526/03+Bissau+port+3.jpg Publications blog - Moving towards sustainable fisheries in Africa: A FAO discussion on foreign fishing access arrangements is essential - Make it stand out When negotiating access arrangements with DWF Nations, coastal states should make sure they engage with local stakeholders, such as small-scale fishers, in particular regarding how the terms of these access arrangements might impact coastal fishing communities. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/despite-what-fao-says-access-to-marine-resources-and-markets-is-not-yet-secured-for-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f9a4042b-4cf5-4f35-8072-4f92af4f54ba/07+Bissau+port+2.jpg Publications blog - Despite what FAO says, access to marine resources and markets is not yet secured for small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out The FAO report suffers first from a lack of data, with many regions not covered, and is based on the assumption that progress on recognition of rights of access to resources and market on paper will mean progress on the ground. This is not a reality in practice. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f3d6a4d9-5ee4-4b01-9634-6746a772948b/CABDALI_BISSAU_MARCHE_21.jpg Publications blog - Despite what FAO says, access to marine resources and markets is not yet secured for small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out Small-scale fisheries need enabling frameworks in which they can develop sustainably their activities. This means governments need to fulfill the pre-requisite of first sustainably manage fisheries and secondly, address the threats that they face, including the competition from other “Blue Economy” sectors. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f4562897-cb19-49ca-ab62-5e60ca3f6aab/CABDALI_CACHEU_ORGFEMMES_04.jpg Publications blog - Despite what FAO says, access to marine resources and markets is not yet secured for small-scale fisheries - Make it stand out One of the indicators for SDG 14b is effective participation of small-scale fisheries. SDG 14b can therefore not be achieved until the barriers that women in fisheries face to “meaningful participation” are removed. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/wto-agreement-on-fisheries-subsidies-a-mouse-is-born monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/317267b7-955e-4759-90ae-a714f3abbdfe/11FdQ4bU_0608211250351gpaiadd.jpeg Publications blog - WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies: a mouse is born - Make it stand out Last September, we asked whether, when it comes to "effectively disciplining subsidies in a way that meets the commitments of the SDGs, will the WTO mountain give birth to a mouse or a lion?” Photo: Screenshot from the Disney film The Rescuers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ddf9a2b3-4f51-492e-acf9-f0adbc18b06e/8862_Dancing-happy-mice-in-the-Cinderella-movie.jpg Publications blog - WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies: a mouse is born - Make it stand out The prohibition of subsidies to foreign fleets fishing for sardinella in West Africa (Turkey, China, Russia and EU member states), could help reduce pressure on the resource. Photo: Screenshot from the Disney film Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e824edd6-6ac8-4e03-8388-17f534ae31b9/0nx2nbsv7us21.png Publications blog - WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies: a mouse is born - Make it stand out In the upcoming negotiations, it is imperative to address overfishing and overcapacity subsidies to foreign-owned vessels, including those re-flagged in a developing country, with due regard to the loopholes they could take advantage of under Special and Differential Treatment (SDT). Photo: Screenshot from the Disney film The Lion King. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/42271a02-da8e-43ef-af43-6b8d60c6e9b8/roi+lion.jpg Publications blog - WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies: a mouse is born - Make it stand out For the men and women in African artisanal fisheries, public funds must be invested in services and infrastructure that improve their living and working conditions and allow for sustainable development of their activities. Photo: Screenshot from the Disney film The Lion King. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/fisheries-management-in-west-africa-the-example-of-sardinella monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/53ed6f5f-9ed7-4bfe-9a6d-2386d5fe874c/images.png Publications blog - Fisheries management in West Africa: the example of sardinella - by MICHEL MORIN Mr. Morin has a PhD in Law and is a Consultant and Research Associate at the Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique, Nantes. In this article, that was first published in French in Annuaire Droit Maritime et Océanique, Université de Nantes, tome 40 XL (2022), the author calls for the establishment of a sardinellas Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) between Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. It has been adapted and translated into English to be published on CFFA’s website with permission from the author. Reading time: 22 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2bc243e8-9b71-4850-a0b8-cce8e3182d37/Snyg13_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Fisheries management in West Africa: the example of sardinella - Make it stand out Sardinella is a staple food in the West African region, providing also employment and income for fishermen and, mostly women, fish processors. Photo of a fish processor in Sanyang, The Gambia, by Agence Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9236a4ed-47eb-4c1a-a162-84d208f1f002/Snyg37_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Fisheries management in West Africa: the example of sardinella - Make it stand out The CECAF study ignores the legal and political aspects of a transformation of CECAF into an Regional Fisheries Management Organisation and puts a disproportionate emphasis on the financial aspects. Photo: A woman preparing the fish for processing on the beach in Sanyang, The Gambia, by Agence Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7e54bc11-f851-412c-8e4b-a12cda4622cc/Snyg36_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Fisheries management in West Africa: the example of sardinella - Make it stand out The COMHAFAT study was looking into the possibility of elevating it to an RFMO status but found out that it would require a complete overhaul of the current convention. The study concludes that it would be preferable to negotiate a new international instrument and proposes a draft convention in the annex. Photo: A carpenter fixing a pirogue in Sanyang, The Gambia, by Agence Mediaprod. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/activities-of-senegalese-trawlers-in-liberia-the-companies-incriminated-by-cffa-soperka-and-pereira-react monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238717759-19J64RYBYNRHBDXRN3I9/knbal+3.jpg Publications blog - Activities of Senegalese trawlers in Liberia: the companies incriminated by CFFA, SOPERKA and PEREIRA, react - Make it stand out Since the beginning of 2022, the 40-m long bottom-trawler Kanbal III, owned by Spanish Grupo Pereira and flagged to Senegal, has a licence as a “support vessel” in Liberia although it is fishing ‘carabineros’, deep-water shrimps. Photo: from the Soperka website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a3f2e6a6-7f1a-4ee4-810e-8dc6cade620b/Kanbal+III.png Publications blog - Activities of Senegalese trawlers in Liberia: the companies incriminated by CFFA, SOPERKA and PEREIRA, react - Make it stand out It is estimated the Kanbal III, one of the trawlers of SOPERKA, fishes 35 kg of prawn per hour and Global Fishing Watch monitored 7000 fishing hours in Liberian waters since October 2021. Source: Screenshot from Global Fishing Watch. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/unoc-political-declaration-where-are-the-fishers monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/921425c8-3cfe-47a2-b477-62efcb2814c6/DSC07687.JPG Publications blog - UN Ocean Conference political declaration: where are the fishers? - Make it stand out The set up of the conference shows the challenges for civil society to participate, English being the main language. Although some languages were available in the main sessions, many of the side-events inside the venue did not the technical set up for interpretation. Small-scale fishers organised their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b289a6f8-be3b-49e5-b1ab-21d76e216e80/DSC07561.JPG Publications blog - UN Ocean Conference political declaration: where are the fishers? - Make it stand out The wall map at the “Ocean Blue Camp”, a “safe haven” for civil society and environmental organisations, speaks volumes about the difficulties indigenous peoples, local communities or small-scale producers face in engaging in decision-making processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c92fbb31-3462-4f0c-824e-8a5598848ce5/DSC07585.JPG Publications blog - UN Ocean Conference political declaration: where are the fishers? - Make it stand out Iris Maertens, a liveart illustrator, summarized the exchanges between environmental NGOs and small-scale-fisheries at the Ocean Base Camp, where the latter asked to be included in conversations about conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/33d2091e-2849-4931-9540-a9083813d1e0/FWaCbWPWIAA363z.jpg Publications blog - UN Ocean Conference political declaration: where are the fishers? - Make it stand out Co-management systems can be successful in providing the ground for communities to remain informed, participate, to contribute to governance and conservation and for their rights to be respected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/88bc5302-2c4b-428d-9b2c-4a21822e3005/WhatsApp+Image+2022-06-28+at+3.48.25+PM.jpg Publications blog - UN Ocean Conference political declaration: where are the fishers? - Make it stand out This page of Dickens’ novel “Great Expectations” one of the participants had in her backpack fell on the floor at the UNOC… Was it augural? The final political declaration fails to appropriately acknowledge the role and importance of the biggest group of users of the ocean, artisanal fishers, while it encourages forms of financing that might end up destroying coastal fishing communities. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/senegal-and-liberia-will-conduct-joint-fisheries-research-to-evaluate-liberia-fisheries-viability-for-liberia-carabineros-this-may-come-too-late monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238717759-19J64RYBYNRHBDXRN3I9/knbal+3.jpg Publications blog - Senegal and Liberia will conduct joint fisheries research to evaluate Liberia fisheries viability. For Liberia ‘carabineros’, this may come too late - Make it stand out Since the beginning of 2022, the 40-m long bottom-trawler Kanbal III, owned by Spanish Grupo Pereira and flagged to Senegal, has a licence as a “support vessel” in Liberia although it is fishing ‘carabineros’, deep-water shrimps. Photo: from the Soperka website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a3f2e6a6-7f1a-4ee4-810e-8dc6cade620b/Kanbal+III.png Publications blog - Senegal and Liberia will conduct joint fisheries research to evaluate Liberia fisheries viability. For Liberia ‘carabineros’, this may come too late - Make it stand out It is estimated the Kanbal III fishes 35 kg of prawn per hour and Global Fishing Watch monitored 7000 fishing hours in Liberian waters since October 2021. Source: Screenshot from Global Fishing Watch. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/joint-press-release-small-scale-fishers-call-for-global-leaders-to-act-now monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/197881e4-ddfa-478d-86ca-04dd4614928f/samuel-aboh-ypha1vyfbt0-unsplash-ghana_6cMVrT1e.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - JOINT PRESS RELEASE ● Small-scale fisheries are small in name only. Half a billion people – 7% of the global population – are at least partly dependent on them for food, employment and income. They are the largest group of ocean users, have contributed the least to the ocean emergency, and are among the most affected by it. Yet their needs, roles and rights are often ignored, and they are generally sidelined or excluded from major policy discussions that directly affect their lives and livelihoods. ● At the UN Oceans Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon, small-scale fishers are calling on decision-makers to listen to them, consult with them and include them more in policy-making and discussions. ● The conference presents a critical opportunity to find a more equitable approach to managing the world’s oceans and to enshrine human rights in the UN’s aim to “mobilise action and start a new chapter of global ocean action”. ● Small-scale fishing organisations from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and the Pacific are holding an event on 28 June to launch their call to action at the UN Ocean Conference. Come to the event: ‘A call to action from artisanal fishing communities, vital users of the oceans’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1da01923-1665-43fe-a094-546cd2728fdb/UNOC+logos.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f4c2ed4b-9a90-4552-a4c7-90d5afba3e84/UNOC+logos+%281%29.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0444ee71-263a-498e-8f2c-9ccb8abb4201/LMMA-Logo-BLUE-01-300x169.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/470a2baa-1c9c-4960-813d-b4b88a4fc5ce/cffa+logo.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e0ce246c-dbcb-4cec-b904-04e3a4f81c29/ssnc+logo.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9986aa7d-e1cb-4ba3-8dd8-392fc2898726/UNOC+logos.png Publications blog - Small-scale fishers call for global leaders to act now on oceans at UN Ocean Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/certifying-unsustainable-fip-mauritania monthly 0.5 2022-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1a9fd024-a6f5-4e7d-adad-6fd02e7d8360/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Series on mauritania #5 The strategy of transforming seafood industry through voluntary partnerships and market-based incentives is the approach currently favoured by many environmental NGOs and donors. The case of Mauritania reduction fisheries “Fisheries Improvement Project” highlights the fundamental flaws with the corporate friendly approach and the urgent need to resist this model becoming normalised. Reading time: 25 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9bbdd6d5-e31e-452e-a835-fdc7f5311170/Canva+pictures.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Make it stand out Among the 11 companies funding the “Fisheries Improvement Project” in Mauritania there is Royal Canin, a pet food company, Cargill, an agribusiness giant that uses fishmeal for fertilizers and animal farming and Skretill, a world leading producer of fishfeed for salmon farms. Photo: A salmon farm in Scotland, Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f13fc7c0-dfd7-4237-bfa9-272142ae54a6/Kft17_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Make it stand out The NGO Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has established, with the International Marine Ingredients organisation, a global Roundtable on marine ingredients. Its first priority is to consider how to improve the social and environmental sustainability of fishmeal production in West Africa. However, absent from this Roundtable are any representatives from fishing communities. Photo: Kafountine (Senegal) by Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1647531711458-1TI6Y6KC9AD5YJEZZPVK/Kft106.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Make it stand out Although the reduction industry claims that it only uses fish that is not fit for human consumption, local fishing stakeholders have complained time and time again that this is untrue. Furthermore, it directly undermines the livelihoods of fishermen and women fish processors, and the food security of the West Africa region. Photo: Mediaprod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1649770859509-YW77L5II7TXQCPXSP33R/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_53.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Make it stand out FIPs are aimed to transform fisheries so they can gain an eco-label. However, rather than improving existing fisheries there is a pressing need to promote low-impact small-scale fisheries. FIPs lack this wider vision on sustainable fisheries, and therefor offer little hope of the radical changes the sector needs. Photo: A beach seine fisherman in Ilonde, Guinea Bissau, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f1fc05c5-ef04-4608-9336-e1a19361df85/Travail+maison.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Make it stand out One of the objectives of the FIP is to refocus the fishery on human consumption. Yet this objective has failed. Last year the production of fishmeal and fishoil consumed 600,000 tonnes of wild fish, the most ever on record. Yet remarkably the FIP was awarded an A-Grade. Photo: A woman fish smoker in Cacheu, Guinea Bissau, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1655121177829-BW76MIW1LZ3ZC3CWH31E/unsplash-image-ddXxI6bKqv0.jpg Publications blog - Certifying the unsustainable: The Fisheries Improvement Project in Mauritania - Make it stand out A case of the fox guarding the henhouse? The credibility of seafood labelling schemes is undermined by the fact assessments are paid for by seafood companies. Photo: TJ Holowaychuk. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/west-africa-pescao-should-be-more-effective-and-attentive-to-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1652691487459-6YTIJ3KA0F8O3XY09VS2/Kft33_reduite.jpg Publications blog - West Africa: PESCAO should be more effective and attentive to artisanal fisheries - THE PESCAO PROGRAMME The budget of PESCAO is over 17 million Euros, benefiting ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania. The main expected results of the programme are: - The development of a West African regional policy for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including improved coordination of stakeholders at the regional level; - Improving monitoring, control and surveillance capacity to assist in the fight against IUU fishing; and - Improving the regional framework for the management of shared resources, in particular small pelagics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/67c3ec3e-b7e5-45a1-b1ac-e79014505480/CABDALI_BISSAU_MARCHE_33.jpg Publications blog - West Africa: PESCAO should be more effective and attentive to artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Transparency in the management of fisheries and any other use of the oceans (other blue economy activities) is essential for active and informed participation of stakeholders, including women. Photo: The market in Bissau, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5c5ce076-fc54-4bf4-8a2b-4bf2176efed3/Kft29_reduite.jpg Publications blog - West Africa: PESCAO should be more effective and attentive to artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out There is a need to establish a clear legal framework for participatory monitoring initiatives, where fishermen collaborate in monitoring, control and surveillance by alerting the authorities of vessels suspected of being engaged in IUU fishing. Photo: Kafountine beach, Senegal, by Mediaprod. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/making-fish-worth-its-weight-in-gold-granting-better-access-to-markets-for-women-in-african-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8e396010-fb9e-4b1e-9f6e-9d677d5cb95b/CABDALI_CACHEU_ORGFEMMES_11.jpg Publications blog - Making fish worth its weight in gold: granting better access to markets for women in African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out Antónia Adama Djaló (second from the right), President of the National network of women in artisanal fisheries in Guinea Bissau, explains women in artisanal fisheries bring an important share of the household revenue. She sits among the women fish processors of Cacheu (Guinea Bissau). Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ba3ddc72-9b73-4fb2-aba5-c391fd7c9cfc/Kft71_reduite.jpg Publications blog - Making fish worth its weight in gold: granting better access to markets for women in African artisanal fisheries - Make it stand out With the challenges to access electricity, it is sometimes difficult to preserve the fish. This is why women are looking into alternative sources of energy such as solar fridges or solar fish dryers. Niorta Fatou Diatta, President of the women fish processors of Kafountine (Senegal), shows a solar-powered fish dryer built in March 2016. Photo: Mediaprod. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/how-will-the-eu-contribute-to-support-sustainable-artisanal-fisheries-in-africa-through-its-international-partnerships-b97yy monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1649770859509-YW77L5II7TXQCPXSP33R/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_53.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - series financialization and the blue economy #3 Efforts to make blue economy sustainable have led to increasing calls for better regulations on investments. The European Commission has provided funding for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to launch the Blue Economy Finance Initiative (BEFI). Even though it has been celebrated in international conferences about blue economy, the BEFI highlights the inherent weaknesses of voluntary guidelines in mitigating the threats financial investors pose to the destruction of the planet. Reading time: 20 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b27de267-a3ba-49f3-9c7e-8e1f3d84ff9b/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_26.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - Make it stand out Small-scale fisheries are not explicitly mentioned in the BEFI principles, but it is obvious that they ought to be one of the main beneficiaries. There are many elements of the 14 principles that complement the Voluntary Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, although again, these guidelines are not explicitly mentioned. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c10d23c8-ed07-4be3-85b1-52575da505e1/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_29.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - Make it stand out In late 1960s, the UN produced a series of studies on the escalating powers of transnational corporations (TNCs), including their role in undermining democracy and plundering natural resources, for which national and international regulations and law enforcement was inadequate to counter. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cd747780-584e-4551-8066-87fa1c72d0a6/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_37.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - Make it stand out UNEP has continued to use the voluntary guidelines model, even though they have been in direct opposition to more stringent legal regulations. Principles are weak, monitoring and enforcement has been timid and many banks remain signatories even though their investments have driven the climate crisis and caused widespread poverty. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/335d1cef-975a-4f4b-8057-c8434630bc01/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_35.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - Make it stand out In these voluntary guidelines, the vague definitions of sustainability are compounded by the fact that commitments to the principles are phrased in very general terms. Signatories are asked to endeavour to invest in sustainable projects and endeavour to mitigate risks. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a31baf8e-1e9e-4250-8fcf-5678d779bb23/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_41.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - Make it stand out Once signed up, companies are not subject to any rigorous assessment on whether they respect the principles and to maintain their membership to the initiative they only have to provide an annual report that demonstrates how they have used the principles in their business activities. To have any credibility, companies should be assessed by an independent third party. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7c61f778-b4f9-4e8e-9f99-425bbebaa3df/04+Ilonde+3.jpg Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - Make it stand out Such principles endorse lowest levels of commitment, open up for selective interpretations, and distract from more serious policy debates, that is, the importance of jettisoning “blue economy” for a vision of maritime sectors that prioritise small-scale and localised industries, including most importantly small-scale fisheries. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/daf17f94-acf6-4d63-96f0-495b0cce1216/carmen+abd+ali.jfif Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - CARMEN ABD ALI All the photos in this article come from a photo essay on Guinea Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain commissioned by CFFA on the occasion of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. This selection portrays the process of fishing with a beach seine in the estuary in Ilonde, 10 km West of the capital Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7cf0765d-075b-4b70-a661-e3b05fe61a27/thumbnail.png Publications blog - The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative: How to destroy the oceans responsibly - International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 Click on the button to read the priorities of African artisanal fisheries organisations https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/debt-for-nature-swaps-and-the-oceans-the-belize-blue-bond monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e1a30460-d754-46cb-bcb0-4998502a38e8/meritt-thomas-o0hsN55DHrc-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Series financialization and the blue economy #2 This article covers… • Introduction: leveraging debts to save the oceans. TNC’s recent debt-for-ocean swap in Belize, involving half a billion USD and news about TNC’s “audacious plan” of other debt swaps in countries including Kenya, Ecuador, Barbados and St.Lucia, with another 15 in the pipeline. • Part 1: Understanding debt-for-ocean swap in Belize. An analysis of the debt swap in detail. • Part 2: Appreciating TNC’s debt-for-ocean swaps in historical perspective. The history of debt swaps and how the recent swaps reflect the financialisaton of conservation • Part 3: The controversies of debt swaps. Reasons why these debt swaps are worrying for small-scale fisheries. Reading time: 48 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ac43bb35-7776-4b39-85b8-668ace123fa7/220209+TNC+plan.png Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1644506219510-MAXG926FPGSK5PE7ZK7Y/unsplash-image-6J3gBcvfbfo.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out The US Development Finance Corporation has given TNC investment guarantees for 20 debt-for-ocean swaps, however public information on where these are being negotiated is limited. Photo: Matemwe, Zanzibar, Tanzania by Crispin Jones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/db36ea86-00a9-4a90-9a8b-c2ec832fabef/frank-busch-PzifgmBsxCc-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Eurobonds are commercial loans raised by countries from private investors, usually in USD. For the past decade developing country governments, often in secret, have borrowed an increasing amount from the Eurobond market, now accounting for the majority of their sovereign debt. Photo: Frank Busch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/774af696-b202-445a-82a1-6ff0bbdd9130/photo-1585540034403-6ad90771e724+belize+-+meritt+thomas.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out TNC, with the assistance of Credit Suisse, loaned Belize $353 million in what is called a ‘blue bond’. However only $24 million will be used for funding ocean conservation directly. The rest of the loan is used to pay off owners of Belize’s bad debts. Photo: Meritt Thomas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/20e75c5a-6e28-4bba-ab30-c5ff4bafb66b/Innondations.png Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Belize has been sold expensive private “climate” insurance to protect it from defaults on it blue bonds when hit by catastrophic events caused by the climate crisis. But poor countries should not be paying money to private insurance firms for climate disasters. Instead, they should be compensated by rich industrialised countries who are driving the climate crisis. Photo: Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/00ba4d05-dc23-49fb-b40d-e9d6697f8b64/blogging-guide-K5DY18hy5JQ-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Debt-for-nature swaps owed their origin to the global debt crisis, caused by the reckless borrowing of petro-dollars by US and European banks that caused the global debt crisis of the 1980s. Photo: Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/fe73077d-3ca6-4f02-a855-e664c357813e/noah-buscher-x8ZStukS2PM-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out In the past, large international conservation organisations financed debt swaps with their own funds. Today, TNC is raising money for these deals from international investors. This means they can buy up far more debt from developing countries, and the risks of these deals are escalating. Photo: Noah Buscher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/88244141-421c-4855-96b1-1228b3b8cb84/aditya-vyas-7ygsBEajOG0-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Debt swaps thrive during debt crisis, because it is in the financial interest of creditors to receive a lump sum up front for debts that have an uncertain future. Photo: Aditya Vyas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/37ba32c0-e4dd-4056-8473-0b32d8c5c186/daniel-roth-5N4qsKGlshw-unsplash-Seychelles.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Debt-swaps could benefit developing countries if they reduce national debt or they transfer foreign debts into local ones. However, TNC’s deals do not lower the overall debts of developing countries and they require governments to repay loans to TNC in foreign currency. They are not helping countries escape a debt crisis. Photo: Daniel Roth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c1ecce2c-c418-4047-a287-5308f6792219/ehud-neuhaus-Ql3ULtlplsQ-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out High profile debt-for-nature swaps can legitimise odious debts. The investment banks partnering in these deals are often the same ones that provide illegitimate loans to developing countries that caused the debt crisis in the first place. Photo: Ehud Neuhaus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/296115c6-ba8d-44dd-afb6-373e9d621aeb/briona-baker-5o1W-fNefnA-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out TNC uses debt swaps to gain a dominant position in national marine policy, but this raises serious concerns for national sovereignty and the ability of local small-scale fisheries to determine national fisheries policies. Photo: Briona Baker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a939ebc8-67a1-4182-9a42-d438bf426443/talia-cohen-i5FsBOLsB50-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out The money produced through debt swaps can fail to cause additional money for saving the oceans. Governments may simply use this funding to reduce spending from the central budget. It is a problem, known as fungibility, that is rarely monitored. Photo: Talia Cohen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/df0010ea-f367-4e73-bd83-b125c9cadce2/CABDALI_BISSAU_PORT_07.jpg Publications blog - Debt-for-nature swaps and the oceans: The Belize Blue Bond - Make it stand out Debt swaps do not transfer wealth from global financial markets to developing countries and they are not a solution to a debt crisis. Small-scale fisheries should reject debt swaps in favour of genuine debt cancelation and for the just payments of the ecological debts owed to their countries. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-mauritania-sfpa-the-requests-of-the-mauritanian-artisanal-fisheries-and-civil-society monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/025f284a-67dc-459e-acac-c3f4e9770120/christian-seebeck-dV11f0mTfso-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: The requests of the Mauritanian artisanal fisheries and civil society - Make it stand out The withdrawal of European cephalopods in 2012 has allowed the local octopus fishery to take off. Photo: Christian Seebeck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f13fc7c0-dfd7-4237-bfa9-272142ae54a6/Kft17_reduite.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: The requests of the Mauritanian artisanal fisheries and civil society - Make it stand out For years, artisanal fisheries and civil society organisations have been calling for the establishment of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) to manage shared stocks in West Africa. Photo: The landing site in Kafountine (Senegal), by MEDIAPROD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/61083490-28fd-48b3-80ab-c74011923604/211012+Tableau+RIM+.png Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: The requests of the Mauritanian artisanal fisheries and civil society - Make it stand out A new annex provides for annual reporting on these fishing activities by type of fishing (artisanal, coastal and deep-sea) and by regime (national - Mauritanian flag or chartered, and foreign), and tables concerning the total catches made by species. The Protocol, however, does not require this table to be made public, as this would be a matter for Mauritania to decide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/08ed26ac-636e-4431-82c9-fdfe0a54cb74/Kft98_reduite.jpg Publications blog - EU-Mauritania SFPA: The requests of the Mauritanian artisanal fisheries and civil society - Make it stand out The first report presented to the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee by MEP Bilbao calls for the participation of women in the presentation and programming processes of the sectoral support of the EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement. Photo: Smoking woman in Kafountine, by MEDIAPROD. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/how-will-the-eu-contribute-to-support-sustainable-artisanal-fisheries-in-africa-through-its-international-partnerships monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1645090430155-V0T7K3N9MAZ3DNIA7URS/CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_48.jpg Publications blog - How will the EU contribute to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa through its International Partnerships 2022 is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA). Fishing communities face many challenges, including the effects of global warming, or the competition from other “blue” sectors, most of which are being promoted for a fast economic recovery to the pandemic. To address all these issues, and guarantee the sustainable development of African artisanal fisheries, the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) has called for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in particular 14b, which requires to “ensure access to fisheries resources and markets for small-scale fisheries” and has identified three priority areas of action for African artisanal fisheries: (1) securing access to resources, (2) promoting the place of women and (3) protecting them from competing sectors. We are starting a series on what actions should the EU take, in its partnership with Africa and as a champion of international ocean governance (IOG) and sustainable fisheries, to support African artisanal fisheries? The series will look at the actions of the EU in the context of the Europe-Africa partnership, of the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy and finally, on blue economy investments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5fb42192-953e-4452-a66f-6d654c6cb471/CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_51.jpg Publications blog - How will the EU contribute to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa through its International Partnerships - Make it stand out The EU collects data on the contribution of women in fisheries in the majority of projects and usually gender inclusion is tackled in a cross-cutting approach. In West Africa, it is usually the women who finance the trips at sea. In the picture, Marie Brassene gives her husband Jaime Brassene Jandim money to pay for the fuel and ice. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/49e18557-762e-4d10-a811-095080ce77a1/CABDALI_CACHEU_ORGFEMMES_04.jpg Publications blog - How will the EU contribute to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa through its International Partnerships - Make it stand out In the ongoing 2021-27 programming, the EU has announced a “people-centered approach” and wants to work with local communities, civil society organisations and small-scale fisheries networks, with a focus on women and youth. In the picture, Marie Brassene and a fellow woman fish processor are performing a fish smoking demostration for the photographer Carmen Abd Ali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/dbb6308c-a324-4544-874d-d1fc2af36e50/CABDALI_CACHEU_ORGFEMMES_05.jpg Publications blog - How will the EU contribute to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa through its International Partnerships - Make it stand out African states need to encourage the participation of civil society in decision-making and design projects along with them. Marie Brassene shows one of her fish products. Photo: CAA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/daf17f94-acf6-4d63-96f0-495b0cce1216/carmen+abd+ali.jfif Publications blog - How will the EU contribute to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa through its International Partnerships - CARMEN ABD ALI All the photos in this article come from a photo essay on Guinea Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain commissioned by CFFA on the occasion of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. On the banner photo, Jaime Brassene Jandim stands next to his pirogue, in Cacheu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7cf0765d-075b-4b70-a661-e3b05fe61a27/thumbnail.png Publications blog - How will the EU contribute to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa through its International Partnerships - International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 Click on the button to read the priorities of African artisanal fisheries organisations https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/small-scale-fisheries-participation-in-decision-making-is-crucial-for-food-security-of-african-coastal-communities-xpg7r monthly 0.5 2022-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953699493-T2OPQA9FS2DODRXQBLY2/caopa.png Publications blog - Joint statement - European and African decision-makers should join forces to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1644860765121-1475GRCMVWIJ9A50FG4D/ICSF+Extended+Logo.png Publications blog - Joint statement - European and African decision-makers should join forces to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1644860781608-IEFJFWMCZDRQO6V2E962/Le+poisson+du+peuple.png Publications blog - Joint statement - European and African decision-makers should join forces to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953729020-BPFZD8YO0KGAB7OSFBKB/Anglais+OK.jpg Publications blog - Joint statement - European and African decision-makers should join forces to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1644860817357-R3UKRUA6R69QB8LJ68BQ/Logo_SSNC.jpg Publications blog - Joint statement - European and African decision-makers should join forces to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953695524-CF1K81N5593262LZ2XFH/BfdW_Marke+fuer+digitalen+Einsatz_RGB.jpg Publications blog - Joint statement - European and African decision-makers should join forces to support sustainable artisanal fisheries in Africa https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-new-eu-mauritania-agreement-towards-a-sustainable-management-of-small-pelagics-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9764ea1e-be97-4958-9a48-c09cefc5bb8e/Dstribution+of+sardinnella+Mauritania.jpg Publications blog - The new EU-Mauritania agreement: towards a sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa? - Make it stand out Distribution of round sardinella off the coast of West Africa. Design: Esther Gonstalla. Click on the image for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3d51d5b2-336b-4bf8-8017-63227c875d9b/IMG_4116.JPG Publications blog - The new EU-Mauritania agreement: towards a sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa? - Make it stand out Sardinella in particular are traditionally fished by Senegalese artisanal fishermen and consumed by the people of the region as an affordable source of animal protein, micro-nutrients and fatty acids. Photo: Joal landing site (Senegal), Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c679470c-28bc-473a-90b2-05ffab82e173/IMG_4143.JPG Publications blog - The new EU-Mauritania agreement: towards a sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa? - Make it stand out Experts have indicated for years that sardinella are overexploited and have recommended reducing mortality and increasing sampling. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/97ddb289-1ca5-4dc2-bc69-d2dc6b39f4a2/noaa-sWkZdEXuv78-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The new EU-Mauritania agreement: towards a sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa? - Make it stand out The new EU-Mauritania agreement provides for a minimum of two scientific observers to be taken on board all pelagic trawlers. Illustration photo: a scientific research vessel found in NOAA/Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5244b63f-0c25-43aa-92f9-cbf7c8cc2091/victor-rutka-IfAt3AVzpE8-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The new EU-Mauritania agreement: towards a sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa? - Make it stand out It is essential that Mauritania enters into negotiations with the neighbouring countries with which it shares sardinella stocks for the regional and sustainable management of the resource. Photo: Victor Rutka/Unsplash. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/happy-international-year-of-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/473c7459-1ae9-44af-b7cd-76ff104f9c7b/unnamed.jpg Publications blog - Happy International Year of Artisanal Fisheries! - Démarquez-vous Women fish processors drying fish in Cacheu, Guinea Bissau. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/understanding-the-conservation-finance-industry monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e8f5b507-cd85-4ab2-8ded-c77c623fb945/iman-warsame-GjCnF8InuXc-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - SERIES on financialization and the blue economy #1 Conservation finance has become dominant in the efforts to avert the climate crisis and reverse biodiversity loss. This rise is significant for marine fisheries as it is a central component of the “blue economy” concept. While the proponents present an ambitious vision, understanding the jargon is difficult. This is a first article of a series on conservation finance. Reading time: 40 min. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/628a0d9e-ce7f-4429-b42a-f4c882cd692b/aditya-vyas-7ygsBEajOG0-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out The concept of financialisation describes how the world’s economy moved from generating profits from the manufacturing of goods and the trade in commodities, to generating profits of financial transactions, or the trading and gambling of money. Photo: Aditya Vyas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7d681dbe-952a-457c-a16e-d490e8cc0d40/evangeline-shaw-ysbTWw4hrG4-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out The “Davos Class”, the elites of the financial industry, have gained power in many sectors of this globalised world, through the revolving doors between elite positions in private sector finance, business consulting and leading positions on governmental and inter-governmental organisations. Photo: A conference at the World Economic Forum, 2019 in Davos, Switzerland by Evangeline Shaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/fc94adfa-39ee-41ab-9a1c-4f07f4ddb033/cedric-frixon-Me7ySkVmWcw-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out Arguments for conservation finance take for granted that traditional conservation sources of finance are inadequate and that conservation needs to be re-conceptualised into a financial asset that attracts private investment, providing investors a healthy income in return. Photo: Cédric Frixon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/eead4516-1b25-439e-af37-984df5096a11/vidar-nordli-mathisen-6R3cUUeQkE4-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out In the 90s, TNC became one of America’s biggest land managers thanks to their CEO John Sawhill, former McKinsey & Company director, who was instrumental in affecting land laws in the US to facilitate landowners in being able to transfer land for protection by TNC in return for tax breaks. Photo: A farm in Idaho by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/67eac74f-1d5c-42d1-a7a8-1aea062e3ebb/ilyass-seddoug-06w8RxgSzF0-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out On top of the changes in established conservation organisations, the idea of nature as a financial “asset” has permeated international organisations, such as the UN or the World Bank, who have also adapted or created new programmes or departments for nature or conservation finance. Photo: Ilyass Seddoug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6e824763-9a77-41e2-8acb-357c1bbeb101/sharon-mccutcheon-8lnbXtxFGZw-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out “Consultocracy” consists in free-market champion business consulting firms advising deregulation and privatisation to governments and increaing CEO remuneration, cutting labour costs and downsizing to corporate clients while ensuring their own former employees take up key positions at the top. Unsplash photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b5dc6e7b-c1dd-47a9-8331-760aa8450082/21.png Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out Local communities impacted by conservation finance deals have a hard time understanding the industry’s colorful and tricking jargon, but might be impressed by snazzy presentations that promise millions of dollars. Photo: Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f6720cda-a6ee-4f3f-af1f-943d3677b711/frank-busch-PzifgmBsxCc-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Understanding the conservation finance industry - Make it stand out The leaders of the conservation finance world are the same bankers, hedge-fund managers and business consultants that have been guilty of a vast number of frauds. Conservation finance suggests bringing an environmental ethos to financial markets. Instead, it may bring to the world of nature conservation a deeply immoral and corrupt industry. Photo: Frank Busch. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/more-aquaculture-to-feed-the-world-not-at-the-expense-of-african-fishing-communities monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/dc80f02a-117b-4209-9db5-5fad0912a677/LOW+K2+-+Copy.jpg Publications blog - More aquaculture to feed the world? Not at the expense of African fishing communities - NOTE This article was first published on Rural 21 Magazine, on pages 16 and 17 of the Vol. 55 No. 4/2021: “TAILWIND FOR SUSTAINABLE ARTISANAL FISHERIES” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8fc46d6f-6c66-4a0e-aead-5bc03738a704/IMG_4159.JPG Publications blog - More aquaculture to feed the world? Not at the expense of African fishing communities - Make it stand out Intensifying fish farming, particularly of carnivorous species, is increasing the pressure on small pelagics, putting in jeopardy the future of African fishing communities whose livelihoods have depended on sardinella for centuries. Photo: Joal landing site (Senegal), by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/60ff21fc-2fe8-4e1d-bac9-5b941703d7b8/Canva+pictures.jpg Publications blog - More aquaculture to feed the world? Not at the expense of African fishing communities - Make it stand out Many NGOs have denounced how pollusting and destructive salmon farms are, as they produce tons of waste, including pesticides, fish faeces and food waste. Norway produces most of the salmon that is consumed in the EU. Photo: Canva Pro. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/climate-change-also-impacts-small-scale-fisheries-in-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635426042449-QNJ7BWEGVVM50CY1L9AP/2.png Publications blog - Living on the frontline: climate change will first impact African coastal fishing communities - Make it stand out In 20 years, there were 763 extreme flood-related disasters in Africa. This will only increase in the coming years. Photo: Johny007pan via Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635424584472-M0EN0IMN2GT5P79N8O4U/flood+areas.png Publications blog - Living on the frontline: climate change will first impact African coastal fishing communities - 62 Million people live in delta areas and 3,3 Million people live in areas at risk of flooding from tropical storms in Africa. The risk of flooding due to extreme weather events is increasing. The two countries most at risk are Nigeria and Egypt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635425434178-7J9X80VZ4RXDTH7FM8H2/coral.png Publications blog - Living on the frontline: climate change will first impact African coastal fishing communities - Make it stand out The positive effects of intact coral reefs are fundamental to the vast majority of small island developing states. Mauritius, Tanzania and Comoros are the most reef-dependent countries in Africa and the southwest Indian Ocean. Click on the image to enlarge. Sources : see the pdf version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635425687527-ZDBHDH8EUZH2N9E8MGUY/sea+levels.png Publications blog - Living on the frontline: climate change will first impact African coastal fishing communities - Make it stand out Map of sea levels change in mm from 1993 to 2019. Click on the image to enlarge. Sources: see pdf version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635426312686-UPNRCSD6ROAV5YTZ7MBI/Community%2Bmangrove%2Breplanting_sara%2Bpic.jpg Publications blog - Living on the frontline: climate change will first impact African coastal fishing communities - Make it stand out Africa is the only continent where non-productive conversion of mangroves is the primary cause of loss, although conservation efforts have led to a global reduction in mangrove losses due to human activity in the last decade. Photo: Mangrove community replanting in East Africa, SSNC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635426718742-05O6ZUCIL892QZZK062H/Banner%2BFAQs.jpg Publications blog - Living on the frontline: climate change will first impact African coastal fishing communities - FISHMEAL PRODUCTION With a ratio of at least 5 kg of fresh fish to 1 kg of meal, the diversion of small pelagics from human consumption to intensive aquaculture in countries such as China and Norway is undermining food security throughout the region and depriving women processors of raw material and therefore of jobs. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/experimental-fishing-or-experimental-pillaging-in-liberia monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635239528004-0AOEJKMIG3K9UHNDDKBW/Carabinero.png Publications blog - Experimental fishing or experimental pillaging in Liberia? - Make it stand out The retail price of Carabineros, the largest prawn in the world, can be up to 80USD per kilo, although it is difficult to estimate the free-on-board value. The amount paid by the operators to the Liberian government will depend on the captures declared. Photo by Luca D’Adezzio, used via Canva Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238717759-19J64RYBYNRHBDXRN3I9/knbal+3.jpg Publications blog - Experimental fishing or experimental pillaging in Liberia? - Make it stand out The KANBAL III was suspected in 2017 of reducing the opening of the meshes in the net, a technique that makes trawling less selective, although Senegalese authorities did not arrest the vessel in the end. Photo: from the Soperka website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238354774-RG09P5LOT5OSF5AS0ZKW/1.jpg Publications blog - Experimental fishing or experimental pillaging in Liberia? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238354576-VVBK0TWKFZ4REEV4B2WZ/4.jpg Publications blog - Experimental fishing or experimental pillaging in Liberia? https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/transparency-mauritania-improves-its-score-but-is-still-far-from-the-goal monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634110975289-PXKDTB4H6MZD7PKDKRT3/sahin-sezer-dincer-wI6lwyb1LUk-unsplash-Turkey.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir More than 40 purse seiners of Turkish origin are chartered and target small pelagics. They replaced Senegalese pirogues in 2017 in supplying fishmeal factories in Mauritania. Illustration photo of a Turkish seiner by Şahin Sezer Dinçer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111007249-CR8LARCWJ97QWEKY1XV1/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir With a ratio of at least 5 kg of fresh fish to 1 kg of meal, the diversion of small pelagic fish from human consumption to intensive aquaculture is undermining food security throughout the region. Photo: Francisco Mari/Bread for the World. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111059483-LJU0SLY93P9N1WVFK9P9/paul-einerhand-qLIglFCcAeo-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir The transparency clause is essential to have visibility on the total fishing effort in Mauritania's EEZ and to identify a potential surplus. It is also necessary to know whether Mauritania is effectively applying the non-discrimination clause. Photo: Paul Einerhand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111416723-G2O1474T0FX6UTQ0YGFK/211012+Tableau+RIM+.png Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Make it stand out Screenshot of a detail of the model annual report on fishing activities in Mauritania's EEZ, which aims to apply the transparency clause and verify the evolution of the surplus. Source: obtained through a local source, the documents were not yet available online. Click on the image to open a unofficial translation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111085693-TTK1F76DX9B0KK4U9N19/fishing+success.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir Two vessels flying the Latvian flag and fishing under the EU-Mauritania agreement were reportedly fishing very close to the coast in 2020. The lack of information on beneficial owners is an obstacle to their accountability. Photo: The FISHING SUCCESS, owned by the Russian-owned company BALTREIDS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634078487245-OQMLSDU6MFD9CAP4PHWM/paul-einerhand-C1axJzJss1w-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir It is very difficult to keep an eye on the implementation of the social clause agreed by the European social partners, as the majority of shipowners embark seafarers through the services of consignment agents. The new protocol strengthens the social requirements. Photo: Paul Einerhand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111124127-YG9PSQ5FYUPIBASQHY2D/14671561542_ccb86fc218_o.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir In a joint position of NGOs and artisanal fisheries organisations in May 2020, they called for "public funds to serve the public good", highlighting the lack of transparency in the allocation of sector support. Photo: Plage des Pêcheurs, Mauritania, by Michał Huniewicz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634111173449-UY1AYBH5VW71EKFOOUUH/lachlan-dempsey-0L5QTLD0YPc-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Transparency: Mauritania improves its score, but is still far from the goal - Faites-le ressortir The EU should use the opportunity of the EU-Africa summit, due to take place in Paris in February 2022, to support the development of an "Aarhus Convention" for the African Union, a demand from African artisanal fisheries. Illustration photo by Lachlan Dempsey. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/mauritania-a-40-metre-seiner-authorised-to-fish-at-the-gates-of-the-banc-darguin monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631277285771-RAA1M2952FNKWLPTGKGC/licence+senneur+turc.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin - Image 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631277285241-NGWVNDEJC76SBR2T3AAS/lettre+minist%C3%A8re+rim.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin - Image 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631277285241-YJVH26IY1UG4E7ROO2QH/lettre+usiniers+farine.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin - Image 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631277459188-G6LMV1V5SDP5F4MZHCL0/Image+senneur+turc+.png Publications blog - Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin - Faites-le ressortir The HABIBIN YAZUZ carried out dozens of fishing operations in Mauritanian waters in 2020 and 2021 to supply fishmeal factories. Photo: Screenshot of a similar Turkish seiner fishing operation in West Africa. Click on the image to see the full video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631278083435-I03ERKA3SX4X7CT9CZE7/captures+Habibin+Yazuz+290821.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin - Faites-le ressortir Image 4. The first catch report from the Turkish seiner raises suspicions of transhipment of fish at sea among some stakeholders. Click on it to enlarge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631278170481-BZBK902F4XM3XFBM8P1X/14671561542_ccb86fc218_o.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin - Faites-le ressortir Since journalist Maïmouna Saleck raised the alarm, the debate has raged, as many believe that this fishery should be reserved for the national artisanal fleet. Photo: Plage des Pêcheurs, Mauritania, by Michał Huniewicz. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/wto-fisheries-subsidies-negotiations-will-the-mountain-give-birth-to-a-mouse-or-to-a-lion monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631179410134-HQX15N5FKQ3JFZM4DE2R/HEFENG+YU++006+007+008+Sao+Tom%C3%A9+%C3%A0+Bissau+100321.jpg Publications blog - WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations: Will the mountain give birth to a mouse or to a lion? - Make it stand out In many African countries, industrial fishing vessels are often operated by local companies with Chinese managers. Different types of arrangements allow for the constitution of local companies with foreign capital. Photo: Three vessels of Chinese origin with a Guinea Bissau flag in Bissau/CFFA Archive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631179491849-DH3886TXPCVTDDQ0B0LC/paul-einerhand-qLIglFCcAeo-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations: Will the mountain give birth to a mouse or to a lion? - Make it stand out The most recent draft would allow government-to-government payment for access provided the subsidizing Member demonstrates that sustainable measures are implemented. This concept fits perfectly EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs). Photo: Paul Einerhand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631180221687-BX22TNC2X660XSH4E648/random-institute-7AJ3JGp6rCs-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations: Will the mountain give birth to a mouse or to a lion? - Make it stand out Currently the draft text proposes two different approaches regarding Special and Differential Treatment: Exemptions granted through a nautical mile approach or general exemptions for SSF, which would require setting a definition of what artisanal fisheries are. Photo: Random Institute/Unsplash. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/small-scale-fisheries-participation-in-decision-making-is-crucial-for-food-security-of-african-coastal-communities monthly 0.5 2022-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953699493-T2OPQA9FS2DODRXQBLY2/caopa.png Publications blog - Small-scale fisheries’ participation in decision-making is crucial for food security of African coastal communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626954685392-O3C3V75NIKIYZI3EQ2JT/ICSF+Extended+Logo.png Publications blog - Small-scale fisheries’ participation in decision-making is crucial for food security of African coastal communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953717624-VZQI4S1OLYHMZJK0FBGN/LIFE-LOGO-FOR-SITE1.png Publications blog - Small-scale fisheries’ participation in decision-making is crucial for food security of African coastal communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953729020-BPFZD8YO0KGAB7OSFBKB/Anglais+OK.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fisheries’ participation in decision-making is crucial for food security of African coastal communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953695524-CF1K81N5593262LZ2XFH/BfdW_Marke+fuer+digitalen+Einsatz_RGB.jpg Publications blog - Small-scale fisheries’ participation in decision-making is crucial for food security of African coastal communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1626953686343-Z910C65W7G0DNVCU36CT/Fish+logo+.png Publications blog - Small-scale fisheries’ participation in decision-making is crucial for food security of African coastal communities https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-rich-mans-fish-feeds-on-the-poor-mans-sardinella monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1625578355850-VIJOQ96RR2CCKJLH1CKC/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - "The rich man's fish feeds on the poor man's sardinella"* - Make it stand out The recent Fisheries Transparency (FiTI) report by Mauritania did not cover information on the post-harvest section and there is discrepancy in the data of FMFO import and export declarations. Photo: Francisco Mari/Bread for the World. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1625578569510-XZEEV8I3CGTMKMBB4ZJU/michael-fousert-749TMfPiMm4-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - "The rich man's fish feeds on the poor man's sardinella"* - Make it stand out Salmon farming is destructive of the environment: thousands of tons of waste is released in the surrounding waters, including pesticides, fish feces and food waste. Salmons are often infected by sea lice which in turn, can plague wild salmon. Photo: Michael Fousert/Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1625578863400-AVVRO3QMB2426709AXJ2/Pirogue-Kayar2.jpg Publications blog - "The rich man's fish feeds on the poor man's sardinella"* - Make it stand out Certification standards for fishmeal would be intolerable; the rights of local artisanal fishers, food processors and traders, as well as people’s right to food in the region, must take precedence over the profits of FMFO companies in developed countries. Photo: A pirogue in Cayar, CFFA archive. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-madagascar-sfpa-negotiations-resume-key-issues-for-the-future-of-small-scale-fisheries-in-madagascar monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1624013663862-4ZFBL16G9ATIB0ODJTEB/sandy-manoa-_H-IKQnr-tw-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - EU-Madagascar SFPA negotiations resume: Key issues for the future of small-scale fisheries in Madagascar - Make it stand out Despite the earmarked support for small-scale fisheries in the EU protocol, there is very little impact for them, and no information regarding how these funds were used. Photo: Sandy Manoa/Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1624012779024-ZKQS75X2YU01MIFM2C42/new+zones+map.png Publications blog - EU-Madagascar SFPA negotiations resume: Key issues for the future of small-scale fisheries in Madagascar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1624013890816-YZDTN0PHFH51GPQGR29B/Fishing_boat_Seychelles.jpg Publications blog - EU-Madagascar SFPA negotiations resume: Key issues for the future of small-scale fisheries in Madagascar - Make it stand out In May, the Seychelles detained 8 Chinese trawlers heading to Malagasy waters as there were irregularities in their registration and certification. They were allowed to leave after Madagascar confirmed they were authorized to come into its EEZ. Archive photo from Port Victoria harbour. Source: Wikimedia Commons. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-eu-new-approach-on-blue-economy-should-recognize-that-artisanal-fisheries-is-the-main-provider-of-ocean-livelihoods-in-africa monthly 0.5 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1623140078357-5PNK5HM5OPH13YZNAZ0B/hello-lightbulb--0lm9r442zE-unsplash-+Cape+fishers.jpg Publications blog - The EU new approach on blue economy should recognize that artisanal fisheries are the main provider of "Ocean Livelihoods" in Africa - Make it stand out The EU will fund the sustainable blue approach in its external relations, but it needs to make sure that this approach does not threaten marine ecosystems and those who depend on it. Photo: @hellolightbulb/Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1623140010929-3G947VPB2WTI2XLG8SDU/IMG-20191204-WA0008.jpg Publications blog - The EU new approach on blue economy should recognize that artisanal fisheries are the main provider of "Ocean Livelihoods" in Africa - Make it stand out The Commission should not shy away from recognising that small-scale fisheries are the most vulnerable among the “Blue Economy” sectors. Photo: a five star hotel near a landing site in Conakry, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1623139990611-9FOYV7JDIJAKECQYVKR9/cassiano-psomas-2auHInyV05Y-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The EU new approach on blue economy should recognize that artisanal fisheries are the main provider of "Ocean Livelihoods" in Africa - Make it stand out The EU needs to define better what “sustainable aquaculture” is and should make sure it discourages the consumption of intensive aquaculture products that depend on fishmeal. Photo: Cassiano Psomas/Unsplash. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/food-promotion-policy-the-eu-should-encourage-quality-over-quantity-seafood-consumption monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1622114813127-QXRBNJO4IF4BHRINPKUV/fao+graph.png Publications blog - Food promotion policy –the EU should encourage quality over quantity seafood consumption - Make it stand out Global trends in the state of the world’s marine fish stocks from 1974 to 2017. Source: SOFIA 2020, FAO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1622114941111-P4MLJK22VP86A8SRTKB2/production+aquacole.jpeg Publications blog - Food promotion policy –the EU should encourage quality over quantity seafood consumption - Make it stand out In a recent report, the Changing Markets foundation highlighted that Norway, Scotland and France sourced their fishmeal and oil from Peru and Mauritania. Image: courtesy of Changing Markets. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/seychelles-fiti-report-stakeholders-make-recommendations-regarding-access-by-fleets-of-foreign-origin monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1620222227880-ELT8K7FIOM2XAVJZ70WK/191111+Keith+PE.jpg Publications blog - Seychelles FITI report: Stakeholders make recommendations regarding access by fleets of foreign origin In 2019, during the Seychelles-EU fisheries agreement negotiations, Seychelles local fisheries stakeholders asked for more transparency regarding the use of sectoral support funds at an event in the European Parliament. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1620222964230-ZH3AHS4B4DTI3W8SYGUJ/Fishing_boat_Seychelles.jpg Publications blog - Seychelles FITI report: Stakeholders make recommendations regarding access by fleets of foreign origin There is an increasing global attention on the topic of beneficial ownership, which, in fisheries is linked to a range of policy concerns, especially on the fight against IUU and corruption. Photo: Rassin Vannier, Seychelles News Agency/Wikimedia Commons. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/can-an-eu-vessel-fish-sustainably-in-an-iuu-carded-country monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1618910989466-WY9QKUNP2DYSXQO2JLEG/unsplash-image-TUPBjC32D78.jpg Publications blog - Can an EU vessel fish sustainably in an IUU yellow carded country? The Sierra Leone Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill of 2016 excluded industrial fishing from the Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ) to protect the activities of artisanal fisheries. Photo: Radwan Skeiky/Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1620648053528-61DI8XRRH12JUL70IADM/210311+Table+Sierra+Leone+EIZ_final.jpg Publications blog - Can an EU vessel fish sustainably in an IUU yellow carded country? The coordinates for the IEZ are well known, even if precise nautical maps do not exist. Table compiled by CFFA with information from local sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616603253538-EF672H313YHRGX82AI22/paul-einerhand-C1axJzJss1w-unsplash%2B%25281%2529.jpg Publications blog - Can an EU vessel fish sustainably in an IUU yellow carded country? EU regulation stipulates a list of criteria, including sustainability, for operators to be allowed to engage in fishing activities in third countries. Photo: Paul Einerhand/Unsplash. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/key-issues-for-eu-mauritius-sfpa-negotiations-tuna-stocks-sustainability-post-covid19-recovery-for-the-local-sector-and-transparency monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616067904980-VQJTT9SSKB941PF7YBJQ/GP04CED-+yellowfin+tuna.jpg Publications blog - Key issues for EU-Mauritius SFPA negotiations: Tuna stocks sustainability, post-covid19 recovery for the local sector and transparency Mauritian authorities have indicated for a few years they want to increase the national industrial fishing capacities. However, many foreign fleets have their eyes on Mauritius’ tuna resources, which raises questions about how efficient will the government be in curbing over-capacity. Photo: Alex Hofford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616498156327-R46X8FE1AX3DKFDVQOY1/African+artisanal+fisheries.png Publications blog - Key issues for EU-Mauritius SFPA negotiations: Tuna stocks sustainability, post-covid19 recovery for the local sector and transparency Artisanal fishermen are the main suppliers of fresh fish for local markets and are therefore vital for food security on the island. The Wakashio oil spill was a second blow after Covid-19 for them. Click on the image to watch the video. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/african-artisanal-fisheries-at-the-forefront-of-the-fight-against-predatory-and-opaque-industrial-fishing-companies monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616487345622-VXMAS4AOT6Z016AODR6I/HEFENG+YU++006+007+008+Sao+Tom%C3%A9+%C3%A0+Bissau+100321.jpg Publications blog - African artisanal fisheries at the forefront of the fight against predatory and opaque industrial fishing companies Vessels managed by these joint ventures often use the flag of the host country, as in this photo taken in the port of Bissau: vessels with Chinese-sounding names flagged in Sao Tome. Photo: CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616497250598-G294O32N1WCMD2TG3KHZ/unsplash-image-EN1tF2EG-50.jpg Publications blog - African artisanal fisheries at the forefront of the fight against predatory and opaque industrial fishing companies Senegal's 2016 mining code is an example of good practice (declaration of mining revenues for holders, funds for local communities...) and could provide avenues for better management of joint fisheries ventures. Photo: Shane McLendon/Unsplash - illustration image. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/cameroon-iuu-yellow-card-the-eu-should-also-sanction-european-fishing-companies-hiding-behind-this-countrys-flag monthly 0.5 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615464553117-CDU3R352OMZGIOS5ARRH/Cameroon+flagged+vessels+ex+USSR Publications blog - Cameroon IUU yellow card: The EU should also sanction European companies hiding behind this country’s flag Click on the table for full screen view. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/p9ocb3o3wjjqwm8dj72ssmbke0o47c monthly 0.5 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614690149351-WNDXH446F8IL641B8POZ/Papier%2BAnaid%2B%25282%2529.jpg Publications blog - Ensuring Gender Equity in artisanal fisheries - REPRESENTING west african women The workshop was organized with support from the Gender Team of the Economic and Social Development Department as well as from the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF). 31 participants representing different stakeholders attended it. CFFA attended the workshop and reported the works in progress and the requests from West African women. The recommendations made by CFFA representative ensured that CAOPA’s women issues were reflected in the draft gender manual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614690081238-4XH5GKCP7A4ZJHQ05KLV/Papier%2BAnaid%2B%25281%2529.jpg Publications blog - Ensuring Gender Equity in artisanal fisheries - EVALUATING THE SCOPE, APPLICABILITY & STRUCTURE At the workshop, each group had to evaluate a chapter of the draft gender manual based on the following guidelines: - Scope: Does the chapter address all relevant aspects in relation to the topic? - Applicability: Does the chapter provide the appropriate terminology, acceptability and relevance to the target audience? Structure: Is the chapter structured appropriately? - Case studies: Are the examples relevant and illustrative of key issues? - Recommendations: Is the final guidance practical and relevant for the target audience? https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/the-smoke-and-mirrors-of-blue-economy-bonanza-make-african-women-fish-processors-choke monthly 0.5 2021-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614867272570-Q0DY8EPLYEX4HNY8VVSN/chris-liverani-XLFu0PM5Qsg-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke Women in artisanal fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615191643270-D4UAEEHDFBL36EPZ0DPU/Women+and+Chinese+and+Turkish+fishing+Licences+Senegal Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke Mid-2020, Senegalese women fish processors were among the most active to fight against the “fishy” delivery of fishing licences to vessels of Chinese and Turkish origin. Photo: Oumar Scholes, from CAOPA Facebook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615191818754-CZ7S2DI7V4DE2G2X9EL2/Women+fish+processors+access+to+fish Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke Women fish processors often buy small pelagics, the “fish of the poor”, which they transform to sell locally or in the region, but they are increasingly facing competition from foreign companies who turn them into fishmeal for export. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615192042822-Y2RP71OND3C254QXO0KX/Koulewondy+fish+processing+site+Hotel+Noom Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke A fishing community continues to use a landing and processing site from which it had been evicted as the land was leased to a hotel (in the background). The facilities were destroyed by bulldozers and people are carrying out their activities and sleeping in the open. Photo: M. A. Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615192306974-6VFGS3WGV2FS1ST8C9RV/IMG_2007.JPG Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke The cooperative of women fish processors in Côte d’Ivoire, USCOFEP-CI, continually raises awareness regarding their contribution to food security and the importance of accessing raw material. Photo: Andrea Durighello/GIZ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615192537185-IS0P3NGNYD88BRL8KRF6/Bargny+Khelcom+women+fish+processors Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke Even in the low season, the Khelcom women fish processors keep an eye on the site. The government has promised to relocate them, but they have not yet agreed on a site. Photo: Lamine Diack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615192671636-I5LA0LZNPEI64X59NN2E/East+Africa+women+in+fisheries Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke In Kenya, a grassroots organisation, CANCO, helps fishing communities be better informed to ensure their participation in decision-making and transparent mechanisms to address conflicts. Photo: Sara Fröcklin/SSNC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615191026620-E6GAXYK1SXC38MK60XFD/Blue+growth+women+in+fisheries Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615192807692-K145UK0M48HSG14MVV1X/Banjul+women+fish+processors Publications blog - The smoke and mirrors of Blue economy bonanza make African women fish processors choke Any Blue Economy strategy needs to acknowledge, underscore and take into account the key role of women in fisheries and ensure the initiatives do not have a negative impact on their activities. Photo: CAOPA Facebook. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/what-future-for-sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreements monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611311130892-9OBXZ8MCY19JA0QZPUTL/gouvernance.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess the implementation of the commitment to governance objectives, in the light of the priorities of transparency and civil society participation, as we will develop further; ...should look at the implementation of the human rights clause and the contribution of SFPAs to the implementation of the FAO Guidelines on Small-scale Fisheries and how this could be taken into account through SFPAs (through sectoral support and access conditions); ...will have to assess how the Commission integrates, and/or is preparing to integrate into its external dimension the commitments made in the Green Deal, IOG, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611311296542-96BMBI4DZ507V85V6WRT/stocks.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to analyse the surplus definition clause in light of the resources which are shared with neighbouring countries and how each agreement fits into the region, especially in terms of the management of small pelagics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611311522747-HAVDD78HKXWGYKRJM5GL/participation+parties+prenantes.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess the implementation of this commitment on consultation and on the effective participation of stakeholders, including civil society, and the consideration of their needs in the negotiations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611311642151-G8THCJ56075UKKLMAOQE/publicatons+infos.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess how these non-discrimination and transparency clauses are implemented, in line with the FiTI standard, particularly with regard to catches and the prices paid for access; and ...will have to evaluate whether they can be included in all SFPAs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611311740788-MCZHK947W05R3L5XA7FH/image-asset.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess the real contributions of sectoral support to the needs of the sector, including artisanal fisheries, identified in the matrixes beforehand; and ...should examine ways in which the Commission could, by involving the various departments concerned, better communicate on the implementation of sectoral support and on the projects carried out, in order to better track the use of public money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611313984598-1XW9WIN1CH1P2TFG0CEG/partenariat.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to carry out a comprehensive review of the implementation and monitoring of sectoral support, and of the effectiveness of this tool; ...will need to examine opportunities for capacity building, with partnerships such as with EFCA (e.g. EFCA-DEVCO); and ...will also need to revise the cost of access, and the capacity of fleets to bear the costs of access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611314154023-PD5DG8EVTK1BNRT8SZ58/financier.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to evaluate the methods and bases of calculation, comparing them with other systems, in order to identify the most suitable systems to enable third countries to receive fair compensation for the access offered to European vessels; and .... will have to study the possibility of creating mechanisms for sharing information with coastal states, via the ERS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611314666014-M8MI3CG8EV3NJG8ZL533/contr%C3%B4le.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess what is Commission doing concretely to monitor the activity of EU fleets; ...will have to evaluate whether and how Member States are effectively providing detailed information on the activities of their fleets and whether accountability mechanisms are in place; and ...will also need to assess how sectoral support contributes concretely to the partner state's MCS capacity building (see below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611314821465-HIFAD35WSK7ZW5W3UVKD/image-asset.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - The evaluators… ...should make an inventory of the value chains of European catches landed, of their landings (see if the landing clauses are respected, and if so why not) and tracking of the catches landed; and ...should study the impacts of the SFPAs on women in third country fisheries in order to identify needs that could be taken into account in sectoral support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611314910412-DNLRR7GZBQJ50VRSAJ24/image-asset.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess whether and how the conditions for the boarding of seafarers are respected and any difficulties encountered, and the modalities for the implementation of this social clause; and ...should explore the possibilities of STCW trainings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611315054394-HTSKS9DSTAW087PLZ12P/coh%C3%A9rence.png Publications blog - What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements? - the evaluators… ...will have to assess the implementation of the principle of coherence with other EU policies and how "effective coordination" is achieved in practice; and ...will also have to evaluate the political commitments for a coherent approach of the Commission's actions and projects on the seas and fisheries at regional level. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/a-better-2021 monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1617704094263-J6QVFUWTF30NRQ872FER/report+ODI2.png Publications blog - A better 2021 This year, in several African countries, artisanal fisheries organisations have protested against the arrival of vessels of foreign origin into the waters of their countries. Our review of the ODI report on Chinese Distant Water Fleet was the most read article in English. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1617704455233-GHDFEYEZQH0W40N81T56/joint%2Bposition%2B.jpg Publications blog - A better 2021 - 10 priorities to improve eu-africa sustainable fisheries partnership agreements In November 2019, African and European organisations gathered in Brussels to discuss how to make EU-African SFPAs more sustainable. This joint position was published in May 2020 based on the outcome of those discussions. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/international-ocean-governance-more-can-be-done-to-promote-socially-and-environmentally-sustainable-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1607687762232-OTBOVPPLPU91HIDFP06S/isabela-kronemberger-gOY8kLhZhkE-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - International Ocean Governance: more can be done to promote socially and environmentally sustainable fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1607687809988-EPOJ3EHS2G5DTZVETC7T/eric-barbeau-aveIX3ZBiyA-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - International Ocean Governance: more can be done to promote socially and environmentally sustainable fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1607687923228-BOS6SQOXBATKCW43D2RS/manuel-sardo-YdyX3xVlI5A-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - International Ocean Governance: more can be done to promote socially and environmentally sustainable fisheries https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/improving-scientific-observer-coverage-and-data-collection-in-mixed-sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreements-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/world-fisheries-day-how-the-eu-can-support-sustainable-african-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605795370728-C21SSP59JFEMVQBZERXM/Djeinab+Camara+fumeuse+poisson+port+T%C3%A9min%C3%A9taye+1.JPG Publications blog - World Fisheries Day: How the EU can support sustainable African artisanal fisheries Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605795312867-ZV3E1XWKKD506WGNMP4Q/zany-jadraque-vYr1b5hhB0E-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - World Fisheries Day: How the EU can support sustainable African artisanal fisheries Photo: Zany Jadraque - Unsplash/@jenrielzany https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/small-scale-fisheries-at-risk-madagascar-signs-destructive-fishing-agreements-with-chinese-investors monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605612853781-35HAIC3WS832ZM8NKY41/sandy-manoa-_H-IKQnr-tw-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Small scale fisheries at risk: Madagascar signs destructive fishing agreements with Chinese investors Small-scale fishermen have been concerned about the growing influence of Asian fleets for years now. Photo: Sandy Manoa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605612722699-CUTBEC2QL7OXYBJTI8UD/sandy-manoa-naceEbWv5cE-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Small scale fisheries at risk: Madagascar signs destructive fishing agreements with Chinese investors The active policy of welcoming these foreign fleets puts Madagascar's small-scale fishing, which is essential for national food security, at risk. The government should ensure that resource management is improved to increase the resilience of these communities. Photo: Sandy Manoa/Unsplash. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/replacing-fisheries-and-decarbonizing-the-sector-we-should-not-expect-it-from-industrial-aquaculture monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1604924772930-9CIYO95NASTW7FHFH8RP/salmon+aquaculture+-+des+colhoun+CC.jpg Publications blog - Replacing fisheries and decarbonizing the sector? We should not expect it from industrial aquaculture Salmon farms occupy maritime spaces in public domain, such as lochs in Scotland and fjords in Norway where they compete with other users. Photo: Des Colhoun - Creative Commons licence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1604925183951-HX4FEK1199XK9LSV3DTF/caroline-attwood-bpPTlXWTOvg-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Replacing fisheries and decarbonizing the sector? We should not expect it from industrial aquaculture Industrially farmed fish, especially carnivorous species such as salmon, actually feed on wild caught fish, including from West Africa’s waters, depriving local populations from their fish food. Photo: Caroline Atwood - Unsplash/@carolineattwood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1604924970715-C615U5G30XLKMHV4JD45/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - Replacing fisheries and decarbonizing the sector? We should not expect it from industrial aquaculture Eco-certifications schemes do not cover the lower levels of the supply chain nor the social aspects of the production, thus ignoring the pollution caused by the fishmeal factories and the inhumane working conditions for its workers. Photo: Francisco Mari/Bread for the World. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1604925635236-74RBBPZZSFP0X96G1MBJ/artisanal+fisheries+covid+2.jpg Publications blog - Replacing fisheries and decarbonizing the sector? We should not expect it from industrial aquaculture The occupation of coastal spaces means the privatisation of land for the benefit of the few, where communities might have used those spaces for centuries, such as fish landing sites, which are a socializing place too for fishing communities. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605001060478-HI5QK9RLVJP1H8KD6IZK/Community+mangrove+replanting_sara+pic.JPG Publications blog - Replacing fisheries and decarbonizing the sector? We should not expect it from industrial aquaculture Mangroves offer natural protection against flooding and erosion. It is estimated that 30 to 50% of mangrove destruction is due to intensive farming of rice, palm oil and shrimps. Photo: SSNC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1604924623428-DYN63IBWSLFAK809Q07T/Banner+FAQs.jpg Publications blog - Replacing fisheries and decarbonizing the sector? We should not expect it from industrial aquaculture - Sardinella, staple food of West African coastal communities, in dire straits How the EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement can be used to improve the management of these overfished species https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreement-negotiations-between-the-eu-and-mauritania-staying-on-course monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1603730442936-2SLK50ULQUV4KEXHI8YJ/mael-balland-ohShlY1eT6w-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and Mauritania: staying on course Mauritanian octopus artisanal fishing is sustainable, as the fishers collect the animal by hand and immediately release it in the ocean if it is too small. Illustrative photo: Mael Balland - @mael_bld/Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1603733574086-19JHYA54SRQZ1SPTJR01/Banc_d%27Arguin_CC+wikimedia.jpg Publications blog - Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and Mauritania: staying on course The zoning protects the areas surrounding the Banc d’Arguin. Photo: Wikimedia commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1603730774375-4S30M5GYTIIW5TEC6Z5G/BfdW_Facts_Flyer_CFFA_082.jpg Publications blog - Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and Mauritania: staying on course Click to broaden the image. Fishmeal in Mauritania. This graphic is part of an FAQ sheet CFFA created to call for more regional management of small pelagics. Source: CFFA/Ad Corten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1603813859877-B49VKQCWI97ZUNIM81U1/Banner+FAQs.jpg Publications blog - Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and Mauritania: staying on course - Sardinella, staple food of West African coastal communities, in dire straits How the EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement can be used to improve the management of these overfished species https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-farm-to-fork-strategy-raising-the-ambition-on-global-fisheries-aspects monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1602680737460-V4RNA0VOITWGPEYIBYRT/_DSC0031.jpg Publications blog - EU Farm to Fork Strategy: Raising the ambition on global fisheries aspects A fish processing site in Senegal. Access to fish is increasingly difficult for women fish processors due to the use of sardinella for fishmeal in West Africa. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CFFA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1602681163868-QVV5T479V1B5DIDOHFIQ/paul-einerhand-qLIglFCcAeo-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - EU Farm to Fork Strategy: Raising the ambition on global fisheries aspects All bilateral free trade agreements should include reinforced chapters on sustainable development that address specific fisheries concerns and that explicitly reinforce the requirements of the Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation. Illustrative photo: Paul Einerhand - @pauleinerhand/Unsplash https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/making-sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreements-evaluations-more-efficient monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601376678406-JQFQ3B7TOMFHX9N142MX/joint+position+.png Publications blog - Making Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements’ evaluations more efficient - 10 priorities for the future of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements In May 2020, CFFA and six other European and African organisations published recommendations to improve the sustainability of EU-African fishing arrangements, including transparency, compliance with European obligations, increased scientific knowledge and the rethinking of the financial support objectives https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/why-the-current-african-unions-blue-economy-strategy-threatens-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1600789555132-UDS1SC5M9309ZD0LXQ24/Banner+FAQs.png Publications blog - Why the current African Union’s blue economy strategy threatens small-scale fisheries - Is Blue Growth compatible with securing Small-scale Fisheries? Check our “FAQ sheet” where we look at six areas of concern which demonstrate how the blue growth concept as it is promoted is incompatible with the FAO SSF Guidelines. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/towards-greater-coherence-and-budgetary-efficiency-in-future-eu-sustainable-fisheries-partnerships monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1598346242568-L31A9RF6I7W3KES9LIOD/21.png Publications blog - Towards greater coherence and budgetary efficiency in future EU sustainable fisheries partnerships - IN PRACTICE • As a first step, strategic ocean and fisheries priorities should be defined as a strategic framework for EU external fisheries, which would ensure the coherence of all policies towards third countries (fisheries, aid, trade, etc.) with development objectives, through a global and regional approach. It therefore should draw up a single regional fisheries strategy, by ocean basin - Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific - bringing together all the EU's external actions in this area. • In practice, this will require collaboration between DGs and the Heads of Delegation, in particular to ensure good coordination and visibility. • For their part, the partner countries could use the African Union's strategy for the reform of fisheries and aquaculture policy, which identifies their priorities in terms of fisheries, and they could agree on minimum conditions of access, as is the case in the Sub regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC), to strengthen their negotiating power, in a way which is inclusive of civil society. This priority-setting process should be transparent, inclusive and participatory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1598346280146-IEN9N9TIUHP4SLS8S6QY/22.png Publications blog - Towards greater coherence and budgetary efficiency in future EU sustainable fisheries partnerships - IN PRACTICE • The result will therefore be to delink the budget for support to sustainable fisheries from the public funding for access rights, which still conditions the amounts allocated rather than taking as basis of the real needs of the partner country. • The public money recovered would go to the budget dedicated to strengthening the framework for sustainability and governance of the partner country's fisheries sector, the priorities of which should be defined by the partner country in a transparent and inclusive/participatory political dialogue with the EU. • Gradual (but rapid) phasing-out with a predefined economic exit strategy. This could be easier for tuna fleets – potentially more complicated for trawler fleets but we need to keep in mind that if a fleet is not profitable it has no reason to endure. Currently the access prices paid by the EU are inflated. An alignment will then have to be carried out for all foreign fleets. • Provision should be made for an economic observatory or otherwise, use should be made of the European Monitoring Centre for the Markets in Fishery and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) and/or DG MARE studies on fleet profitability/annual STECF studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1598346322296-O97319IN39DDR22OJJZV/20.png Publications blog - Towards greater coherence and budgetary efficiency in future EU sustainable fisheries partnerships - IN PRACTICE • Establishment of sectoral budget support with monitoring indicators (sectoral). • Results based payments. This makes the partner country accountable and encourages sustainable results. • The implementation of support to the fisheries requires a technical assistance that SFPAs are currently not providing for in order to build capacity and not only transfer money. • Partner countries do not always have the technical capacity to execute their budgets and to set up often weighty systems, particularly in terms of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS). DG DEVCO has a partnership with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), which works very well in terms of capacity building for MCS. • The preparation of budget support also requires technical assistance (DG MARE should make funds available for this purpose). • The eligibility criteria may seem restrictive but they are ultimately compatible with EU’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) policy. It has been argued that sectoral support is a more flexible tool to implement, which is true, however, the use of EU public money must be able to meet demanding criteria such as those of budget support. • DG MARE already has the expertise in this area (fishing attachés in particular) • Regarding the mandate: DG MARE would use development tools, while keeping its budget (with no increase) and leadership. And why should not the EU provide for support through the regional and national indicative programs (RIPs, and NIPs), the various forms of budget support which could be integrated into the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) framework and the post-Cotonou negotiation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1598346519536-BEK26OWYW8G9K9TNMZGT/step+by+step+2.png Publications blog - Towards greater coherence and budgetary efficiency in future EU sustainable fisheries partnerships - The steps 1. Maintain the current framework by transforming sectoral support for eligible countries into budget support (would require a Commission communication): a. Convert sectoral support into budget support for which third countries that are signatories to an SFPA would de facto be eligible, provided that they meet the eligibility and governance criteria for the sector and present an action plan, bearing in mind that for at least three countries (Morocco, Mauritania and Seychelles) these amounts should already be the subject of rigorous budget support, and without changing the legal basis. b. The others could benefit from sector support and technical assistance to benefit from budget support; 2. Use sectoral support for non-eligible countries to make them eligible, with technical support; 3. Provide a budget and a collaboration for technical assistance for MCS (via EFCA); 4. Plan with the sector the phasing out for the financing of access rights; 5. Transparent alignment of access costs for all foreign fleets; 6. The budget remains in DG MARE. One can also imagine a delegation of funds for the implementation of fisheries projects (see Aid for Trade); 7. Revision of the legal base/basic regulation to update the system; 8. Develop a solid argument for the partner country: the EU taxpayer wants to support responsible fishing rather than pay for access by private operators and budgetary rigor serves this purpose. Losses of fixed income will be compensated by better synergies of EU actions which will be beneficial; 9. Ensure visibility, communication and transparency at EU and partner country level. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/q2nriapbiy782wqmauibptrt43x1ku monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1595863020266-X84SFGJCU9IK9BWKOAV4/david-clode-Agqdxik9KxM-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Investment and transparency in EU-Africa fisheries relations: what about joint ventures? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1595863173117-0AU12TXQ0Z2O1GSTITC8/david-clode-kqF82hF2lwI-unsplash.jpg Publications blog - Investment and transparency in EU-Africa fisheries relations: what about joint ventures? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1595863304478-V3MPTS19REY1WN89OGKP/david-clode-QlY-ZD7urls-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Publications blog - Investment and transparency in EU-Africa fisheries relations: what about joint ventures? https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/a-future-guinea-sfpa-more-scientific-research-and-mcs-capacity-are-needed monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1594045645606-H7HIR0D59CJVXCKQY588/IMG_9414.JPG Publications blog - Issues for local artisanal communities in a potential future EU-Guinea SFPA Guinea's fisheries code emphasizes participatory surveillance as an element of fisheries co-management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1594042453659-OOQJ8UWJOULG2O9Y9HA3/Djeinab+Camara+fumeuse+poisson+port+T%C3%A9min%C3%A9taye+1.JPG Publications blog - Issues for local artisanal communities in a potential future EU-Guinea SFPA The Covid-19 crisis had a major impact on fish processing and distribution chains. Djeinab Camara had to sleep on site at the processing site in Teminetaye (Conakry) because it could no longer afford the cost of transport home. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/how-large-is-the-chinese-distant-water-fishing-fleet monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1592303433930-M6VZHJES356KQ6HJ56XW/ODI+report+.png Publications blog - How large is the Chinese Distant Water Fishing fleet? The report, published in June 2020, attempts to define the scale of the Chinese DWF fleet. Photos (including banner): ODI report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1592304135915-8WBREA0DGHKZA2Q2U4ZM/map+page+19.png Publications blog - How large is the Chinese Distant Water Fishing fleet? Figure 3 of the report, page 19. Intensity of trawling activity by China’s distant-water fishing fleet. Source: China’s distant-water fishing fleet - Scale, impact and governance / ODI https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/eu-liberia-sfpa-what-should-a-potential-future-protocol-look-like monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1592466458481-BVXQWINU01EJZHMF5PMD/Fishmongers%2Btrading%2Bat%2Bsidewalk.jpg Publications blog - EU-Liberia SFPA: what should a potential future protocol look like? A fish market in a sidewalk of Monrovia, Liberia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1592466214069-19EIYZCQBE5O5E2VMI9J/4665a-image-asset.jpeg Publications blog - EU-Liberia SFPA: what should a potential future protocol look like? A protest by LAFA (Liberian artisanal fisheries association) against their Government’s “trawler-friendly move” in 2017. Photo: CFFA Archive. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/ten-priorities-for-the-future-of-sustainable-fisheries-partnership-agreements monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/fisheries-in-africa-exclusive-economic-zones-for-which-purpose monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1590740972287-P0RS96BXYDOBXEV2S6XZ/images.png Publications blog - Fisheries in Africa: Exclusive Economic Zones for which purpose? - Michel Morin has a PhD in Law and is consultant - Associate Researcher at the Centre de droit maritime et océanique (CDMO), in Nantes, France. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/women-marching-on monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1591694955519-HYCX7T4647IN04ZYYA1M/IMG_5464.JPG Publications blog - Women marching on! Even though the majority of women in African artisanal fisheries is active in the processing and selling of fish, they are present all along the fish value chain, often also pre-financing trips, sort-out the landings, budget management and family care. Photo: Aliou Diallo / REJOPRA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1591694817177-HI4CTBQMRXAD0M57CH6P/Vendeuse+du+poisson+port+Bonfi.jpg Publications blog - Women marching on! Some women are artisanal boat owners, while many engage in exporting fish activities, even to other continents. Photo: Aliou Diallo / REJOPRA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1591694785946-OCJ0QIPZKYJK6W0B4G1X/Andr%C3%A9a+2.JPG Publications blog - Women marching on! Women also play an important role in conflict resolution in the community, and in awareness-raising on a variety of issues, including sea safety. Photo: Andrea Durighello / GIZ https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/financial-compensation-support-for-development-and-transparency-the-key-issues-at-stake-in-the-negotiation-of-the-eu-madagascar-sfpa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1587389734222-OJLYXBW1UI659WQQKIC8/IMG_20150216_134301.jpg Publications blog - Financial compensation, support for development and transparency, the key issues at stake in the negotiation of the EU-Madagascar SFPA Drying fish in Madagascar. Photo: courtesy of Cécile Fattebert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1587389774673-0KYMPXX9TKYQ82AZKN3Z/20180201_122857.jpg Publications blog - Financial compensation, support for development and transparency, the key issues at stake in the negotiation of the EU-Madagascar SFPA Photos: courtesy of Cécile Fattebert. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/traditional-fishing-or-small-scale-maritime-fishing-in-madagascar-a-state-of-play monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1590740480109-W1RC35LNS5NW6L42SEOO/images.png Publications blog - Traditional fishing or small-scale maritime fishing in Madagascar: a state of play - Cecile Fattebert Worked for an environmental organisation for four years (2014-2019) with traditional fishing communities in Maintirano, Madagascar, to help them implement local governance mechanisms in the Maritime Protected Area of Barren Islands. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/seychelles-position-paper monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1586174708046-K8P0MULRSM0JIE6WPUOD/191111%2BKeith%2BPE.jpg Publications blog - Local fisheries stakeholders react to the new EU-Seychelles SFPA and protocol Intervention by Keith André, president of FBOA, at an event at the European Parliament on the impacts of SFPAs on coastal communities in November 2019. Photo: J.Philippe/CFFA https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/amidst-covid-19-crisis-african-artisanal-fisheries-are-more-than-ever-essential-to-feed-the-population-lymc6 monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/contributing-to-the-promotion-of-the-women-in-fisheries-livelihoods-through-sfpas-between-eu-and-african-countries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1583510139251-N15UCEWFCEHQOBNXVU5O/IMG_5464.jpg Publications blog - Contributing to the promotion of the women in fisheries livelihoods through SFPAs between EU and African countries Women in fisheries contribute significantly to food security in their region, as they make fish products (a source of protein) available at affordable cost for the population, even for those that live in areas far removed from the coast. Photo: Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1583510562594-49IHEJUSHVI35M36NG2S/_DSC0056.jpg Publications blog - Contributing to the promotion of the women in fisheries livelihoods through SFPAs between EU and African countries Poor management of fisheries has an immediate impact on the women’s access to buy fish to process and consequently on their livelihoods. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CFFA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1583511485940-MDX6VWPRMWRW02GYD0Y4/IMG_4107.jpg Publications blog - Contributing to the promotion of the women in fisheries livelihoods through SFPAs between EU and African countries Most actions to respond to women’s needs have been case-based. It is now time for the EU to adopt a coherent policy approach rooted in the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-scale Fisheries. Photo: Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA. https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/how-the-eu-mauritania-fisheries-agreement-can-be-used-to-improve-fisheries-management monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1582638555345-Z2N4MY3OHCLDHGKGWDDJ/usine+farine.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: How the EU agreement can be used to improve fisheries management The blooming fishmeal industry in Mauritania and other West African countries is causing the overfishing of sardinella stocks. / Photo: Francisco Mari/BFW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1582638728657-8Y2TE5ROFA160VBYH7S9/_DSC0031.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: How the EU agreement can be used to improve fisheries management Activities have decreased in the fish processing site of Mballing (Senegal) due to the lack of fish. / Photo: Joelle Philippe/CFFA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1582638856420-KFBND3Y3JYIRNPKH7G66/IMG_4158.jpg Publications blog - Mauritania: How the EU agreement can be used to improve fisheries management In Senegal, round sardinella was historically caught by artisanal fisherment for human consumption. / Photo: Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA https://www.cffacape.org/publications-blog/cffa-and-partners-sign-on-to-the-blue-manifesto monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1580724964382-WWBLG599NU47FNDE5DVI/Banner+Blue+Manifesto.png Publications blog - CFFA and partners sign on to the Blue Manifesto to encourage the EU to become a global leader for healthy oceans The blue manifesto is a 10-year roadmap to a healthy ocean signed by 102 European civil society organisations, including CFFA and its partner. 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Photo: Port of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, by an anonymous source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5f2c0648-b220-4762-9d4f-5622bd1169fe/CABDALI_CACHEU_ORGFEMMES_11.jpg News blog - Fiti standard 2.0: a step forward for fisheries transparency; a foundation to build on - Démarquez-vous FiTI 2.0 enhances fisheries transparency by ensuring that information is accessible and understandable to local communities. Summaries, translations, visual formats and radio broadcasts encourage their participation and appropriation of the data. Photo: The late Antónia Adama Djaló (second from right), president of the national network of women in small-scale fisheries in Guinea-Bissau, among women fish processors in Cacheu, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/guinea-bissau-bans-fishmeal-production monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b77cc4e0-2e21-4c70-9b46-f8ded042fcac/WhatsApp+Image+2026-02-10+at+07.31.07.jpeg News blog - Guinea-Bissau halts fishmeal production: a turning tide for small pelagics fisheries in the region? - Démarquez-vous By limiting the diversion of small pelagic fish to fishmeal production, more of these resources remain available for local markets of fresh and processed products, supporting employment and women’s incomes. Photo: A fishmeal factory in the Biombo region of Guinea-Bissau. Source: anonymous. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/beyond-the-high-seas-why-the-bbnj-agreement-matters-for-african-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/68bf86ee-0e1a-49b6-bf83-fa0b000168dd/DSC02970+-+crop+2026-02-15+13-49-17.JPG News blog - Beyond the high seas: why the BBNJ Agreement matters for African artisanal fisheries - Démarquez-vous Establishing marine protected areas on the high seas can lead industrial fleets to redirect their fishing to open areas, such as African exclusive economic zones. This shift heightens competition and pressure on local stocks, threatening the catches and livelihoods of small-scale fishers. Photo: Gunjur small-scale fisheries landing site, Gambia, by Margaux Rochefort. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/45-years-of-eu-fisheries-access-arrangements monthly 0.5 2026-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1939af3c-ccb1-4c2a-9e60-7aee4a76c8e6/IMG_0862.JPG News blog - The blue sapphire anniversary of EU Fisheries Access Agreements: time for change? - Démarquez-vous Small-scale fishers in Africa and the Pacific face declining catches and livelihood uncertainty. Exclusion from negotiations from EU fishing access agreements amplify these pressures, affecting communities and women fish processors. Photo: a man and a woman carrying a basket of fish at Gunjur landing site, by Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/behind-a-seemingly-ordinary-cargo-the-sensitive-fishmeal-trade-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ff620c8b-867d-43c6-9ec7-4390f561af47/Ilhan+Yilmaz+3+a+bissau.jpg News blog - Behind a seemingly ordinary cargo, the sensitive fishmeal trade in West Africa - Démarquez-vous Behind the cargo vessel Hanfeng 88 lies a fundamental issue: the accelerated conversion of small West African pelagic fish into raw materials for global agri-food industrial chains, at the expense of local human consumption. Photo: İlhan Yılmaz 3 in the port of Bissau. This Turkish vessel targets small pelagics in West Africa, anonymous source. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/rising-tides-shrinking-catches-in-the-gambia monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765460926005-YMQT3C9X05SEKA2CA12W/IMG_3850_2.jpg News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities “Trainings to reinforce safety at sea are essential”, says Mamadou Dieye (right). As a pirogue captain himself, he emphasizes that all captains should be trained in marine forecast, as sea surges are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765459884224-BB1T2VITUTPI6D7W5TC3/DSC02994.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities Salif Ndure (right) is preparing to buy fuel for his next trip out to sea. Fishers now have to fish longer and further due to the scarcity of fish in coastal areas. Fuel and ice costs have risen, and fishers now often have to ask their relatives to advance the money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765463513695-V9I8T7RBOPOJB5FO9MWF/IMG_0858.png News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities The rising costs of sea trips are affecting all workers in the small-scale fishing sector, including women fish processors and fishmongers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765459837223-0WX9S69PTILTQZVOCN5H/DSC02966.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities Workers load a van with fresh fish packed in ice bags for delivery to inland markets across the country. Improvements to cold chain infrastructure, particularly appropriate refrigerated transport, would help reduce post-harvest losses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765459903809-J9W4OY4MFPABY1VAQHH6/DSC02998.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities Although the tables used for drying fish are located several hundred meters from the coastline, the ocean still occasionally reaches them, causing high ambient humidity that prevents the fish from drying properly. Ideally, new drying facilities should be built farther inland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765465584434-PKYH2B68H09G59X019R0/DSC03041.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities Khadidyatou Baro is smoking bonga. Confronted with a lack of political will, women fish processors from several West African countries have collectively decided to stop buying juvenile fish caught through illegal fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765465566989-Q1QN6HBDEG79LJ22R2X2/DSC03024.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities “Nothing is wasted, everything is transformed!” Mariama Jeng, a fishmonger, shows how once dried, fish scales and entrails are used to feed poultry or fertilize agricultural plots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765465568190-QHFYEUJZ4TKREFAQLOTL/DSC03029.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities Declining rainfall coupled with sedimentation has caused the river level at the Old Jeshwang landing site to recede. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765465609337-173Q6FZRKKWRNV1GVPRB/DSC03070.JPG News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities If connected to the power grid, cold rooms or freezers could store fish for longer periods of time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1765465592162-IK1MNCPDH8FG1RVZDU82/IMG_3688.jpg News blog - Rising tides, shrinking catches: climate change and the resilience of Gambian fishing communities In Gambia, the cold storage facilities are aging. With adequate financial support, investing in these facilities could improve the working conditions of small-scale fishing communities. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/wto-agreement-fisheries-subsidies-and-implications-for-ssf monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d0acc85f-0366-4080-8002-f17f8e2e5a2c/FrigoSanPedroCI_01.jpg News blog - From Geneva to the African coast: connecting WTO rules on fishing subsidies with artisanal fishers’ realities - Démarquez-vous At the national level, the implementation of the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies could serve to develop initiatives towards sustainable fishing, particularly cold chain infrastructure. Photo: At the port of San Pedro (Côte d'Ivoire), women from the Union of Women Fishmongers and Fish Processors next to a refrigerated container that has contributed to significantly reduce post-harvest losses, by Rich Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bbde9ec8-b36f-4033-96fc-a027c4cb95b5/WhatsApp+Image+2024-07-10+at+17.36.49+%281%29.jpg News blog - From Geneva to the African coast: connecting WTO rules on fishing subsidies with artisanal fishers’ realities - Démarquez-vous Djalikatou Chérif Haidara, from CAOPA youth wing, speaking at an event at FAO Committee on Fisheries, in Rome, in July 2024. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/in-the-seychelles-fishers-invest-in-women-and-school-aged-children-to-revamp-their-sector monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/29752ecf-1574-4882-90ea-221391ed05aa/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-03+at+15.31.36.jpeg News blog - In the Seychelles, fishers invest in women and school-aged children to revamp their sector - Make it stand out Rodney Nicole (on the right), a fisher and board member of the Seychelles Fisherman and Boat Owner Association (SFBOA), has delivered classes on teaching methods to the 28 women taking part in the pilot course “Seychelles fish management business”. Photo: courtesy of SFBOA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c7384a4f-1344-4b2c-9f37-bf6d1568d5e8/WhatsApp+Image+2025-07-24+at+09.26.21+%281%29.jpg News blog - In the Seychelles, fishers invest in women and school-aged children to revamp their sector - Make it stand out Jim Meme (in the center with the white t-shirt), from the Anse Boileau Fisherman Association, participating at a career week in a school to show fishing methods to school-age children. Photo: courtesy of SFBOA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-ocean-unites-small-scale-fishers monthly 0.5 2025-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1c01f885-e14c-4c0c-9bab-2d56c5f74aeb/DSC02760.JPG News blog - The ocean unites them: small-scale fisheries speak with one voice at UNOC 3 - Démarquez-vous Raïssa Madou speaks at the official SSF side event: “In several African countries, fishing communities that manage their own marine protected areas have seen fish stocks recover.” Photo: Joëlle Philippe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/86af425f-c8f5-4e8b-81dc-b63b8fd9f737/DSC02514.jpg News blog - The ocean unites them: small-scale fisheries speak with one voice at UNOC 3 - Démarquez-vous With the help of interpreters, small-scale fishing representatives were able to speak in their own languages. As most UNOC3 side events were held in English, this posed a barrier for non-English speakers. Interpretation remains a crucial tool for ensuring inclusive and equitable dialogue. Photo: Press conference of small-scale fisheries representatives at UNOC3, by Joëlle Philippe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b273cdac-cdd2-421e-a335-439265743625/DSC02495.JPG News blog - The ocean unites them: small-scale fisheries speak with one voice at UNOC 3 - Démarquez-vous On board the Meteor, men and women from artisanal fisheries were invited to share their perspectives at events focused on aquatic food systems and their importance to food security. Photo: Model of the Meteor, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/fiti-a-decade-now monthly 0.5 2025-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/08b2d7de-5b83-429f-ba07-d4f45656f1c9/CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_26.jpg News blog - FiTI: a decade down, a sea of possibilities ahead - Make it stand out There are significant disparities between countries in their definitions of small-scale fisheries. However, a clear and inclusive definition at the national level will enable small-scale fishing communities to claim their rights. Photo: Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/in-vigo-european-and-african-stakeholders-discuss-the-external-dimension-of-the-common-fisheries-policy monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/ghanaian-ssf-will-not-be-subject-to-closed-season-as-new-authorities-focus-on-fighting-iuu monthly 0.5 2025-07-03 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/women-are-a-driving-force-in-fisheries-and-biodiversity-management monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741685652112-1XFDFA6N7GAEOTUII79Q/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2025-03-07%2Bat%2B16.41.40.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" Ms Madou smoking a freshwater fish called "Cameroon" at the processing site in Abidjan-Abobo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741684760630-K5Y8OV24AVUNFE9BL9LF/250310%2BLife.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" With the executive secretary of Low Impact Fishers of Europe, Marta Cavallé, and the communications manager, Claudia Orlandini. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741684790239-FRMCJIEI3L0TREU5JP0P/Skype_Picture_2025_03_05T15_22_27_754Z.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" During her speech at the Fisheries and Oceans Dialogues organised by the European Commission on 5 March 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741684971432-VCD6K08K6LTGM0585WBQ/DSC02122.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" With Mrs Charlina Vitcheva, Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of the European Commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741685045753-V4QZ3QXIYQMFAB8KH7M1/DSC02126.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" With the French MEP, Emma Fourreau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741685104508-1QIWS2RK715AFSMIU8QZ/DSC02127.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" With the Portuguese MEP Paulo di Nascimento Cabral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741685133433-KMQ1VJ2ZX5VSKU0AEYPF/DSC02129.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" With the French MEP, Éric Sargiacomo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1741685169935-7CBLDJAM3CJY449GCLX3/DSC02135.jpg News blog - "In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force" With the Ambassador of the Ivory Coast to Belgium and the European Union, HE Abou Dosso. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/european-ocean-pact-ssf-insist-they-are-part-of-the-solution monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/eb2f77be-97d9-4837-8d2b-54aa96db7f5b/Skype_Picture_2025_03_05T15_22_27_754Z.jpg News blog - European Ocean Pact: small-scale fisheries insist they are part of the solution - Make it stand out Ms. Raissa Madou represented the African confederation of artisanal fisheries organisations (CAOPA): “Do not give the green light to a blue economy that pollutes, that destroys ecosystems and that will destroy the communities that depend on these ecosystems." Photo: Margaux Rochefort. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/its-a-long-way-to-mutual-understanding-european-and-african-stakeholders-find-common-ground-on-fishing-joint-ventures monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/european-transport-association-etf-examines-the-new-social-clause-in-european-fisheries-agreements monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b333f372-4e83-4214-a1ed-47643698927d/30.png News blog - The European Transport Federation (ETF) examines the new social clause in European fisheries agreements - Make it stand out According to International Transport Federation, nearly 90% of seafarers embarked on board EU vessels have their wages deducted by fisheries officers. Photo: Canva Pro. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/8th-oacps-ministerial-meeting-declaration-ssf-are-the-mainstay-of-oacps-fisheries-sector-with-enduring-roots-in-traditions-and-values monthly 0.5 2024-12-11 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/costas-kadis-the-eu-ocean-pact-will-be-a-model-of-sustainability-good-governance-and-coherence monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8a7441c2-1fcd-4845-b46f-e6080bc982d5/1730906686478_20241106_EP-174140A_PB9_104.jpg News blog - Costas Kadis: “the EU Ocean Pact will be a model of sustainability, good governance, and coherence” - Make it stand out MEPs Lövin, Wiesner and Bajada asked clarification regarding the legal basis for the EU Ocean Pact, the strategic framework for all EU Ocean policies: “How will you ensure we do not continue working in silos?” © European Union 2024 - Source : EP, by Philippe BUISSIN. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/8th-meeting-of-oacps-ministers-responsible-for-oceans-inland-waters-and-fisheries monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7010ebe8-317d-42a8-ac3b-9c30046817e6/IMG_6073.jpg News blog - 8th meeting of OACPS Ministers Responsible for Oceans, Inland Waters and Fisheries: artisanal fisheries representatives call for the protection of coastal zones by and for communities - BY NGAGNE MBAO Ngagne Mbao is a water and forestry engineer, specialising in fisheries and fish farming, and an expert in capacity building in organisational and strategic development. He is part of the African confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) technical support team. He represented CFFA at the 8e meeting of OACPS Ministers of Fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f2c1bf2f-5d1d-4343-a970-f657ce597e74/8eme+conference+dar+es+salaam+septembre+2024_intervention+gaoussou.png News blog - 8th meeting of OACPS Ministers Responsible for Oceans, Inland Waters and Fisheries: artisanal fisheries representatives call for the protection of coastal zones by and for communities - Make it stand out The African Confederation of Professional Organisations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA), the only professional organisation attending and representing the SSF sector from ACP countries, was able to voice its concerns. Photo by Ngagne Mbao. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/meps-discuss-international-challenges-to-be-addressed-by-eu-fisheries-and-aquaculture-policies monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegal-fishers-lodge-a-complaint-against-energy-companies-for-failing-to-exercise-due-diligence-in-their-gta-project monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/80d8d951-89a3-4069-a053-7086e4734429/Map_Mauritania_final_EN_icons.jpg News blog - Senegal fishers lodge a complaint against energy companies for failing to exercise due diligence in their GTA project - Make it stand out Mauritania's hard-bottom coral wall, the GTA project and the activities of European trawlers. Click on the image to see the full screen. Sources: IMROP, Mongabay, Report of the JSC. Design by Esther Gonstalla. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cofi-reaffirms-the-importance-of-capture-fisheries-and-the-crucial-contribution-of-small-scale-and-artisanal-fishers monthly 0.5 2024-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/814ac8a1-1b08-4396-8659-423c3b9f0d2f/WhatsApp+Image+2024-07-10+at+17.36.50.jpeg News blog - COFI reaffirms the importance of capture fisheries and the crucial contribution of small-scale and artisanal fishers - Make it stand out Small-scale fisheries need appropriate management tools. For them, the solution is co-management in all coastal areas, including for conservation purposes. Photo by Mamadou Aliou Diallo, courtesy of CAOPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/df2452d7-3c8c-46c2-b6a9-e4e34381f3b9/WhatsApp+Image+2024-07-09+at+19.31.00.jpeg News blog - COFI reaffirms the importance of capture fisheries and the crucial contribution of small-scale and artisanal fishers - Make it stand out Women from small-scale fisheries were well represented among the observers of this COFI 36th session. On the picture, Ms. Raissa Madou intervening during the discussions on fish trade and denouncing the harassment of women in fisheries along trade routes and at border controls. Photo by Mamadou Aliou Diallo, courtesy of CAOPA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-eu-must-not-support-intensive-fish-farming-its-not-sustainable monthly 0.5 2024-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/533719ef-a22a-4b87-bc95-376982bcf410/bob-brewer-udVjzhI9gXs-unsplash.jpg News blog - The EU must not support intensive fish farming — it's not sustainable This article was first published on EUobserver. We reproduced and translated into French this content with their permission. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/regulatory-framework-for-sustainable-fisheries-joint-ventures monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegals-exports-of-fishmeal-and-fish-oil-explode monthly 0.5 2024-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a60904c1-0a96-403b-8e38-5a7deab00f64/Twitter+posts+%283%29.png News blog - Senegal's exports of fishmeal and fish oil "explode" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/liberian-artisanal-fishers-oppose-further-unravelling-of-their-fishing-zone-to-let-trawlers-in monthly 0.5 2024-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635238717759-19J64RYBYNRHBDXRN3I9/knbal+3.jpg News blog - Liberian artisanal fishers oppose further unravelling of their fishing zone to let trawlers in - Make it stand out Under the Senegal-Liberia Agreement, the trawlers SOKONE and the KANBAL III, belonging to the Senegalese company SOPERKA, which is part of the Grupo Pereira (Spain), received a temporary authorization for experimental fishing in Liberian waters. The SOKONE failed to provide data to Liberian authorities. Photo: Kanbal III from the Soperka website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5db8faad-dd0d-41df-86fd-51bad83576df/4665a-image-asset.jpeg News blog - Liberian artisanal fishers oppose further unravelling of their fishing zone to let trawlers in - Make it stand out In 2017, LAFA mobilised against the “trawlers friendly” move of their government to avoid the reduction of the Inshore Exclusive Zone to be reduced from 6 to 3 nautical miles. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/in-an-attempt-to-promote-transparency-the-senegalese-ministry-of-fisheries-published-a-list-of-boats-authorised-to-fish-in-senegalese-waters monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegalese-civil-society-outlines-the-challenges-of-the-new-presidents-programme-for-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/beach-seine-benin monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/00f0a29b-7347-4615-a61e-d229607a2867/Aliou%2BBM%2BID1.jpeg News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin - with mamadou aliou diallo This article was written and illustrated in collaboration with Aliou Diallo, reporter and communications officer for the African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711614094789-LD381TU5V3C4X7Q2MD7E/DSC01386.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin Along the road between Cotonou and Togo, fishing communities grow vegetables when "the sea doesn't give enough". The grow onions, carrots, beet, lettuce and peppers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711614093651-N09Q8AKTNEEOWAYK3O4E/DSC01422.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin The World Bank financed a project to protect and restore over 40 kilometres of coastline stretching from the eastern coast of Togo to the western coast of Benin in West Africa, explains Zephirin Amedome, secretary of UNAPEMAB. On Agoué beach (Grand-Popo), the project is clearly visible, as the coconut trees have only just been planted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711614105766-Y40H3FEUBT4QPRFP7SJE/DSC01430.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin Beach seine is a traditional fishery: the first wing of the net is fastened ashore to a tree or a pole in the ground, then it is set out into the sea by a pirogue, which then returns to the beach to tie the second wing of the net to land, forming a semi-circle. Then the fishers line up and start pulling on each side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711614096602-RVGVO560W63CW1CREFYF/DSC01449.jpeg News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin As they pull, the two lines of men and women move perpendicular to the coast along with the ocean currents. The lines often have to step over pirogues parked on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711614107786-Q2Z7EHTJKE2ZGFM3HGZI/DSC01463.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin As the hours go by, communities spread the word, and the closer the net gets, the more people the event attracts: women fish processors, other small traders, children and members of the community who come to help out at the end of the fishing operation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711616100884-6P3947CXAZRXCK99SUB0/DSC01466.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin A musician rings a bell and sings to help men and women to pull in rhythm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711616120732-54RXJM9QTQ9U4IJY8UN4/DSC01509.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin Women spread the word. They arrive towards the end and wait patiently sitting in their basins for the catch to be divided up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711616108641-4HCL3J9Q5GOZUMBNYUGF/DSC01472.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin As the net is pulled towards the beach, the two lines move closer to each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711616110172-P5HOXL5AR33GABASTEFA/DSC01476.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin The youngest roll up the net as it comes out of the water, to make it easier for the line of pullers to grab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711617878624-I4U67GOXS7KAB9D835VY/DSC01656.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin The part of the net, which is already out of the water, is placed on the sand. Some young women fish processors use their basins to reorganise and bring back the first parts of the net. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711617872170-IOS7O35FZB145TFZ2KR0/DSC01661.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin Some “gleaners” remove the small fish caught in the net. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711617885690-6WK9EH65V3S7WXNKZOGS/DSC01683.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin A net mender repairs the holes before the fishers put it back in the pirogue for the next day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711619058650-W4PTRR7OTW2YJAYYYGTT/DSC01488.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin Suddenly, everything happens very fast. At the end of the net, all the fish have accumulated in the bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711619172767-P49CVZOZSUEBDYEP1A6J/DSC01492.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin This type of fishing is often considered unsustainable, because a lot of juvenile fish and marine mammals are caught as by-catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711619059639-ZO85SWNW5RAQYD0RRJSO/DSC01507.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin The fishing master often wants the net to be tidied up before dividing up the catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711619069759-DWQU5TIW9H6QOZ63T0CN/DSC01531.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin The fishing master also divides the catch into small heaps, measured with 15, 20 or 25 kg basins, depending on supply and demand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711619079469-D13Q4M1542XP6R2ANKYS/DSC01668.jpeg News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin After pulling the bag out of the water, the youngest fishers bring the heaviest parts of the net back to the pirogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1711618991171-JXGLCRRD85CMKZCYVQMX/DSC01689.JPG News blog - A collective effort or a community gathering: the beach seine in Benin The pirogue is also pulled out of the water to put the seine back in place, ready for another operation the following day. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/un-rapporteur-on-the-right-to-food-to-governments-fishers-have-the-answers-to-adapt-to-climate-change-and-you-have-the-tools-to-uphold-their-rights monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/despite-work-at-loss-women-still-feed-their-families monthly 0.5 2024-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681056599-CNZUOI8U0JJAH5YSY7DT/DSC01231.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families The town of So-Âva, North of Cotonou, covers more than 215 km², with woods and market gardens in the north. In the south, houses are built on stilts on Lake Nokoue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681056728-RGZTKVAALXUPRIDM7OSP/DSC01422.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families The World Bank financed a project to protect and restore over 40 kilometres of coastline stretching from the eastern coast of Togo to the western coast of Benin in West Africa, explains Zephirin Amedome, secretary of UNAPEMAB. On Agoué beach (Grand-Popo), the project is clearly visible, as the coconut trees have only just been planted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681057587-2SYKV21CICFB02QPVBTN/DSC01571.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families In Ayiguinnou (Grand-Popo) fishers mainly use beach seines (all year round, except during the biological rest period in July), purse seines (depending on current and sea conditions) and still nets (from April to September). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1709799239043-P2U3TFJIAF16EUY66N59/DSC01716.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families In Cotonou, the artisanal fishing port is located next to the Autonomous Port and the Naval Base. In 2022, more than 33,600 tonnes of fish were landed by small-scale and industrial fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681560678-9XHB2LQFQW3GYJ36V793/DSC01710.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Women from USCOFEP-Benin, the Union of Women Fishing Cooperatives in Benin, in front of the office of UNAPEMAB (National Union of Fishers, Sailors, Craftworkers and Assimilated Workers of Benin) in the Artisanal Fishing Port of Cotonou. Armelle Ayimontche, at the back with her hat on, keeps record of contributions and attendance in a notebook. Victoire Abalo, second from the left, in her green print dress and blue scarf, and Adboessi Hounhenou, in front with her black scarf, also answered our questions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681559531-LOQ4QCLLC3Q2YIT8Q098/DSC01386.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Along the road between Cotonou and Togo, market gardens occupy fishing communities when fishing is not enough. Most of the women in the SCOFEP-Paix cooperative in Ayiguinnou grow onions, carrots, beetroot, lettuce and peppers with their families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681560471-PWX8VZTE3TUB5V86CU13/DSC01395.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families The women of the Gbenondou cooperative, in Agoué (Grand-Popo), are mainly fishmongers. In the foreground with her yellow notebook, secretary Fernande Ayina explains how the cooperative, founded two and a half years ago, works. On the right, President Hortense Sodji. On the left, Judith Djagoue also explains how they take turns to sell the fish once a week and how they provision the fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681559392-KQHJAE1148HJ2YG6R8KV/DSC01284.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Dressed in their World Fisheries Day 2023 wax and traditional scarf, Suzanne Monye and Elizabeth Anassoukilo, two members of the COMATRANC Cooperative of Women Fishmongers and Shrimp Processors, welcome us on the site where they smoke shrimps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681756241-9AE7TD6HHMFWPLOMB8WT/DSC01409.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Hortense Sodji is in her courtyard next to one of the only wells in the village of Agoué. Her door is always open so that villagers can come and draw water at any time. Despite the fact that we are only a few metres from the shore, the water is soft, good and clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681756267-GAA98KM82EE7MXVNBKT9/DSC01599.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Most of the improved ovens financed by partners are located on private land, which makes them easier to manage. When the women from the cooperative use the oven, they place their padlocks on the doors so that it is clear to whom belong the goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681757374-RWE28Q5NULR4SMBCL2OG/DSC01619.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Olivier Aligbo Kome, sitting in his courtyard after a heavy rain, is the chief of the village of Ayiguinnou as well as the fishing chief in the Mono department. As chief, he is present at the departure and return of the pirogues and manages conflicts between fishers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708681757317-0Q6XR1CX1403L13LDQ47/DSC01611.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Abla Marie Tonou, vice-president of the SCOFEP-Paix cooperative in Ayiguinnou, has been smoking small tuna for the past few hours and let us taste her food: the tuna is a little floury and has, obviously, a smoky taste. On the left, Zephirin Amedome, secretary of UNAPEMAB, in the middle, Thomas Atayi, purse seine fisher and Mensah Atayi, fisher and fishmonger, who translates for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708682396787-0QJK0AMXW39Q56S556YJ/DSC01253.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Eugénie Zannou and Pierrette Ahouandjinou, two women from the Cooperative of Women Fishmongers and Shrimp Processor (COMATRANC) at Lake Nokoue turn the shrimp over and smoke them in traditional ovens. The house on stilts is filled with smoke; after only 5 seconds in there, tears may appear in the eyes of the unexperienced visitor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708682396748-6VAH9B7OYR20UTN1GUVB/DSC01275.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families A woman shows the final product, much appreciated by Nigerians. But since the fall of the naira, the women have been unable to find local customers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708682397858-6UHU00GGH15QERQ2L40J/DSC01748.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families Noël Aissan, head of operations at the artisanal fishing port, stands in front of the cold storage room, which is at a standstill. He usually works in co-management with the fishing organisations and explains that one of his biggest challenges is the conflicts between fisher's associations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1708682397993-UKX6ZBJ5HXVBVPF9JFR4/DSC01764.jpg News blog - In Benin, despite working at a loss, women still feed their families In the engine room, maintenance man Célestin Badarou explains how the compressors for the cold store (at a standstill) and the ice machine (currently operating) work. The cost of electricity for the compressor is 2.5 million CFA francs per month (around €4,000), while revenue only covers half a million (around €800). https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/women-in-fisheries-at-the-forefront-of-african-and-european-fisheries-stakeholders-dialogue monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/artisanal-fisheries-in-the-spotlight-at-the-first-fao-sub-committee-on-fisheries-management monthly 0.5 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1646065165064-IC8A4QJ3KZV8GNBZ3KNP/Kft106.jpg News blog - Artisanal fisheries in the spotlight at the first FAO Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management - Defining small scale fisheries: a case of ‘horses for courses’ During the discussion on fisheries management, several FAO members emphasized the need to better clarify what constitutes small-scale fisheries, to inform the development of an internationally agreed definition. On this topic, the FAO Guidelines on Sustainable Small scale fisheries do not prescribe a standard definition of small-scale fisheries - defining small-scale fisheries should be done and applied at the most appropriate level, be it regional or national, as it is very much characterised by the fisheries and the fishing communities whose livelihoods depend on them. The FAO efforts to define small scale fisheries by looking at its characteristics, - an approach used also in the Illuminating Hidden Harvests report-, provides the necessary flexibility for encapsulating the diversity of small scale fisheries, something that would not be achieved with a generic definition of small scale fisheries. However, taking into account recent developments in international ocean governance, it is increasingly relevant to know to whom some specific measures targeting small scale fisheries apply, like for example in the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies, which exempts developing countries small scale fisheries from a raft of disciplines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1705305441293-K3PPJHTWCO06UAAMG17B/CABDALI_SELECTION_112.jpg News blog - Artisanal fisheries in the spotlight at the first FAO Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management - Make it stand out For hundreds of years, artisanal fishing communities have governed, conserved, and sustainably managed habitats, fish stocks and other natural resources they depend on. The global community, FAO and its members need to expand the role of small-scale fishers as resource stewards. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/small-scale-fishers-play-a-central-role-for-biodiversity-conservation-it-needs-recognition-and-support-fao-is-told monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-message-from-african-artisanal-fishers-to-the-fao-sardinella-should-be-reserved-for-small-scale-fishers-for-human-consumption-not-for-fishmeal monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d67b9c71-06f7-413b-b248-39ebda43c5a0/Kft97_reduite.jpg News blog - The message from African artisanal fishers to the FAO: "Sardinella should be reserved for small-scale fishers, for human consumption, not for fishmeal" - Recommendations of the cecaf report 1. Regulate and limit the number, capacity and production of the FBF industry based on the status of fish stocks and need for fish for human consumption. The study called for the effective regulation of the FBF in sub-Saharan Africa in a way that will both ensure the sustainable exploitation of small pelagics, and privilege food security and better nutrition. 2. Promote effective fish harvesting and post-harvesting practices to reduce bycatches and losses being directed to fishmeal production. Part of the fish used for FBF production are made of bycatches and avoidable fish waste “that could be vital for human consumption.” The study notes that reducing bycatches will “require an effective monitoring and surveillance system to ensure compliance with regulations”; and “to reduce post-harvest losses will require to invest in adequate fish storage and transport infrastructure as well as in processing technologies.” 3. Purposively regulate the price for edible fish. To guarantee its supply of fish (generally edible) as raw materials, the FBF industry often offers higher prices that are profitable for fishers but hamper the possibility of local processors and consumers buying enough fish for their needs to fulfil demand for direct human consumption of fish. Consequently, direct political intervention is needed to purposively regulate the fish price to reduce the harmful competition between the FBF industry and other fish users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8c2e9fcd-e8e6-4933-8ee0-d0d5351f861d/WhatsApp+Image+2023-12-05+at+20.49.04.jpg News blog - The message from African artisanal fishers to the FAO: "Sardinella should be reserved for small-scale fishers, for human consumption, not for fishmeal" - Make it stand out Dawda Saine, Secretary General of CAOPA, spoke of two causes of the food crisis: the lack of shared management and the growing number of fishmeal and fish oil factories. Photo: CAOPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/13ccf2ad-1015-4c7e-877b-d7493156533f/WhatsApp+Image+2023-12-05+at+20.49.05.jpg News blog - The message from African artisanal fishers to the FAO: "Sardinella should be reserved for small-scale fishers, for human consumption, not for fishmeal" - Make it stand out Raissa Madou, an Ivorian fish processor and member of CAOPA, spoke of the lack of investment in the human consumption value chain. Photo: CAOPA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/unoc-2025-fishers-call-to-action-raises-global-attention monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6cd4d839-8748-4340-9046-9935d45816d8/Call+1.png News blog - UNOC 2025: Fishers’ Call to Action raises global attention - Make it stand out Click on the image for more information. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/african-countries-to-develop-guidelines-for-the-negotiation-of-fair-and-transparent-fisheries-agreements monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/in-the-cfp-there-are-provisions-for-prioritizing-giving-fishing-access-to-those-that-fish-in-the-most-responsible-way monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1e4984c0-9a81-458d-aa8a-d1ede9a213e5/DSC00843.jpg News blog - Lövin: "In the CFP there are provisions for prioritizing giving fishing access to those that fish in the most responsible way" - BY Isabella Lövin Isabella is a former MEP (2009-2014), rapporteur on the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy, author of the book Silent Seas – the Fish Race to the Bottom (2009), former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development and Minister of Environment and Climate (2014-2021) of Sweden. This article was first published on EUobserver. We reproduced and translated into French this content with their permission. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cffa-encourages-stakeholders-to-commit-to-fishers-rules-of-conduct monthly 0.5 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1673513964910-L1Q6R77XUONJIFTCB6ZL/Samuel%2BAboh.jpg News blog - CFFA commits to fishers rules of conduct and encourages others to follow suite - Call to action from small-scale fisheries 2022 was the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.b calls on states to secure access to marine resources and markets for small-scale fisheries. Small-scale fishers from six continents signed a Call to Action to ask their governments to action to ensure that small-scale fisheries are protected and restored, and that they continue contributing to economies, health, culture and wellbeing. Click on the image for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c1d1d36b-67b1-4d78-8755-3338c78b1b21/KNTI.jpg News blog - CFFA commits to fishers rules of conduct and encourages others to follow suite - Rules of conduct for working with small-scale fisheries To mark the end of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), small-scale fisheries organisations from 5 continents followed up on their Call to Action (June 2022) and wrote these Rules of conduct for working with small-scale fishers and fishworkers to save our ocean. These guidelines are addressed mainly at those organisations and other partners that wish to work with small-scale fishers in the context of marine conservation. Click on the image for more information. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cte-divoire-thanks-to-this-refrigerated-container-women-processors-and-fishmongers-in-san-pedro-are-able-to-get-by monthly 0.5 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b10994f1-9591-4cb0-9b03-23f1fe8b74de/aliou.jpg News blog - Côte d'Ivoire: "Thanks to this refrigerated container, women processors and fishmongers in San Pedro are able to get by" - MAMADOU ALIOU DIALLO, JOURNALIST This article was written in collaboration with Aliou Diallo, a Guinean journalist and photojournalist who is currently the communications officer for the African Confederation of Artisanal Fishing Organisations (CAOPA), based in Mbour (Senegal). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2092de50-2e93-41eb-a7d3-f984164333f5/DSC00339.JPG News blog - Côte d'Ivoire: "Thanks to this refrigerated container, women processors and fishmongers in San Pedro are able to get by" - Make it stand out A retailer from the Société Coopérative de Femmes Mareyeuses Grossistes et Détaillantes of the fishing port of San Pedro arrives at the third opening (3pm-6.30pm) to purchase three yellowfin tuna (93kg) and some skipjack. The tuna costs 1100 CFA francs a kilo. She will only pay when she has sold her products. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CFFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/33995704-56bf-4cb9-8de7-fb704eaf7d91/DSC00365.JPG News blog - Côte d'Ivoire: "Thanks to this refrigerated container, women processors and fishmongers in San Pedro are able to get by" - Make it stand out As soon as the noble species, such as grouper or red carp, are landed, they are piled into large bins filled with ice to be driven 9 hours between San Pedro and Abidjan. These are then distributed to restaurants and supermarkets by larger companies. Photo: JP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9ae33d17-8a74-4cfc-9cfb-744b96cb4782/DSC00372.JPG News blog - Côte d'Ivoire: "Thanks to this refrigerated container, women processors and fishmongers in San Pedro are able to get by" - Make it stand out The container has no shelves, which complicates the storage of large quantities of fish, especially during the artisanal fishing season. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CAPE. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegalese-small-scale-fishers-denounce-the-granting-of-new-fishing-licences monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/57b6c0c6-cb1c-4a97-9193-7a9ce178ae17/IMG-20230729-WA0113.jpg News blog - Senegalese small-scale fishers denounce the granting of new fishing licences - Make it stand out The Minister for Fisheries reportedly signed two licences for Chinese vessels one day before the meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Allocation of Fishing Licences (CCALP). https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/greenwashing-opacity-french-company-responds monthly 0.5 2023-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2e88a829-c225-43a2-8d1b-6003e8b21eac/230718+REsponse+by+Olvea_page-0001.jpg News blog - Accused of greenwashing and opacity, the French company Olvea replies. Is it convincing? - Make it stand out This is a screenshot from the original comment by Olvea which was posted on the article OLVEA imports fish oil from West Africa: Greenwashing in action, transparency at a standstill. To see the original comment, please scroll down to the bottom of the page of the post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cbe76402-dc21-426a-b0a3-401a3c2d8239/screenshot+olvea.jpg News blog - Accused of greenwashing and opacity, the French company Olvea replies. Is it convincing? - Make it stand out The French company Olvea claims it sources its oils from waters where fish stocks are not overexploited, yet this is far from true in West Africa where sardinella stock, a small pelagic, is at risk of collapsing. Photo: A screenshot of Olvea website homepage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a1531607-522b-4f35-9c91-33105bf0d134/screenshot+arte.png News blog - Accused of greenwashing and opacity, the French company Olvea replies. Is it convincing? - Make it stand out Fishmeal and fish oil production contributes to overexploitation of sardinella. Sardinella is a staple food in the region, essential for food security and heavily contributing to the livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities. Photo: A fishmeal factory, screenshot of the ARTE documentary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/efd2dbef-53dc-4b6f-906a-09be3f88e6ff/CABDALI_SELECTION_134.jpg News blog - Accused of greenwashing and opacity, the French company Olvea replies. Is it convincing? - Make it stand out One of the objectives of the FIP is to refocus the fishery on human consumption. Yet this objective has failed. Last year the production of fishmeal and fishoil consumed 600,000 tonnes of wild fish, the most ever on record. Photo: The fish market in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, by Carmen Abd Ali. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/clpa-comanagement-preserve-marine-ecosystem-senegal monthly 0.5 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614335566540-0AP8SDG2E4QSSINC3PAH/Profite+website.png News blog - Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem - An article by PAULE KADJA TRAORE A journalist for over 14 years, Paule specialises in environmental news. She is director of the general news website AbenaTV and coordinator of the Senegalese daily newspaper Le Mandat. She is also communications officer for the women's network for climate justice (RECODEF Senegal) and producer and presenter of a programme on the environment on Walf TV, a private Senegalese television channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/92f4e64b-aa1d-49ec-b84b-cd4533225046/WhatsApp+Image+2023-05-09+at+17.15.47+%281%29.jpg News blog - Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem In 2020, more than 5 million tonnes of seafood were landed on the beach at Kayar, a village 60 km north of Dakar. Since 2004, the area has been home to a 171-square-kilometre MPA, an important breeding ground and nursery for a number of demersal species. Photo: P. K. Traore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/24d136a1-533a-4084-b127-209fa480a9f0/WhatsApp+Image+2023-05-09+at+17.15.06.jpeg News blog - Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem Since 2010, Senegal has had a system of co-management through the Artisanal Fishing Local Councils (CLPA), which bring together representatives of the various trades as well as government representatives to prevent conflicts and monitor and control fishing. Photo: P. K. Traore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f90cec4e-a877-4c22-abc9-b3ea46620a37/WhatsApp+Image+2023-05-09+at+17.20.47.jpg News blog - Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem Mamadou Mbaye, holding a monofilament net, insists that the state must effectively ensure that the practice is banned. Photo: P. K. Traore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/760187cb-fa7a-4ceb-b66e-34e8f1a0942d/WhatsApp+Image+2023-05-09+at+17.18.25.jpg News blog - Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem - Make it stand out In participatory surveillance, a team is set up with representatives from artisanal fisheries, the gendarmerie and the town council. But Djibril Ndiaye, president of the active fishermen, explains that the state agents only work during the week, whereas surveillance must be carried out every day. Photo: P.K.Traore. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-european-union-must-be-credible-and-demonstrate-that-eu-taxpayers-money-is-well-spent-in-support-of-sustainable-fishing monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/indian-ocean-fishers-and-civil-society-call-for-more-transparency-and-diligence-in-the-management-of-tuna-stocks monthly 0.5 2023-05-16 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/olvea-imports-fish-oil-from-west-africa-greenwashing-in-action-transparency-at-a-standstill monthly 0.5 2023-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cd250786-da39-4dc0-adcc-430dfd94f15f/screenshot+arte4.jpg News blog - OLVEA imports fish oil from West Africa: Greenwashing in action, transparency at a standstill - Make it stand out In 2021, the Turkish seiner HICAZ 6 went at sea more than 100 times. With a single outing, it can catch more than 400 tons of small pelagics. Photo: Screenshot from the ARTE documentary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cbe76402-dc21-426a-b0a3-401a3c2d8239/screenshot+olvea.jpg News blog - OLVEA imports fish oil from West Africa: Greenwashing in action, transparency at a standstill - Make it stand out The French company Olvea claims it sources its oils from waters where fish stocks are not overexploited, yet this is far from true in West Africa where sardinella stock, a small pelagic, is at risk of collapsing. Photo: A screenshot of Olvea website homepage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a1531607-522b-4f35-9c91-33105bf0d134/screenshot+arte.png News blog - OLVEA imports fish oil from West Africa: Greenwashing in action, transparency at a standstill - Make it stand out Fishmeal and fish oil production contributes to overexploitation of sardinella. Sardinella is a staple food in the region, essential for food security and heavily contributing to the livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities. Photo: A fishmeal factory, screenshot of the ARTE documentary. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/destructive-and-polluting-deep-sea-mining-should-not-get-the-green-light-say-fishers monthly 0.5 2023-04-12 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cacophony-over-cameroon-eu-sanctions-the-country-for-iuu-whilst-supporting-a-value-chain-involved-in-iuu monthly 0.5 2023-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/05e984ad-aa3f-4560-819b-22b9bc8f6961/DSC00591.jpg News blog - Cacophony over Cameroon - EU sanctions the country for IUU whilst supporting a value chain involved in IUU - Make it stand out At least 83% of trawlers of foreign origin in Cameroon have links to China. They operate in opaque joint ventures and numerous cases of illegal fishing have been reported. On the photo, coastal trawlers of Chinese origin near Locodjro artisanal landing site in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, by CFFA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/nothing-about-us-without-us-fishers-draft-rules-of-conduct-for-how-to-work-with-them-to-save-the-oceans monthly 0.5 2023-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d72d4944-87a3-4f7b-b847-7b266a18b549/Copy+of+Rules+of+conduct.png News blog - “Nothing about us without us”: fishers draft rules of conduct for how to work with them to save the oceans - Make it stand out Click on the image to open the pdf. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/conservation-is-not-for-conservations-sake-conservation-is-for-us-we-need-a-fair-place-for-communities monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680057034602-J51VSXHI57XT3SS3E5AT/DSC00409.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Even though there are several hundred pirogues registered in Grand-Béréby, fishermen relocate according to the season to find fish. The majority of them land their catches at the port of San Pedro, where the big clients from Abidjan are found. Click on the arrows to see more pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680057032630-AVYP7QY2ZWXAO9D7LA4L/DSC00397.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." "The fishermen are the most troublesome. The turtles destroy their fishing nets. We give them spools to repair them, but they would prefer to receive brand new nets." Alexandre Dah, president, Gilles Soro and Abel Gba, project managers, in front of the office of the NGO Conservation Espèces Marines (CEM) in Grand-Béréby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680057056016-IFOUEWH5YMTT59PAJSSN/DSC00416.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." At the landing site, young loaders shout as they wait for pirogues to arrive, while women share the small catch from a pirogue that arrived a few minutes ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680057021929-TEICTZMT254R9O15EVVX/DSC00399.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." In March, it is the season for lobster and rays. Ghanaians from the Fanti community, the largest group of fishermen in Grand-Béréby, fish them with the "four-finger net". In the photo, a community leader, Kwaku Peniyana, deputy chief fisherman, and Paul Zongo, fishmonger, in front of the landing site, all from the Fanti community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680057070689-Z2WAXV1IXGHQIBPBLNL8/DSC00439.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." "Before, fishing was anarchic. The speedboat allows us to reorganise the fishing and to dissuade the trawlers", explains Officer Prao. He complains, however, that they only have one weapon for a dozen maritime police officers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058332185-CZNNO7T833A0IVSYPZN9/DSC00461.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." A dozen of overdue baby turtles (mid-March) came out in the hatchery last night. Prince Douh, a young man from the village working at the ecolodge, and Picard Amiral, help them to regain their natural environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058372547-USFEZUA86O8QVIIN4YDE/DSC00480.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." "We have formed a small team, and built cabins for the tourists. We are 100% for the turtles. This space is for those who come to see them", explains Olivier Djirobo (left), spokesman for Roc beach. Next to him, Picard Amiral and his daughter Grâce, who is a student at the school rehabilitated by the Orange Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058384095-ZSUWNM38R9DAJ653936D/DSC00484.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." The NGO encouraged the youth to build small equipped cabins for tourists to spend the night, as turtle watching is done in the dark. Decorated and furnished in a frugal manner, they offer the cabin for two people at 15,000 CFA francs (22 euros) per night, including breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058418052-RDK897AHFGCYWHNXWHK1/DSC00491.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." From left to right, Alex Nabo, fourth deputy headmaster of the school, Abel Gba, from the CEM, Evariste Gbadou, second deputy headmaster, and Picard Amiral, Roc's focal point for the CEM in the courtyard of the Roc school, rehabilitated by the Orange Foundation in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058424081-BSG8OOS160D9272LM027/DSC00495.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." The NGO CEM facilitated contact between the village of Roc and the Orange Foundation, which built the dispensary and rehabilitated the school as part of their "Village Project" programme. One of the criteria is that there is a local NGO, in this case CEM, as a kind of guarantee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058539734-QBL2QRYW1F8CP68F47FY/DSC00505.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Alex Nabo shows the house of the school headmaster, also built as part of the "Village Project". In the background, on the left, is the water tower financed by the Spanish cooperation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058529519-W2XEVQ1YUBOQ8VWUC6TH/DSC00513.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." The Roc health centre, inaugurated in June 2018, has two nurses (one full time and one trainee) and one care assistant. The government only pays the salary of the nurses and the care assistant is paid with the contributions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058563243-Z1DKY6UTDSKQRONPGJ0A/DSC00519.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Marc Ane Etilè, a nurse, is affectionately called "doctor" by the people of Roc. He explains that he focuses on prevention, to avoid having to refer patients to the hospital in San Pedro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680058567770-9OZT6PH2Y5LX1MX048LV/DSC00522.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." In the observation room, which has only 4 beds, the equipment is still covered in some places with plastic and cardboard from before their first use to protect them from the climate. However, they are already rusting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680525879579-PDIH0SAC6UUMRPKY3VXB/DSC00543.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Charlotte Wadé, wife of the chief of the tribe and president of the Association de femmes pour le développement de Dawa (AFDD), shows the tap donated by the CEM. The tap is linked to a water tower at the entrance to the village, near the main road, but the water source has been dry for 2-3 days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680525849685-OCXEKGA5R990WIWR36BT/DSC00532.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." In the absence of another structure to house the solar freezer donated by CEM to AFDD, the Wadé's are renting the warehouse (far right) for now. The solar panels on the roof of their house need to be cleaned regularly because of the dust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680525877914-XE95QD4HUOLWTFJA97C4/DSC00549.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." On the beach, using an overturned pirogue for a table, Alain Toh measures a guitar ray caught by a fisherman, a species added since November 2022 to Appendix 2 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). There is still no implementing decree in Côte d'Ivoire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680525887933-QIMWSTZRNF5RI8K71MMF/DSC00551.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Wèh Assié, a Liberian-born fisherman leader from Dawa, explains that the harsh working conditions at sea prevent them from going out every day, which for him is a missed gain. Today, he is resting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680525849066-7R18BZ4THJ98CQXG2HPM/DSC00527.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Charlotte Wadé enthusiastically shows the inside of the solar freezer where the AFDD women can store fish. It also allows them to make ice, which is essential for preserving fish until they reach the market: "Often, we have to wait for the tricycle [at the side of the road, Ed.] until 10 a.m. to go and sell our fish at the Grand Béréby market," explains Estelle Takouo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680526918612-F2FSK1ZEH09OPUSGKZSB/DSC00432.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." The solar complex in Grand-Béréby has two rows of solar panels (only the one on the right can be seen in the photo), a room for batteries and machines (left), an ice machine with cold room (middle) and a freezer for fish (right), as well as a water tower (not visible in the photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680526947510-LO8MY60EJNJ8KRCW3C04/DSC00405.jpg News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." The solar-powered freezer reduces storage costs from 150 francs a day to just 25 for the 70 women fishmongers and fish processors in the DECOTHY cooperative. They now need access to the fish, which is often "snatched up by one group of people. It is the crumbs that we collect," they say. In the photo, from left to right: Françoise Adjoa Kouadjo, Gloria Gbakui, president of the supervisory committee (which oversees the management of the funds), and Hélène Ninignon, vice-president of the cooperative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680526897994-QQQW861GTPMS9EBNEKLF/DSC00425.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Abel Youkou has been trained to look after the machines in the solar complex. Inside the machine room there are about 100 batteries. The complex is secured by a fence and a guard keeps records of the use of the facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a3d49c02-12e1-41af-9e86-a5bb761d38b4/Carte_AMP_Grand+Be%E2%95%A0%C3%BCre%E2%95%A0%C3%BCby_EN_final.jpg News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." - Make it stand out Map of the Grand-Bereby Marine Protected Area, by Esther Gonstalla for CFFA. Sources: Annex 2 of Decree nº2022-448, information from CEM and notes by Gianni Daghero. Click on the image to enlarge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680528331593-OD4XN7XKU77BPB3X8W2M/DSC00550.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." The construction site of a new hotel is located among the canoes of the fishermen of Dawa, a playground for children and where fishermen mend their nets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680528328773-6NHNBNTDN67W2SSEC2Q3/DSC00553.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." On Roc beach, a stone's throw from the ecolodge, Prince Douh, musician and cook, sets the table for today’s guests. He has prepared chicken with tomato and palm nuts sauce with white rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1680528265681-HULLRUDW2KFLTG5JQDAS/DSC00394.JPG News blog - "Conservation is not for conservation's sake. Conservation is for us: we need a fair place for communities." Sunrise over Grand-Bereby Bay from one of the hotels, located near the mouth of the Nero, soon to be a protected area. On the shore we met a hotel guest who was practising recreational fishing. The fish in his bucket were mostly juveniles. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/to-go-far-you-have-to-be-together-the-ivorian-women-in-artisanal-fisheries-can-tell-you-how monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/be7c072f-cdaf-4da6-815f-0b04fe70d80b/AD3.jpg News blog - To go far, you have to be together. The Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries can tell you how - An article by Andréa durighello Andréa Durighello spent several years in Côte d'Ivoire, where she worked closely with artisanal fisheries stakeholders, in particular women's cooperatives. She became aware of the challenges facing the artisanal fisheries sector while participating in the development of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), and has continued to be involved in the sector ever since. She regularly participates in the steering committee of the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CFFA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5d109d52-9d05-4b76-b853-25fc7ea584ab/GrandBereby_06.jpeg News blog - To go far, you have to be together. The Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries can tell you how - Make it stand out Thérése Tah is the main breadwinner for her family of eight children, the youngest of whom is nine years old. She is a member of the Cooperative des Femmes Mareyeurs de Grand Béréby. Photo by Rich Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2659e7ff-0d8c-4629-9de3-fc48a1e07dd1/IMG_1696.JPG News blog - To go far, you have to be together. The Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries can tell you how - Make it stand out More than 50% of women processors using traditional ovens suffer from respiratory diseases. Elizabeth and Jacqueline are standing in front of an improved FTT oven that has revolutionised their working conditions: they no longer breathe smoke, produce a better quality product, work faster, and use less wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1677547142803-QSEI43LOZV656JCBYGDN/20220730_105036+%281%29.jpg News blog - To go far, you have to be together. The Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries can tell you how https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1677547142614-EELORRU6YAIA3LQTETLL/20220730_105100+%281%29.jpg News blog - To go far, you have to be together. The Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries can tell you how https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1677547158303-SS34PPR4FSRI4X42KT9T/20220730_104949+%281%29.jpg News blog - To go far, you have to be together. 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The Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries can tell you how - Make it stand out The cooperative societies of women processors and fishmongers make it possible to give a voice to women in artisanal fisheries, by also increasing the visibility of their often unrecognised trade, as was the case with the first open door day to show their processed products. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-number-of-deaths-of-african-artisanal-fishers-is-devastatingly-high-says-new-research monthly 0.5 2022-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/720d0ba0-103e-4ac0-b8fd-0dba2531b0e9/chris-stenger-e9k9i2JKnnA-unsplash.jpg News blog - The number of deaths of African artisanal fishers is devastatingly high, says new research - Make it stand out In inland fisheries, one of the biggest risks for fishers are attacks by wildlife, mostly hippopotamus and crocodiles. Photo: Chris Stenger. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/chinas-capture-of-ghanas-fishing-industry-is-threatening-food-security monthly 0.5 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d7348476-1412-40d8-9cb8-2bc06ff05c3f/20220910_180312.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - story & photos by kwabena adu koraNteng Kwabena Adu Koranteng is an investigative journalist who has worked with the New Crusading Guide for 13 years. Best known for investigating issues on the extractives and the environment he is a member of the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) and the Programme for Africa Investigative Reporters (PAIR). This story was funded by the Global Reporting Centre of the University of British Columbia and is reproduced and translated into French by CFFA with permission from the author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b2d34397-2fcb-4145-9e5e-89dafda7bfd9/fishers+playing.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Prampram fishermen play draughts to while away the time, 12 January 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/477e8075-9de8-4135-b8a3-c8a99fc78cc1/fishers.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Shandong Oceanic trawler fleet operating in Ghana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/755381b6-9106-43f6-aec9-2643f4da3e3e/shandong+oceanic.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4bc97cbb-96c0-4ff7-89b2-7decb4e6020c/woman+fish+processor+ghana.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Beatrice Otoo, a woman fish processor for the last 20 years, complains local artisanal fishermen do not bring fish anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/954c340c-b589-4765-94ef-ee603a7c6d72/fish+market.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Mary Aku Allotey struggles to raise up her children through what she calls “this unprofitable fish processing business”, like “walking in hell on earth.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2b9c2f1f-95d3-4450-beb7-4eaf5b7dc1e3/Ismael.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Ishmael Aryee is frustrated at the fact that they have little benefit once they have bought fuel to power their canoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/548289c7-102e-4595-9c9c-c2adb25f1e73/mike+abeka.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Mike Abekah Edu, General Secretary of the Ghana National Fishermen and Canoe Council, says they have asked the government to suspend all trawlers for 3-4 years to help rebuild fish stocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4ea1b242-a9d9-4ffb-b523-02639813b113/Nii+Asempo.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Make it stand out Nii Asempa showing some of the unapproved nets used in illegal fishing activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/45b89d63-76bc-498b-932f-13d9531379e4/michael.jpg News blog - China's capture of Ghana's fishing industry is threatening food security - Interview with Michael Arthur Dadzie, Chief Director at Ghana’s Ministry Of Fisheries Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities “Unapproved nets, the use of obnoxious chemicals in fishing, and fishing within prohibited areas are commonplace. For instance, if you are licensed to fish in an inshore exclusive zone (IEZ) and you fish outside or beyond the IEZ, it’s a form of IUU and vice versa.” [Legally, being allowed to fish in the artisanal fishing zone does not mean that artisanal fishers cannot operate beyond this zone. Therefore, this statement may be acceptable in fact but not in law, ed.]. “By law you are supposed to land the fish at the port. If you don’t land it and you dispose of some at sea through transhipment it attracts punishment when caught.” Fronting You need no less than US$10 million as minimum capital to register and operate trawlers in Ghana as operating costs of these vessels range from US$10 million to US$20 million. “Most Ghanaians don’t have the wherewithal to raise the finances or capital to operate them. So they bring in foreign vessels that end up dominating the local industry. That is the challenge facing the fishing industry.” The Regional Maritime University and industry players are looking at how best to train Ghanaian navigators and fishermen. “Most of these vessels that come from China and Asia have foreigners who are piloting; foreigners who are engineers and fishers and navigators. So, we are going there,” says Mr Dadzie. “We are talking to and encouraging the operators to seriously look at the issue of local content in the industrial trawler sector and how best we can get Ghanaians who are well-trained and positioned to take up those key positions. Under the local content law, we are supposed to have about 15 percent of Ghanaians at the top management level of every fishing company. Currently it is below that, even less than 1 percent,” he says. Asked why the Fisheries Commission always refers offending trawlers in IUU to the out-of- court settlement committee for seemingly meagre fines instead of the proper court of law for prosecution, Mr Dadzie said: “The law is very clear. The offender can admit liability and say that I want to submit myself to the out-of-court settlement committee and the law defines the parameters within which the out-of-court settlement committee can operate.” The trawlers are now sailing in the shallow waters where canoes operate, adding to the competition against artisanal fishermen. Emanuel Essien Over the past three years, the disappearance of Emanuel Essien, an employee of the Fisheries Commission, has remained unsolved. The 28-year-old disappeared while inspecting a trawler on the high seas. The exact circumstances remain unclear. Mr Essien’s disappearance has raised the matter of the need for greater technological surveillance instead of human observers on trawlers. According to Michael Arthur Dadzie, Ghana is a member of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) and as part of the regulatory measures, “we had to implement the regional observers’ program in the ICCAT regions. This included human observers being deployed on board vessels.” “We have had issues of bribery, compromises, threats,” he says relating to the “human” dimension of monitoring. “We already have VMS, vessel monitoring system and VIS systems installed to monitor the industrial vessels. What the minister of fisheries has lobbied the government to bring in the not-too-distant future is the Electronic Monitoring system (EMS) that enables installation of cameras on board vessels.” The Attorney General also studied the Essien police report and wrote to us that there is a presumption of death only after seven years. Greater regulation: Mr Dadzie says that the minister of fisheries will soon issue a ministerial directive on the type of gear that the trawlers, semi-industrial sector and artisanal sector should use. “We need to tackle the problem holistically”. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cofi-35-never-has-there-been-such-enthusiasm-for-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2022-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/fb4d2d4f-1e1d-4586-a241-fd40871a718e/felicito+1.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - 5 priorities for COFI members by 2030 Mr. Felicito Núñez, leader of the Garifuna fishing community in Honduras, on behalf of the men and women in small-scale fisheries from 6 continents, called COFI members to implement the 5 priority actions of their Call to Action by 2030. Click on the photo to read the full intervention in 3 languages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e60d4440-ff5c-4bda-9b70-a6b00000d0ef/micheline.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - improving women’s working conditions Ms. Micheline Dion, president of Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors cooperative and in charge of CAOPA women's programme highlighted specific actions that COFI members can take to improve the living and working conditions of women in small-scale fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ec96aaf1-ca90-46da-8a6c-749441740213/FcDYwDMXoAI4j15.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - The call to action standing out Both the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Mr. Peter Thomson, and the representative of the EU, Mr. Raphaël Goulet, noted the Call to Action from Small-scale Fisheries that was launched at the UN Ocean Conference. The later highlighted the need to strengthen women’s participation and reinforce the fishing communities’ resilience to climate change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0bfef9e2-835d-42f2-8573-b3a2e26a4767/gaoussou.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - artisanal fisher’s contribution to fight IUU Mr. Gaoussou Gueye, president of CAOPA, called for inshore exclusion zones free from industrial vessels where artisanal fishers can contribute to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) through participatory surveillance. He also called on countries to establish a register of beneficial owners so that those who profits from IUU fishing can be identified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/36383949-c5f9-4d65-a043-426b57028dd7/signal-2022-09-22-173748_003.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - fishers should be more than observers CAOPA supported this proposal, emphasizing that the implementation of SSF Guidelines should be a standing item on the agenda and that SSF organisations participate actively -not only as observers intervening at the end- in the discussions of the SCFM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b7b61ea4-1d0b-4e80-adcd-e9e07c78c357/Fb5RSBaXgAEpRYU.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - a forum to discuss the implementation of the ssf guidelines During the SSF session (Item 6), the EU had also insisted that Small-scale fishing issues require more attention and discussion and suggested that the SCFM could be useful for this purpose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9ff75767-ac66-4ce3-ab94-eb4a2e423acd/FcEbIubWAAMi39l.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - On the Forefront of the impacts Ms. Micheline Dion, spoke on behalf of the signatories of the Call to Action: "We are already seeing the disappearance of coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves, and warming waters are causing our fish to migrate to colder waters; We are also facing extreme weather conditions that put our lives at risk, and sea level rise and coastal erosion that are eating away at the land where we live and work.” Click on the image for the full intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6aba2b68-4c73-4b5c-9ef4-dc8a1b428707/FcIG4SsWIAc-zD9.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - a future for youth in fisheries Mr. Felicito Núñez pleaded for youth in fisheries, saying that climate change and its impacts, such as extreme weather causing loss of life at sea and the reduction of fish catches, is making the sector less attractive to youth and jeopardizing small-scale fishing communities’ future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/43f6055e-3dcc-4e27-8090-bc7ebc03529a/micheline.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - Free, prior and informed consent for local communities Mr. Felicito Núñez, leader in the Garifuna fishing community in Honduras, spoke on behalf of signatories of the Call to Action and of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers: “30x30 is only possible if our human rights are ensured by law. Conservation must take place with our Free, Prior and Informed Consent, with respect for our forms of traditional governance". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f83dcddd-5cf9-44ce-874a-d8d8ff08e4b2/FcIISnCXwAEl3FI.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - co-management, co-management, co-management Mr. Gaoussou Gueye, president of CAOPA, continued and pleaded for comanagement: "We claim our rights, but we are also ready to take our responsibilities for the concerted management of coastal areas, whether it be biological rest, or the fight against IUU fishing via participatory surveillance". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6a68c970-bc32-47c0-8768-760c13ff9c79/220907+Statement+8+on+aquaculture_page-0001.jpg News blog - COFI 35: “Never has there been such enthusiasm for small-scale fisheries” - really sustainable aquaculture CAOPA expressed its concern regarding FAO’s commitment to “instensify and expand" aquaculture: "The model of intensive aquaculture is for carnivorous species which rely on fishmeal and fishoil, produced in West Africa from overexploited resources, in direct competition with small-scale fisheries". https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/people-think-fishing-business-for-the-illiterate-can-t-be-more-wrong monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/596062d8-9480-4a88-b927-709e3d9544dd/IMG_3006.jpg News blog - “People think the fishing business is for the illiterate, but they cannot be more wrong” - DORCAS Kilola MALOGHO, KENYA Dorcas was born in Mombasa (Kenya) in 1994. She studied marketing, but could not finish her studies. She then worked in an insurance company, but when marketing and parenting became difficult, she tried to find another occupation. Her neighbour introduced her to fisheries recently and she is now secretary of the Coastal Women in Fisheries Entrepreneurship (CWiFE), a Kenyan organization of women fish processors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3a1b7cd7-f9fc-495c-8deb-1e2d648d4c5e/DSC07791.jpg News blog - “People think the fishing business is for the illiterate, but they cannot be more wrong” - ANGELO JUVENARY MATAGILI, TANZANIA Angelo was born in Dar-es-Salam in 1985 and raised in Mwanza (Tanzania). He has been involved in fisheries since he is young, helping his father with the fishing camps on Lake Victoria. In 2007, he founded the Fishers Union Organisation (FUO), the first union representing small-scale fishermen in his country. Mid-2010s, with some partners, he started a solar company to bring clean energy solutions for fishing communities. He is the youth coordinator of the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a6184645-0640-4215-b3a0-8c0656c6463b/IMG_3027.jpg News blog - “People think the fishing business is for the illiterate, but they cannot be more wrong” - Nana Kweigyah, ghana Nana was born in the fishing community of Abandze, Central Region, Ghana in 1984. Hi father owned a canoe and his mother was a fish processor. He studied geography and economics at university and is now a high school teacher. After college, he saved to be able to buy a canoe. He is chairman of the Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG). You can follow him on Twitter at: @NKweigyah. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/speaking-with-one-voice-at-united-nations-ocean-conference monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/fbe6caec-d93d-4600-aec9-a5732bbcd182/DSC07551.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - Breakfast for decision-makers: a call to action from small-scale fishers The official launch of the call to action, which had already been published on World Oceans Day (June 10), counted with the interventions of 8 representatives of small-scale fishing communities across the world. The Minister of Fisheries from Ghana, Hon. Hawa Komsoon (right, with the microphone), and the SG of the OACPS, HE Georges Chikoti (left) committed to support the call. You can watch a recording of this event here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/642e9eca-e7ba-49b8-981a-a4f7df127ade/DSC07575.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - an informal dialogue with NGOs and civil society A “safe haven” for CSOs during the UNOC 2022, the Ocean Base Camp provided space to drop in, chill out, meet up, engage in discussions. Small-scale fishers hit the ball rolling on the second day of the conference. The aim was to open the dialogue on SSF perspectives on conservation with environmental NGOs and ask the wider civil society to support their call to action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a9190a2a-d0ec-481f-a5ed-5b606bb120b9/DSC07895.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - A Sea Change: Preferential Access for small-scale fishers The event explored the role of inshore exclusion zones free from industrial fisheries and preferential access areas for small-scale fisheries in safeguarding livelihoods and ecosystems. Dawda Saine (left), SG of CAOPA, from The Gambia, explained how foreign trawlers compete for already scarce marine resources with artisanal fishers by coming in coastal areas where they operate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2ac3f15c-9e85-44e7-a76f-3606123ea4a6/DSC07672.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - interactive dialogue: access for SSF to Resources and markets During the official session called “Interactive dialogue: making fisheries sustainable and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets”, which lasted 3 hours, Josefina Mata, an indigeneous small-scale oyster farmer from Mexico, with Adama Djaló, woman fish processor from Guinea Bissau were the only small-scale fisheries representatives to address the audience. Mrs. Mata spoke about the role of women, often heads of single parent households, who struggle to put food on the table and educate their children, whilst carrying out their livelihoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6fcb5803-a124-4b65-9dca-d830e1101889/DSC07748.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - Women’s contribution to food and nutrition security in West Africa This event organised by BMZ and Bread for the World focused on the competition the fishmeal industry poses to small-scale fisheries. With a very diverse panel, Micheline Dion, president of the union of cooperatives of women fish processors in Côte d’Ivoire, talked about the challenges to access raw materials. However, she also presented several initiatives to remedy the issues. Adama Djaló, fish processor from Guinea Bissau, insisted on the need for an alternative to fishmeal: “Small pelagics are the fish that we can afford and that we eat. But the price is increasing”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/09dd38c9-0dc6-453d-beba-616b1cf7004b/DSC08025.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - leveraging human rights and gender equity to achieve sdg 14 The roundtable discussed the human rights and gender equity dimension of fisheries and aquaculture governance. Lavenia Naivalu, a fisherwoman from Fiji, and Micheline Dion, fish processor from Côte d’Ivoire, stressed that the visibility, inclusion and meaningful participation of women in decision-making processes in fisheries is needed and can lead to immense positive changes to ensure food security and poverty eradication. The panel insisted on the pressing need for capacity building, and for increased collection of gender-dis-aggregated data in the sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1c124131-3994-40c8-a0aa-979ebf3dcc08/DSC07623.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - ThE future of the ocean: cooperative pathways to 2030 Small-scale fishermen and women from Fiji, Guinea Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Senegal, Costa Rica, Gambia, Mexico, Panama and Honduras (left to right) stood up at this side-event organised by IUCN, FAO and others. Vivienne Solis, from CoopeSolidar RL, reminded the audience and the panel: "For a dialogue you need to be fair and have someone to talk to. So far, the fishermen have not had a fair dialogue. They have demands but they haven't had the opportunity to present them." During the Q&A time, the dialogue finally happened. Several fishermen asked questions, including Dawda Saine, Secretary General of CAOPA, the African confederation of artisanal fishers organisations, who questioned the current blue economy approach: “For small-scale fishers, blue economy is blue fear. Blue economy says inclusive, we fear competitive exclusion.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c4c46e74-0ed8-4b4c-8d52-1ee6b11a0117/DSC07973.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - Policy Pathways for a Sustainable Future for Small Scale Fisheries Co-organised by the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Government of Ghana, and the Directorate General of International Partnerships (European Commission) (DG-INTPA), this event aimed at raising awareness of policy actions drawing from practice to promote a productive, resilient, and sustainable small-scale fisheries sector. Unfortunately, most of the speakers focused on actions around blue economy rather than specifically small-scale fisheries. Gaoussou Gueye, president of the African confederation of artisanal fishers organisations (CAOPA), highlighted the marginalisation of small-scale fisheries within the African blue economy strategies: “We cannot survive if we have to compete with powerful, polluting, and environmentally destructive sectors in the marine and coastal environment.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1b04e796-54db-4615-b11c-4ba1a58443c5/DSC07539.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - a recurrent topic: more transparency is needed Lavenia Naivalu, the Nacula District Representative from Yasawa Islands in Fiji and fisherwoman, spoke at several events throughout the week calling for accountable and transparent fisheries management plans and policies that include indigenous and local communities and women fishers. “We need to know the number of fishing licences given, whether they are compliant with management plans, how much revenue are they earning and can some of this be reinvested back into management?” She also called for better participatory processes to ensure small-scale fisheries communities are made aware of outside-funded and supported projects and commitments, including foreign aid projects and financing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a0c5b84a-fb4c-4c94-b1da-d4ce56053f02/DSC07544.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - DIALOGUES FOR MARINE CONSERVATION AND ARTISANAL SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES This breakfast event presented a vision from artisanal small-scale fisheries to conservation, which seeks equity, social justice, sustainability and peace. More than 10 representatives of fishing communities asked to be empowered to participate effectively in the decisions that most affect them, they are custodians of marine resources and knowledge holders. Aarón Chacón, a young fisherman from a fishing community in Costa Rica explained: “They are displacing us, restricting our access to food and decent employment. And this triggers other problems to which our generation is vulnerable, such as drug addiction.” You can watch a recording of this event here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f854d5a0-5583-4d59-8bf7-707b9af3f1d3/DSC07791.JPG News blog - Small-scale fishers' "little babel" speaks with one voice at UN oceans conference - youth’s contribution to the future of coastal communities At the BMZ/BfdW event regarding small-scale fisheries contribution to food security in West Africa (mentioned above), Angelo Matagili, youth coordinator of CAOPA, presented the main challenges African youth in fisheries are facing. Issues such as illegal migration, involvement in crimes, such as drug trafficking and addition, poor access to resources or credit, and lack of access to decision-making. “For generations our ancestors had fish from the ocean. It has sustained us whilst we have protected it. New threats are arising every day to challenge this. Neither us nor the government can face these challenges on our own.” https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/-meps-call-on-the-commission-to-use-fisheries-partnership-agreements-as-a-lever-for-regional-management-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/ghana-artisanal-fishers-facing-the-perfect-storm-of-climate-change-and-iuu-fishing monthly 0.5 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cc638d1b-da3e-4bfd-898b-e35abed73b6d/IMG-20220406-WA0010.jpg News blog - Ghana artisanal fishers facing the perfect storm of climate change and IUU fishing - Nana Kweigyah, Fisherman Mr. Kweigyah is Chair of the Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG). He is also member of the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) youth cell. You can follow CaFGOAG’s advocacy work on their Twitter account. Photo by Mamadou Aliou Diallo/CAOPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/693aefbf-58ab-4b09-b3f9-71203b0f87d8/IMG-20220409-WA0038.jpg News blog - Ghana artisanal fishers facing the perfect storm of climate change and IUU fishing - Make it stand out Fishers are establishing operational early warning systems to save lives and properties in the event of tidal waves. The messages will be shared in audio messages, translated in the local languages of the fishing regions. Photo: Courtesy of Nana Kweigyah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0abd4e3d-1d71-4093-b7b4-a43e8d31355b/IMG-20220409-WA0037.jpg News blog - Ghana artisanal fishers facing the perfect storm of climate change and IUU fishing - Make it stand out For Nana Kweigyah, the government should improve support measures to artisanal fishermen during the closed fishing season, so that fishermen accept it better. However, the closed fishing season does not address the root-causes of overfishing: the over-capacity of the industrial fishing sector. Photo: Courtesy of Nana Kweigyah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7a9cad73-1594-46b5-8f70-eaa9011aee18/277801568_5576508325696185_8364193207350457424_n.jpg News blog - Ghana artisanal fishers facing the perfect storm of climate change and IUU fishing - Make it stand out At the recent OACPS 7th meeting of Ministers of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Nana Kweigyah (centre right) presents an advocacy document to Ms. Paula Santana Afonso, Director General of the Ministry of the Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries of the Republic of Mozamique. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/CAOPA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/fpaoi-calls-on-countries-and-actors-in-the-region-to-engage-in-the-fiti monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/doors-wide-open-for-the-san-pedro-cold-store monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/51221eb6-f653-4b5a-ad24-7e07542691da/Tr%C3%A9sorier+et+pr%C3%A9sidente+coop%C3%A9rative+San+Pedro+_+andrea.jpg News blog - Doors wide open for the San Pedro cold store - UNION DES SOCIÉTÉS COOPÉRATIVES DES FEMMES DE LA PÊCHE ET ASSIMILÉES DE CÔTE D’IVOIRE (USCOFEP-CI) This article was taken from the website of the USCOFEP-CI cooperative and translated into English for CFFA-CAPE. The Union was created in January 2016 and has 27 cooperatives and 4 others in the process of being set up throughout the country. Its main objective is to improve the living and working conditions of its members, fighting against poverty and promoting the empowerment of women in the artisanal fishing sector. Header photo by Rich Press, and the rest of the photos by Andrea Durighello. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9e6dd668-5f3e-4715-9323-984f729959f6/Int%C3%A9rieur+container+-+andrea.jpg News blog - Doors wide open for the San Pedro cold store - Make it stand out Inside the container, a few boxes are scattered around the floor, belonging to fishmongers who are not members of the cooperative and who store for a fee, as the cooperative does not have sufficient funds to buy fish. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/artisanal-fishermen-complain-that-asians-are-fishing-in-the-area-reserved-for-them monthly 0.5 2023-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/40b0b6f8-488b-4436-bb3d-792374141d8f/IMG-20220309-WA0002+%281%29.jpg News blog - Guinean Artisanal fishermen complain that Asians are fishing in the area reserved for them - by alhassane bah Alhassane is a Guinean journalist. He has worked in several Guinean media including L'Observateur, the press group L'Indépendant/Le Démocrate. Since 2016, he has been a journalist at Guineenews.org. Alhassane has lately taken an interest into fisheries issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0d482420-0bc5-4f04-87cf-86386c57c4ad/Alhassane+Bah.jpg News blog - Guinean Artisanal fishermen complain that Asians are fishing in the area reserved for them - Make it stand out Abdoulaye Soumah, Secretary General of FENAPAG, says that semi-industrial fishing boats are mainly operated by nationals of Asian countries, whereas the law reserves this fishing exclusively to Guinean nationals. Photo: Port of Bonfi, by Alhassane Bah. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/grand-bereby-cote-divoire-marine-protected-area monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ffa4870e-df94-488f-8103-39983acc7016/unnamed.jpg News blog - A local initiative to save turtles to turn into the biggest co-managed MPA in Côte d'Ivoire - text and photos by rich press Rich is an American science writer and photographer with an abiding interest in fisheries and people who make their living on the water. On the banner photo, Edison Kobina is building a new fishing pirogue from salvaged wood on the beach in Grand Béréby. Boat building is his full-time occupation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a61490e5-0be8-4d8d-bfcb-d33678d1ab79/GrandBereby_12.jpeg News blog - A local initiative to save turtles to turn into the biggest co-managed MPA in Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Large trawlers fish in waters where industrial fishing is supposedly illegal. “With one net, they take enough fish to fill ten pirogues,” said Kwaku Penye, a fisherman. Photo by Rich Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/52d13cda-0bf1-4ff0-8db1-ea56e33186c0/GrandBereby_04.jpeg News blog - A local initiative to save turtles to turn into the biggest co-managed MPA in Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Alice Kouhé Trahim selling fish at the beach at Grand Béréby, Cote d'Ivoire. She is a member of the Cooperative des Femmes Mareyeurs of Grand Béréby and the President of the Federation des Associations des Femmes Entreprenantes de Grand Béréby. Photo by Rich Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0ad918fd-d9c5-4e8d-9dff-b54e1c2b8075/GrandBereby_06.jpeg News blog - A local initiative to save turtles to turn into the biggest co-managed MPA in Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Thérése Tah has eight children, the youngest being eight years old, and is the main breadwinner for her family. She is also a member of the Cooperative of Grand Béréby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d4c50873-d9d9-465c-a70f-dad723f723b8/GrandBereby_07.jpg News blog - A local initiative to save turtles to turn into the biggest co-managed MPA in Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out Savaina Nana cleans and scales fish, will smoke it at her home, and then sell it. Smoked fish will keep for a month without refrigeration. Nana has four children and 26 grandchildren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4c3013dc-e796-41ea-8f9e-7df1a05870f3/GrandBereby_14.jpeg News blog - A local initiative to save turtles to turn into the biggest co-managed MPA in Côte d'Ivoire - Make it stand out "The work is difficult and dangerous," said Anthony Assifua, a fisherman. "If you're not careful, you can lose your life." https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/our-business-is-to-create-jobs-for-our-communities monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f9dbfabe-cbf4-40e6-b6b8-23d12a85cc95/203305508_4649884398358587_241544975454740380_n.jpg News blog - “Our business is to create jobs for our communities” - Mercy Mganga, KENYA Born in Taita Taveta county, Mercy is a fishmonger and women in fisheries representative at national level. She moved to Mombasa and started working in fisheries to supply hotels on the coast with fish and seafood. She has trained more than 130 younger women in fish processing techniques. Portrait taken in Saly (Senegal) at the World Fisheries Day 2021 by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7eab02d5-55b5-436c-b269-8703e6d95c13/188226208_4549331395080555_7074395139138921107_n.jpg News blog - “Our business is to create jobs for our communities” - MICHELINE DION SOMPLEHI, Côte D’iVoire Micheline is a fish processor. She is in charge of the women’s programme at the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) and also president of the women fish processors cooperative of Côte d’Ivoire (USCOFEP-CI). This portrait was taken during her visit to Mali, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/062b7470-7e0e-4960-b98a-808fdd6bc102/IMG-20211202-WA0000.jpg News blog - “Our business is to create jobs for our communities” - Make it stand out Off-ground market gardening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/92df92c7-4d82-434b-8b3f-f3155f4b8b92/IMG-20211202-WA0001.jpg News blog - “Our business is to create jobs for our communities” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/222dc046-cf72-42ea-8ff5-da56a0093e36/IMG-20211202-WA0002.jpg News blog - “Our business is to create jobs for our communities” - Make it stand out Photos: Mercy Mganga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e4f53087-c29f-4a91-9540-c9cbfc144da4/IMG_3030.jpg News blog - “Our business is to create jobs for our communities” - FATOUMATA SIREBARA DIALLO, MALI Born in Koulikoro, the second region of the country, Mrs. Sirebara was first a real estate agent for 12 years before moving to growing vegetables without pesticides and coupling it with small-scale aquaculture. Portrait taken at the World Fisheries Day 2021 in Saly (Senegal) by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/when-people-are-starving-footage-of-fresh-fish-used-for-fishmeal-is-disturbing monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/au-eu-summit-high-level-commitments-but-artisanal-fishing-communities-want-concrete-action monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cae7f19f-d2e9-4ac5-b766-87190fa570ae/Snyg40_reduite.jpg News blog - AU-EU Summit: High-level commitments, but artisanal fishing communities want concrete action - Make it stand out Criticisms voiced by participants were reflected in a joint declaration at the occasion of the EU-AU summit: "The participation of artisanal fisheries stakeholders by appropriate means must be a priority in the definition, implementation and evaluation of the results of fisheries projects supported under the EU-AU partnership". Photo: MEDIAPROD Agency. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eu-au-summit-african-fisheries-stakeholders-speak-with-one-voice monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6ccdf742-ab9d-4f7c-b63f-b9abb274b88d/AFRIFISH+secretary+general+Okeloh+Namadoa.jpg News blog - EU-AU Summit: African fisheries stakeholders speak with one voice - OKELOH W’NAMADOA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF AFRIFISH is a fisher and fisheries activist who has been working with artisanal fishers' organisations in Kenya and Eastern Africa for over 30 years. He is from a fishing community in Busia County, Western Kenya. His passion for securing the livelihoods of fishing communities was born while fishing with his grandfather on Lake Victoria and the River Nzoia. He is actively engaged in ensuring that fishing communities secure a greater share of fish production in Eastern Africa and African continent. Okeloh is also President of the Eastern Africa Platform of Non-State Actors in Fisheries and Aquaculture convening 15 countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2001235d-fb9e-42f6-8795-1a1e749db898/IMG_20220128_124214_192.jpg News blog - EU-AU Summit: African fisheries stakeholders speak with one voice - PATRICIA MAISHA, VICE-COORDINATOR OF AFRIFISH began working with women fishmongers in Lake Tanganyika 12 years ago, and has since extended her support to Congolese women working in artisanal fishing, fish farming, processing and marketing. She also trains young people to work alongside women in fish processing and transporting products. She is on the board of African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0d8adeab-d84a-4ef9-8318-659f0ff6ec1f/gaoussou.jpg News blog - EU-AU Summit: African fisheries stakeholders speak with one voice - GAOUSSOU GUEYE, COORDINATOR OF AFRIFISH has been a Senegalese artisanal fisheries professional for over 30 years. As the president of the African Confederation of Professional Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA), he has participated in many international meetings on fisheries where he advocates tirelessly for the improvement of living and working conditions of African artisanal fishing communities. He also chairs the West African Non-State Fisheries Actors platform. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/fishmeal-and-fish-oil-production-in-west-africa-destroys-the-regions-resources-to-the-benefit-of-foreign-countries monthly 0.5 2022-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/055ddb09-5176-4777-ab38-1d486fbef765/Snyg40_reduite.jpg News blog - Fishmeal and fish oil production in West Africa destroys the region’s resources to the benefit of foreign countries - Make it stand out Artisanal fishermen are selling the fish to fishmeal factories rather than women fish processors who make it available for human consumption, because they can get better price for it. Photo: Fishermen in Sangyang, The Gambia, by Mediaprod. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/something-cool-for-cte-divoire-women-fish-processors-will-give-them-more-power-in-the-marketplace monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ffa4870e-df94-488f-8103-39983acc7016/unnamed.jpg News blog - Something cool for Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors will give them more power in the marketplace - Text and photos by rich press Rich is an American science writer and photographer with an abiding interest in fisheries and people who make their living on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e9f1e9c5-66b0-449a-8099-06c9a51debe4/GrandBerebyFrigo_01.jpeg News blog - Something cool for Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors will give them more power in the marketplace - Make it stand out Michel Kwaho, loads ice, made by filling and freezing plastic bags, onto his pirogue before heading out on a 3-day fishing trip. From the moment he pulls in his nets, it’s a race against time. Photo: RP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7c40027a-d2ba-43fa-9261-e12a8d1d89d7/colis+de+san+pedro+%C3%A0+Abidjan+3.jpg News blog - Something cool for Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors will give them more power in the marketplace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a2a699d1-cf31-4cfe-be6a-abe76d7199c4/colis+de+san+pedro+%C3%A0+Abidjan+4.jpg News blog - Something cool for Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors will give them more power in the marketplace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/91ec9424-a627-4299-8b5e-2cdbe2548e58/colis+de+san+pedro+%C3%A0+Abidjan+2.jpg News blog - Something cool for Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors will give them more power in the marketplace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/562a7070-0df5-4e3d-9451-146420fb5e35/GrandBerebyFrigo_04.jpeg News blog - Something cool for Côte d'Ivoire women fish processors will give them more power in the marketplace - Make it stand out Mami Gini, a member of the women’s fish processors cooperative in Grand Béréby, transforms spoiled fish into adjovan, or “African Maggi.” Photo: RP. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/local-fishing-communities-involvement-will-be-key-for-making-oacps-eu-fisheries-relations-a-success monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eesc-aligning-eu-food-production-with-sdgs-requires-legislation-to-ensure-sustainable-sourcing monthly 0.5 2021-12-13 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/looming-clouds monthly 0.5 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c30ab7d0-6b9a-4d73-9e2c-82a17c962e43/20210919_132943.jpg News blog - Looming clouds in the Gambian coastal skies - Make it stand out The illegal contracts of the fishmeal factories owners with Senegalese fishermen for small pelagics supply are causing tensions between the latter and the Gambian fishermen. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9a2fe6b6-3101-4c09-aab5-68a68fb27c6f/IMG_3626.JPG News blog - Looming clouds in the Gambian coastal skies - Make it stand out In the Gambia, the three Chinese owned fishmeal factories – in Gunjur and Sanyang – are using the same small pelagic fish that women need for processing: bonga and round and flat sardinella. Photo: one of the factories in Gunjur, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e2c1215a-2c59-4e13-bdef-1ac3764b0385/IMG_2935.jpg News blog - Looming clouds in the Gambian coastal skies - DAWDA FODAY SAINE This article was first published in November 2021 on the ICSF magazine of women in fisheries YEMAYA, Nº 64 and was written in collaboration with Mr. Saine, from the National Association of Artisanal Fisheries Operators (NAAFO) of The Gambia. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/blue-economy-meps-call-for-a-balance-between-new-sectors-and-traditional-activities-particularly-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f0df020b-2209-41b8-bc90-5bf874dce93b/Vincent+Van+Doornick+PECH+3.JPG News blog - Blue Economy: MEPs call for a “balance” between new sectors and traditional activities, particularly small-scale fisheries - Démarquez-vous MEP Roose recalled the risks related to fishmeal industry especially when it comes to the preservation of small pelagics in the West African region. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/caopa-celebrates-world-fisheries-day-and-commmits-to-work-for-sustainable-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/small-in-scale-big-in-value-iyafa-is-officially-launched monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/bottom-trawling-another-catalyst-for-climate-change monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e2de234f-5a6c-4f13-8fa2-fd040468924b/bottom+trawling.jpg News blog - Bottom trawling, another catalyst for climate change? - Faites-le ressortir New studies have reported that bottom trawling destroys species that live on the seabed and absorb carbon. This releases carbon into the water and into the atmosphere. Trawling thus contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8ae53163-207c-4934-9a32-03c7de714cc2/Gaoussou.png News blog - Bottom trawling, another catalyst for climate change? - Faites-le ressortir Artisanal fishing communities denounce the daily collisions, sometimes fatal, with these trawlers which fish illegally in coastal areas reserved for artisanal fishing and their heavy gear destroys the nets of artisanal fishermen. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/when-the-fish-dont-come-out-anymore monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/9b8066a7-b379-418a-8957-aad2918deeaa/20211018_101542-1536x1152.jpg News blog - When the fish do not turn up: seeing the concrete signs of climate change - Faites-le ressortir Today, USCOFEP-CI's main strategy is adaptation. The Union has started a market gardening production project integrated with fish farming with the aim of generalising it in all the cooperatives of the Union. Photo: Andréa Durighello for USCOFEP-CI. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/bilbao-rapporteur-of-the-eu-gabon-dpsa-the-commission-should-publish-the-plans-and-objectives-achieved-with-the-sectoral-support-of-agreements-with-third-countries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634727866863-4ZUIQF20AIAQG2QJ0S74/20211018_EP-120472B_ARO_EG_032.JPG News blog - Bilbao, rapporteur of the EU-Gabon SFPA: "The Commission should publish the plans and objectives achieved with the sectoral support of agreements with third countries" - Faites-le ressortir MEP Bilbao also asked for more attention to women in fisheries in Gabon and the local artisanal fisheries sector. Photo: Ms Bilbao during the Parliament's plenary session, Alain ROLLAND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634727884353-4NZ4LL2A8S3XPYY759TF/Vincent+Van+Doornick+PECH+3.JPG News blog - Bilbao, rapporteur of the EU-Gabon SFPA: "The Commission should publish the plans and objectives achieved with the sectoral support of agreements with third countries" - Faites-le ressortir Ms Roose continued to express her opposition to the new protocol by highlighting the dangers of exploratory fishing and the lack of socio-economic benefits for Gabon. Photo: Vincent Van Doornick. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/finance-in-common-public-development-banks-ignore-the-communities-their-investments-have-an-impact-on monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634633713074-0TOYHIHIGQR7096W8COU/markus-krisetya-k0Jo8m6DO6k-unsplash.jpg News blog - “Finance in Common”: public development banks ignore the communities their investments have an impact on - Make it stand out PDBs have a long track-record of making investments in agriculture that benefit private interests and agribusiness corporations at the expense of farmers, herders, fishers, food workers and Indigenous Peoples, undermining their food sovereignty, ecosystems and human rights. Photo: Markus Krisetya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634633782990-YPTH2ISO8P14HCVYQVS9/IMG-20191204-WA0008.jpg News blog - “Finance in Common”: public development banks ignore the communities their investments have an impact on - Make it stand out Development banks thus play a critical role in enabling multinational corporations to expand further into markets and territories around the world in ways they could not do otherwise. Photo: A luxury hotel next to a traditional fish landing site in Conakry, Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634633998411-EN8E440F9BQ9N2XZZWFA/image00005.jpeg News blog - “Finance in Common”: public development banks ignore the communities their investments have an impact on - Make it stand out Few if any representatives from the communities affected by the investments of the development banks, people who are on the frontlines trying to produce food for their communities, will be invited in or listened to. Photo: Lamine Diack. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/madagascar-commits-to-more-transparency-in-fisheries-through-fiti-membership-application monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1634034028336-GUJFNBBI59V22EFLVV0Z/Madagascar-Un-dispositif-dalerte-pr%C3%A9coce-pour-une-meilleure-s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9-des-p%C3%AAcheurs-en-mer-702x336.jpg News blog - Madagascar commits to more transparency in fisheries through FiTi membership application - Faites-le ressortir In its statement, the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) asked that more data is collected on artisanal fisheries to make this sector more visible. Photo: SIPAnews. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/who-owns-the-fish-african-artisanal-fishers-discuss monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633533639230-3RJRI3LFJV1J9TID7FGE/0001-8630585053_20210925_110929_0000.png News blog - Does the fish belong to the one who catches it? - Make it stand out Click on the invitation to access the webinar recording. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eu-madagascar-sfpa-negotiations-resume-malagasy-civil-society-speaks-out monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-eu-the-increased-demand-for-feed-for-aquaculture-should-not-deprive-local-communities-of-nutrition-security-and-livelihoods monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1632404768508-2J4W732ASC3IEBEY7PF8/Capture+d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran+cristelle+pratt.png News blog - The EU: “The increased demand for feed for aquaculture should not deprive local communities of nutrition security and livelihoods” - Make it stand out Mr. Cristelle Pratt explained that a priority for the OACPS is to empower artisanal fisheries as they provide livelihoods and food for millions of people. Screenshot of the webinar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1632405274245-RZ0OSSIJF19J3Y0FCQ3M/Capture+d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran+vitcheva.png News blog - The EU: “The increased demand for feed for aquaculture should not deprive local communities of nutrition security and livelihoods” - Make it stand out Charlina Vitcheva, Director of DG MARE explained how the EU is calling for the use of alternative feed ingredients to fishmeal and fishoil for aquaculture production, such as algae or insects. Screenshot of the webinar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1632405544300-MUT5OPUBFK7QCGY77KY4/gaoussou.jpg News blog - The EU: “The increased demand for feed for aquaculture should not deprive local communities of nutrition security and livelihoods” - Make it stand out Gaoussou Gueye, President of CAOPA, insisted on the need to improve the living and working conditions of women in fisheries. Archive photo: CAOPA Facebook. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/civil-society-organisations-continue-to-criticise-the-unfss-process monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/ghana-artisanal-fisheries-launch-a-wakeup-call-against-unhealthy-competition-and-for-a-new-approach-to-fight-iuu monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1630569073998-8WO2DT0CJRQKGZN99MP5/Nana+Kwegyah.jpg News blog - Ghana artisanal fishers launch a wakeup call against “unhealthy competition” and for a new approach to fight IUU - Make it stand out Mr. Nana Kweigyah (right), chairman of CaFGOAG, called for a comprehensive plan on fisheries as “overreliance on enforcement is not sustainable”. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CAOPA Facebook. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/in-senegal-and-mauritania-the-impact-of-oil-exploitation-on-fishing-is-a-big-concern monthly 0.5 2021-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1630412067266-PL9ZVP23XAJ90OJDM4CQ/Plge-Mbour-d%C3%A9cembre-2016-1.jpg News blog - In Senegal and Mauritania, local stakeholders are concerned about the impact of oil exploitation on fisheries - Faites-le ressortir Mr. Babou explains that the economy of the area depends mainly on fisheries and is worried that if the activity is reduced due to oil exploitation, fishermen might turn to illegal activities, such as drugs. Photo: the artisanal fisheries landing site in Mbour/CAOPA Facebook. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eu-stakeholders-call-for-the-eu-to-step-up-its-game-for-the-sustainable-management-of-small-pelagics-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2021-06-22 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/gabon-eu-sfpa-meps-call-for-more-transparency-on-the-use-of-sectoral-funds-and-for-precautionary-approach-regarding-deep-sea-shrimp-fishery monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-gambia-eu-sfpa-transparency-is-necessary-to-make-the-fight-against-iuu-efficient monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1623160284263-9S81OI3ZQGRSVA4T77EC/FB_IMG_1622799780025.jpg News blog - The Gambia-EU SFPA: transparency is necessary to make the fight against IUU efficient - Make it stand out The publication of an updated list of licenced vessels would allow Gambian artisanal fishers to help identify IUU activities by industrial trawlers, suggested Mr. Dawda Foday Saine, Secretary General of CAOPA. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/by-coming-together-we-have-been-able-to-make-womens-voices-heard monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1623150812631-BQKKHSKJLLPON61IW4EB/Webinar+Micheline+%281%29.jpg News blog - “By coming together, we have been able to make women’s voices heard” - Make it stand out The webinar, with cases from Oman, Asia, Mexico, Greenland, India, Nigeria, Malawi and Côte d’Ivoire, allowed to underscore how crucial organization and networks are for women empowerment, visibility of their contribution, and meaningful participation in decision-making. Photo: Sara Fröcklin/SSNC. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eu-stakeholders-demand-fair-competition-between-eu-and-non-eu-seafood-producers monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1622809994547-KND3FC9P5TN978HMEELE/bangoura.png News blog - EU stakeholders demand fair competition between EU and non-EU seafood producers - Make it stand out Women fish processors are struggling to access raw materials to transform fish to feed populations, due to the increased demand of small pelagics for fishmeal factories in West Africa. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegal-if-fish-is-not-there-we-will-not-be-able-to-fish-even-if-they-gave-us-gold-canoes monthly 0.5 2021-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1621417738878-ARM3P96A0HH4Q4XXGFL3/quai-mbour5-copie.jpg News blog - Senegal: "If fish is not there, we will not be able to fish, even if they gave us gold canoes" - Make it stand out The agenda of the Presidential Council on the fisheries sector omits the vital issues of the state of the resource and transparency in the fisheries sector. Photo: The artisanal fishing landing site in Mbour/Facebook CAOPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1621418861889-EFI6EHIBMXP166RWKDG6/IMG_4116.JPG News blog - Senegal: "If fish is not there, we will not be able to fish, even if they gave us gold canoes" - Make it stand out The growth of fishmeal factories in West Africa has increased pressure on stocks of small pelagic fish, particularly overexploited sardinella, which are the staple food of the region's populations. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/french-unaware-impacts-aquaculture-fmfo monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1620816004512-PJP77FKFP34VD19O70OG/production+aquacole.jpeg News blog - The French, the third largest consumers of seafood in Europe, are unaware of the harmful impacts of aquaculture - Make it stand out One in five fish is caught to produce fishmeal and fish oil for livestock farming or aquaculture. Salmon produced in Norway and Scotland and fed with fish meal and fish oil sourced in Peru and Mauritania, is then sold in supermarkets throughout Europe. Infographic courtesy of Changing Markets Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1585560617819-JGKN0KFOWOHWHDBR0S2T/Gambia_investigation_photo_website.jpg News blog - The French, the third largest consumers of seafood in Europe, are unaware of the harmful impacts of aquaculture A woman fish processor in a market in The Gambia. Photo: Tim Webster/Courtesy of Changing Markets. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/in-abidjan-women-in-the-artisanal-fishing-sector-offer-work-to-young-people monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1620392751265-6VR3M3TLAX776RF6DLK2/d%C3%A9barquement+en+CI.jpg News blog - In Abidjan, women in the artisanal fishing sector offer work to young people The young people not only land the fish, but also help to ice the fish, organise storage and clean the freezers. They are paid 100 FCFA/fish basket by the women fish processors and in kind by the fishermen. Photo: Ogou Dama/REJOPRA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1620393114248-HZ5LTJ0DBIBVM6WYC12A/D%C3%A9coupeurs+de+Thon.jpg News blog - In Abidjan, women in the artisanal fishing sector offer work to young people The women organised several meetings with the young people to motivate them and help them organise their working days. They also helped them buy materials such as wheelbarrows and boots. Photo: Young tuna cutters in Abidjan, by Alexandre Rodriguez. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/one-year-later-the-artisanal-fishing-community-of-koulwondy-continues-to-spend-the-night-in-the-open-air monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616076556998-0MP9O1WXNJ9RXM1M5EJ0/processed.jpeg News blog - Spending the night in the open : The Kouléwondy community continues to use the destroyed fish landing site The community continues to use the landing site full of the rubble left by the bulldozers, in precarious sanitary conditions. Photos: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/one-year-after-covid-19-caopa-women-speak-out monthly 0.5 2021-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1615474092958-XLC7SZ098B5MBOXF8GI7/Women+fish+processors+smoke News blog - One year after Covid-19, CAOPA women speak out Working in smoke, more than 50% of women fish processors have respiratory problems. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/iotc-meeting-artisanal-fisheries-stress-their-role-in-the-development-of-sustainable-tuna-fisheries monthly 0.5 2021-03-11 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/affordable-social-housing-to-improve-the-living-conditions-of-women-fish-processors-in-cte-divoire monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614684393314-Y1HMU6U99XNV38CN5855/Laying+of+the+founding+stone+Micheline+Dion News blog - Affordable social housing to improve the living conditions of women fish processors in Côte d'Ivoire On the left, Micheline Dion, President of USCOFEP-CI, lays the foundation stone with a representative of the property developer and the municipality's customary authority. Photo: USCOFEP-CI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614685112688-HQKL02H4NW19VTUMW50Y/Fridge+container+San+Pedro+USCOFEP-CI News blog - Affordable social housing to improve the living conditions of women fish processors in Côte d'Ivoire In July 2020, a small victory for USCOFEP-CI: through a fund set up under the EU-Côte d'Ivoire fisheries agreement, women bought a refrigerated container to store fish. Photo gallery: USCOFEP-CI. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/fight-against-the-installation-of-a-metallurgical-plant-in-bargny-women-fish-processors-change-their-strategy monthly 0.5 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614260954697-NL1Y97HCBNZTQTXEC98X/Fatou+Samb+Khelcom+women+fish+processors News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy According to Fatou Samb, President of the women fish processors, Tosyali has not exercised due diligence in assessing the risks that its operations could pose to fish processing activities. Photos: Lamine Diack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614261517324-0TMXL1AOACU6VX42VIOJ/Khelcom+site+de+transformation News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy During the months of January to March, the pirogues are docked and there is no landing of fish. The local residents nevertheless occupy the district, even if the Khelcom site is deserted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614332416780-Q87CF0YXTD7H1O9E37ZF/Khelcom+processing+site News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy At the Khelcom processing site there is a power pole, but it is not connected to the network. Next to the ruined huts are bags of coal that will be used to smoke the fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614333891706-C3N22B5HXUN2C3S7ACPP/Fadel+Wade+RAPEN News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy According to Fadel Wade, Coordinator of the Network of Associations for the Protection of the Environment and Nature (RAPEN), the factory project would wipe out fish processing activities that employ more than 5,000 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614334544868-KA1SNE3UBVLNO2ZRZKFO/land+deeds+Bargny News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy The area where the factory would be installed would concern land titles 2415, 1217 and 1861 and would impact two districts as well as the artisanal fishing and processing activities of Bargny. Click to enlarge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614335191324-2C30LTLQVVIIVY39CANJ/Oulimata+Ba+farine+de+poisson News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy Oulimata Ba, his grandson on his back, is on guard during the low season and arranges her collection of smoked fish scraps which will become, after processing, fishmeal for poultry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614335566540-0AP8SDG2E4QSSINC3PAH/Profite+website.png News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy - PAULE KADJA TRAORE For more than 12 years, Paule has been the director of the news site AbenaTV and she is the coordinator of the Senegalese daily newspaper Le Mandat. She specialises in environmental news and is a member of the Network of Journalists for Responsible and Sustainable Fisheries in Africa (REJOPRA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614335652986-WW1RTH03TA69WAYV1ACN/Lamine+Diack News blog - Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy - LAMINE DIACK Known as Jaakwar, Lamine Diack is a Senegalese photographer. He is self-taught, freelance since 2019, and started his professional career as a portrait photographer. Interested in social issues, he finds in photojournalism the best way to document the realities he witnesses. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cffa-joins-the-eu-food-policy-coalition monthly 0.5 2021-02-23 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/iog-stakeholders-ask-for-a-transparent-and-inclusive-decision-making monthly 0.5 2021-02-22 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/mangrove-crab-a-lucrative-trade-that-is-disturbing-malagasy-waters monthly 0.5 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1613488802453-Q3KYZTM3ANSACB3PZRQO/Madagascar+fishermen News blog - Mangrove crab, a lucrative trade that is disturbing Malagasy waters Fishermen explain that the lack of income would be more bearable if the closure season was during the usual one (June to August), as the cost of living is lower. Photo: Sandy Manoa/Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1613489049735-Y0FNRH6NXT4FMG0MVCJ5/mud+crabe+mangrove News blog - Mangrove crab, a lucrative trade that is disturbing Malagasy waters The government introduced several conservation measures following a process involving many stakeholders. Illustrative picture of a mud crab or mangrove crab. Photo: David Clode/Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1613489628808-0TOKBFVSC9NTJDN3S30H/Chinese+proposal+exclusivity+crab News blog - Mangrove crab, a lucrative trade that is disturbing Malagasy waters A detail of a proposal by a Chinese operator to the Malagasy government of 2016, offering USD4 M for the exclusivity of crab exports. Click on the image to open the full document. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1613489349485-R578JVDXF649UN0KMUBR/artisanal+fishermen+madagascar News blog - Mangrove crab, a lucrative trade that is disturbing Malagasy waters A fair and sustainable exploitation of the mangrove crab has the potential to encourage social and economic growth for fishing and coastal communities. Photo: Sandy Manoa/Unsplash https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/cofi34-summary-increased-awareness-and-space-for-small-scale-fisheries monthly 0.5 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612953895629-RRKD76LYJL5ERCPFUVR7/COFI34+CFFA+documents News blog - COFI34 recap: Increased awareness and space for small-scale fisheries - COFI 34 - All our documents 1-5 February 2021 Click on the image to access all our statements and our partners’ declarations https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/advocating-for-artisanal-tuna-fisheries-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2021-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611327889422-EX3BQF41A6L9LBGHG6F9/gaoussou.jpg News blog - Advocating for artisanal tuna fisheries in West Africa Mr. Gaoussou Gueye, President of APRAPAM, as well as CAOPA, reiterated his call for the development of artisanal tuna fishing. Photo: CAOPA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/control-regulation-more-transparency-needed-to-oversee-eu-external-fishing-fleets monthly 0.5 2021-01-20 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/caopa-calls-for-a-more-sustainable-and-transparent-framework-for-fishing-joint-ventures-in-africa monthly 0.5 2020-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1607695431744-1GZMD8WUM5GLI6KC18L8/130928122_4083781068302259_2848988695583832320_n.jpg News blog - CAOPA calls for a more sustainable and transparent framework for fishing joint ventures in Africa https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/european-and-african-artisanal-fishermens-organisations-denounce-their-marginalisation monthly 0.5 2020-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1606222430187-87M1IRCHM2T20CEK973J/yoel-winkler-JfZGOrfw10w-unsplash.jpg News blog - European and African artisanal fishermen's organisations denounce their marginalisation Women in African artisanal fisheries have paid a high price during the Covid-19 crisis. Deprived of raw materials when fishermen no longer go out, cut off from their markets, they wondered how they could feed their families. Photo: Yoel Winkler - Unsplash/@Yoel100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1606217506104-BJ0PL2H46816KZR3V7HC/thomas-millot-a2u11Irb438-unsplash.jpg News blog - European and African artisanal fishermen's organisations denounce their marginalisation For the Collectif Pêche et Développement, policy-makers should recognise the collective capacity of fisherfolk to co-manage their resources and protect the environment. Photo: Thomas Millot - Unsplash/@tmillot https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/after-being-stranded-for-months-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-mauritian-artisanal-fishers-are-now-stuck-between-polluted-waters-and-insufficient-financial-support monthly 0.5 2020-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605879819947-QIPP9JXLEU2CA0F6ABVF/artiom-vallat-aTIcCGbBFCc-unsplash-Mauritius.jpg News blog - Stranded for months due to Covid-19, Mauritian fishers are now stuck between polluted waters and insufficient support Only registered fishermen have access to financial support from the government. Many fisherfolk struggle to obtain licences becuse of complicated procedural requirements. Photo: Artiom Vallat - Unsplash/@virussinside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605879707214-5LQ8DOWKR7E44L1V4RMZ/jo-anne-mcarthur-6rfzmb8fx1c-unsplash-Mauritius.jpg News blog - Stranded for months due to Covid-19, Mauritian fishers are now stuck between polluted waters and insufficient support The government post Covid-19 recovery plan includes a strong emphasis on industrial fisheries, especially through joint ventures, and a “special” consideration to small-scale fisheries through new FADs, both measures that encourage overfishing. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur - Unsplash/@weanimalsmedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605879509126-YQ6CHXRPKACBUAW5SVQH/Profite+website.jpg News blog - Stranded for months due to Covid-19, Mauritian fishers are now stuck between polluted waters and insufficient support - Louis Lambrechts Louis is a lawyer specialized in environmental law and the law of the sea. He is currently based in South Africa where he works to protect and promote the environmental and human rights of communities across the continent. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/an-urgent-need-for-a-regional-management-fisheries-organization-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2020-11-19 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eu-senegal-fisheries-agreement-asking-the-right-questions monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1605539665122-Y4IN32QD01QE4GUB7TSD/tuna+senegal.png News blog - EU-Senegal Fisheries Agreement: asking “the right questions” ICCAT quotas for EU and Senegal. Source: Compendium of management recommendations and related resolutions adopted by ICCAT for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic 2020. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/has-the-european-parliament-listened-to-the-seychelles-artisanal-fishers-concerns monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1604937032117-17B4ARXO7E4HT7YIDTRU/191111+Keith+PE.jpg News blog - Has the European Parliament listened to the Seychelles artisanal fishers concerns? Keith Andre (third from the left), president of the Seychelles Fishermen and Boat Owner Association, presenting the priorities of artisanal fishing communities at an event organised at the European Parliament last November 2019. Photo: Joëlle Philippe/CFFA https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/uscofep-cis-refrigerated-container-guarantees-a-continuous-supply-of-fish-to-abdijan monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/increased-free-access-to-eu-market-for-cheap-tuna-loins-is-bad-news-for-producers-in-developing-countries monthly 0.5 2020-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1603360843037-IUF2723NZYS8G6GLES9T/6307768141_bc182a9a35_o+-+flickr+Fred+Weirowsky.jpg News blog - Increased free access to EU market for cheap tuna loins is bad news for producers in developing countries A tuna processing plant in Malaysia. South East Asian countries and China, with the exception of Vietnam, have not committed to meet similar sustainability standards as the ACP countries and GSP+ scheme countries. Photo: Fred Weirowsky. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/mauritania-pledged-to-eliminate-fishmeal-production-by-2020-today-it-has-tripled monthly 0.5 2020-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1602848312184-IQX0GN6JPWYOI3BY56KA/image005.jpg News blog - Mauritania pledged to eliminate fishmeal production by 2020. Today, it has tripled Source: Ministère des pêches et de l’économie maritime (MPEM) of Mauritania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1602848721501-CKJ8H3YRZDL0M8F2WYZ1/SMCP%2Bfigures.jpg News blog - Mauritania pledged to eliminate fishmeal production by 2020. Today, it has tripled Official figures (Société mauritanienne de commercialisation du poisson, SMCP) for exports of fish oil and fishmeal for the first quarter of 2020. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/au-blue-economy-strategy-eu-reiterates-its-commitment-to-address-corruption-promote-transparency-and-participation-of-all-stakeholders monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/new-effort-for-a-regional-management-of-small-pelagics-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2020-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1602232686681-EZMKDSOCHM9JJ7INY98Z/usine+farine.jpg News blog - New effort for a regional management of small pelagics in West Africa? The stock of round sardinella is in an alarming state, particularly because of its use in fishmeal. Photo: Francisco Mari/Bread for the World https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/concrete-measures-to-improve-working-conditions-in-small-scale-fisheries-in-senegal monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601989699886-OSECR6ZJ79RXY5JAJBJ1/balise+sur+pirogue+2.JPG News blog - Concrete measures to improve working conditions in small-scale fisheries in Senegal The transmitter is designed to withstand difficult marine conditions and transmits the precise geolocation of the boat every ten minutes. Photo: Agiltech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601989632586-BVSZIKDMCAZDOS7Y5L7U/balise+avec+icones.png News blog - Concrete measures to improve working conditions in small-scale fisheries in Senegal The transmitter works with icons to allow all crew members, even non-literate ones, to easily use it. Photo: Agiltech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601989567583-7QBGG1SUXA0SZJB07JWY/Hadja+Slimatou+Bangoura+fumeuse+du+poisson+T%C3%A9min%C3%A9taye.jpg News blog - Concrete measures to improve working conditions in small-scale fisheries in Senegal The women processors smoke the fish in inhumane conditions: in the fumes, without access to sanitation, drinking water or electricity. Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/a-vibrant-call-to-protect-and-promote-african-local-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-cooperative-of-women-fish-processors-in-cte-divoire-inaugurates-refrigerated-container-in-san-pedro monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1599042060703-0FX407D6SKI7DAZO6AG9/200901+Remise+San+Pedro.png News blog - The cooperative of women fish processors in Côte d'Ivoire inaugurates a refrigerated container in San Pedro The president of USCOFEP-CI recalled the importance of the role of women in the fish value chain. Photos: USCOFEP-CI. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/for-the-post-covid-19-period-caopa-calls-for-decent-working-conditions-for-artisanal-fisheries monthly 0.5 2020-08-20 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/liberian-fishers-protest-against-the-potential-issue-of-fishing-licences-to-six-chinese-supertrawlers monthly 0.5 2020-07-23 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/this-is-the-first-time-fishing-communities-are-seeing-a-concrete-positive-impact-of-the-agreement-with-the-european-union monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/old-fantasies-the-french-citizens-convention-for-climate-proposes-to-replace-fisheries-with-aquaculture monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1594207140508-IA2YE3RAENICMFI5B3ZU/Macron%2B-%2BCCC.jpg News blog - Old fantasies: the French Citizen’s convention for climate proposes to replace fisheries with aquaculture President Macron accepted 146 out of 149 of the proposals made by the CCC and committed to continue the fight at EU level. Photo: elysée.fr. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/csos-complaint-about-italian-vessels-activities-in-sierra-leone-the-european-commission-is-dragging-its-feet monthly 0.5 2021-04-09 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-fisheries-ministry-will-not-issue-any-of-the-licences-to-the-54-vessels-of-chinese-and-turkish-origin monthly 0.5 2020-06-09 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/eu-seychelles-sfpa-the-pech-rapporteur-calls-for-more-transparency-and-participation-of-the-local-fisheries-sector monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/hard-hit-by-the-covid-19-crisis-ivorian-women-in-artisanal-fisheries-also-see-it-as-an-opportunity-to-address-long-postponed-issues monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1588240396235-OKL02R8MDZXY3STG5AK8/IMG-20200407-WA0026.jpg News blog - Hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis, Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries also see it as an opportunity to address long postponed issues Women from USCOFEP-CI have travelled to several landing sites with the minister to sensitize about social distancing measures. Photo: USCOFEP-CI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1588251547325-G7RR6BPGDZ0ZZEFS3XR5/IMG_2077.jpg News blog - Hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis, Ivorian women in artisanal fisheries also see it as an opportunity to address long postponed issues Photo de famille of USCOFEP-CI women at a meeting for International Women’s Day, when they took stock of the progress made in the implementation of the EU-Côte d’Ivoire SFPA. Banner and photo: Andrea Durighello/GIZ. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-ep-fisheries-committee-voted-the-extension-of-the-eu-mauritania-sfpa-protocol-and-highlighted-issues-for-renegotiation monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1588084498897-L61T3JZ908Z3AWQ6F3PC/IMG_4127.JPG News blog - The EP Fisheries Committee voted the extension of the EU-Mauritania SFPA protocol, highlighting issues for renegotiation Landing of fish from an artisanal pirogue in Joal, Senegal. Photo: Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegalese-civil-society-protests-against-its-government-intention-to-issue-fishing-licenses-to-54-chinese-and-turkish-vessels monthly 0.5 2020-04-23 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/reducing-control-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-would-open-the-door-to-illegal-fishing monthly 0.5 2020-04-16 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/african-artisanal-fishermen-call-for-measures-to-help-them-call-cope-with-the-covid-19-epidemic monthly 0.5 2020-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1586171539285-XDQUDFUWH05V5QQNWV7A/artisanal+fisheries+covid.jpg News blog - African artisanal fishermen call for measures to help them cope with the COVID-19 epidemic Compliance with measures in place to fight COVID-19 is particularly challenging for the fisheries sector, as workers are in close contact all along the value chain. Photos: Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/tackling-the-use-of-wild-fish-in-aquaculture-supply-chains monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1585560617819-JGKN0KFOWOHWHDBR0S2T/Gambia_investigation_photo_website.jpg News blog - Tackling the use of wild fish in aquaculture supply chains A woman fish processor in a market in The Gambia. Photo: Courtesy of Changing Markets. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/senegalese-civil-society-raises-awareness-on-the-impacts-of-the-use-of-plastics-on-the-environment monthly 0.5 2020-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1585225070254-IDHDTDZZ0F84PGJ7UCK1/Logo+projet+plastique.png News blog - Senegalese civil society raises awareness on the harmful impacts of plastics on the environment The project follows the adoption of the Ocean Plastics Charter at G7 summit in Canada in 2018. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/stories-on-artisanal-fisheries-call-for-proposal-to-african-journalists monthly 0.5 2020-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1584361518856-EYSXFRQ29HEBKIP9EYPY/46511183_2181782218506956_3012213731808509952_o.png News blog - Stories on artisanal fisheries: call for proposal to African journalists https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/faux-thon-to-improve-the-livelihoods-and-conditions-of-ivorian-women monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1583758297190-1YUEIDVRRUI5TJ5CZIJ8/d%25C3%25A9barquement%2Blocodjro.jpg News blog - “Faux thon” to improve the livelihoods and conditions of Ivorian women For International Women’s Day, the union of cooperatives of women fish processors and fishmongers invited local authorities and partners for a session to review the progress made in improving access to faux thon. Photos (all): Courtesy of Andréa Durighello/GIZ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1583758994077-SYB2BFV69SHWX5O1U2BS/Andr%2525C3%2525A9a%252B2.jpg News blog - “Faux thon” to improve the livelihoods and conditions of Ivorian women USCOFEP-CI women sensitized consummers on the different species of the area, on “faux thon” and the EU-Côte d’Ivoire protocol and presented 12 traditional dishes (banner photo) to show how important fish is for Ivorian diet. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/there-are-only-99-days-left-for-governments-to-reach-an-agreement-to-end-harmful-fisheries-subsidies-at-the-wto-conference monthly 0.5 2020-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1583321329077-P8X615RG2XN6JS0DKICK/Countdown+website+%22Stop+funding+overfishing%22 News blog - There are only 99 days left for governments to reach an agreement to end harmful fisheries subsidies at the WTO conference https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/civil-society-and-artisanal-fisheries-organisations-react-to-the-new-eu-senegal-fisheries-protocol monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/european-commission-given-the-importance-of-fisheries-and-aquaculture-any-diversification-of-the-african-economy-should-fully-build-on-these-traditional-sectors monthly 0.5 2020-02-18 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/conakry-guinea-fisheries-minister-expresses-support-to-the-evicted-fishing-community-in-the-continuity-of-their-activities monthly 0.5 2020-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1580736444477-V515Z6J22LPHH4IU1G7G/IMG-20191204-WA0013.jpg News blog - Conakry: Guinea Fisheries Minister expresses support to the evicted fishing community in the continuation of their activities An archive picture of Kouléwondy landing site in Conakry on low tide with Hotel Noom, from Mangalis Hotel Group, in the background. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/conakry-fishing-community-to-be-evicted-due-to-the-enlargement-of-hotel-nooms-parking monthly 0.5 2021-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1575221361355-NP8K4OHIJHEWESJPG85A/IMG_9426.JPG News blog - Conakry: fishing community to be evicted due to a Government lease of land to Hotel Noom Men and women affected by the eviction are now sleeping in their pirogues and facilities at Kouléwondy landing site (in the picture, with Hotel Noom in the background). Photos: Aliou Diallo/REJOPRA https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/the-challenges-of-fisheries-agreements-the-perspectives-of-african-coastal-communities monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1574773277561-W2VY2TOXMECEU5K7QV2G/Gaoussou.jpg News blog - The challenges of fisheries agreements: the perspectives of African coastal communities - “There is a need Mr. Gaoussou Gueye, President of CAOPA, insisted on the need to make the SFPAs a tool to protect coastal marine environments. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/small-scale-fisheries-organisations-and-ngos-call-on-the-ec-for-an-inclusive-oceans-strategy-to-secure-sustainable-fishing-communities monthly 0.5 2019-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1574336936909-XGBNQ5TOPK6KYC2QJ5IB/191115+Blue+Growth+Statement+signature.jpg News blog - Small scale fisheries organisations and NGOs call on the EC for an inclusive Oceans Strategy to Secure Sustainable Fishing Communities On 15 November, European Small-scale fishers (LIFE) and African artisanal fishermen (CAOPA) met in Brussels for the first time and signed a copy of the statement. https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/new-report-from-changing-markets-foundation-highlights-the-catastrophe-provoked-by-fishmeal-factories-in-the-gambia monthly 0.5 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1571150470964-FU79R3NL9QL6IPPUSS8O/Gambia_investigation_photo_website.jpg News blog - New report from Changing Markets Foundation highlights the catastrophe provoked by fishmeal factories in The Gambia https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/2019/10/01/2019-10-1-external-dimension-of-theeuropean-parliament-study-calls-for-resource-allocation-that-prioritises-sustainability monthly 0.5 2020-02-06 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/2019/09/04/2019-9-4-the-commission-further-delays-the-investigation-of-suspected-iuu-operations-committed-by-vessels-flying-italian-flags monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/2019/07/29/2019-7-29-new-sfpa-protocol-between-eu-and-senegal-artisanal-fishing-organizations-call-for-a-regional-strategy monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/2019/02/06/2019-2-6-african-artisanal-fishers-and-ngos-jointly-complain-to-the-eu-against-italy-turning-a-blind-eye-to-its-trawlers-illegal-activities-in-west-africa monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.cffacape.org/news-blog/2018/09/22/2018-9-22-madagascar-gives-10-year-fisheries-agreement-to-chinese-consortium monthly 0.5 2019-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1571057505567-VH7CRHKONAJT47O3OMNB/d04c7-f6e558386fdb58e34c89a6e6ff6c5e37.jpg News blog - Madagascar agrees to a 10 year fisheries agreement with Chinese consortium 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of handwashing kits to one of the sensitization events of the USCOFEP-CI Women's Cooperative of Women Transformers. 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Banner photo: Samuel Aboh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1589446567945-TUH2KCDMNI0RQ03O9V3M/Mr.+Noku.png Coronavirus crisis: impacts on African artisanal fisheries - Highly mobile Ghanaian artisanal fishers cannot circumvent the closure of borders Mr. Noku asks that the small-scale fisheries be allowed to work across borders as for agricultural sector and industrial fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1589446745982-D6YBM6PA0LGO0QH0NNKD/Landing+site+ghana+.png Coronavirus crisis: impacts on African artisanal fisheries - Highly mobile Ghanaian artisanal fishers cannot circumvent the closure of borders To reduce the congestion on shore when pirogues come back from fishing, fishermen are asked to go to sea in shifts. The rest of fishermen wait on the beach, which defeats the purpose of the measure. 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Photo: Mamadou Aliou Diallo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1588672349361-0R1PD9E920V9QMUT0M97/Mme+Sal%C3%A9matou+Bah+vendeuse+poisson+Bonfi.JPG Coronavirus crisis: impacts on African artisanal fisheries - In Guinea, the fish supply and processing chains are under severe strain Curfews and port closures, as well as increased transportation costs and police harassment, make it difficult to travel to buy or sell fish between communities. Photo: MAD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1588672383480-XK0QWBTFR37PG0LBQU0U/Mme+Maissata+Bangoura+cheffe+du+port+de+Bonfi.JPG Coronavirus crisis: impacts on African artisanal fisheries - In Guinea, the fish supply and processing chains are under severe strain Ms. Bah, a fishmonger at the port of Bonfi, explains how they are working at a loss because of travel restrictions that prevent customers from coming to buy fish from them. 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Photo: MAD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1588672635040-U7SMU0ES1QY5F2F9LPG2/Pirogues+Bonfi+port.JPG Coronavirus crisis: impacts on African artisanal fisheries - In Guinea, the fish supply and processing chains are under severe strain The owners of pirogues, as in the port of Bonfi, in the municipality of Matam, hesitate to go out to sea if it is to fish at a loss. Photo: MAD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1590665888270-HSILEUN9IQFQCER7ECQM/Profite+website+%281%29.jpg Coronavirus crisis: impacts on African artisanal fisheries - In Guinea, the fish supply and processing chains are under severe strain - Mamadou Aliou Diallo Aliou has been a photojournalist for more than 9 years and has worked in several local media and as the Guinea correspondent for pan-African media. Passionate about development issues, he has won numerous awards. 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In some of the other West African countries, pirogues made of fiberglass, lighter and more resistant, are now being built. Salif Mbou (left) is the chief carpenter in Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793528422-34CG828PRF03KKWGGKUI/01+CABDALI_BISSAU_CHARPENTIERS_06.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery In Guinea-Bissau, pirogues made of wood usually do not exceed 18 meters. In some of the other West African countries, pirogues made of fiberglass, lighter and more resistant, are now being built. Salif Mbou (left) is the chief carpenter in Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793528143-LAU8NIDM9JUS6UFM8Z7O/02+CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_54.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Ana Pereira is a pirogue owner in Cacheu, an area rich in fish 60 km North West from the capital. According to official data, there are 883 active pirogues and nearly 5,600 fishers in Guinea Bissau. Most owners never go fishing, but receive a fee or get a portion of the catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793537891-NL6ER958UXAVAZLA25B0/03+Bissau+port+3.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world and weather can be a treacherous enemy for the fishermen. Often, much time is spent waiting for the right time to go out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793543908-AGI1GAI4LWF1Z4OJORRY/04CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_38.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery In Ilonde, 5 km West from the capital, communities, both men, women and their children, fish on foot from the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793537806-O8XY11UJGPD8J8UWKM6B/04+Divers.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery On the road between Bissau and Cachungo, women use these round nets to catch crabs on the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793548476-OGL4U2L2WH8FT0XGXYQY/05CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_114.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Fishermen are always racing against time under the tropical sun, to ensure fish does not spoil before they land it. Ice is essential for the conservation of the catches on board and, with fuel, one of the biggest expenses for a fishing trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793557471-4P6CRJCE37LR80FRJQXK/06+Cacheu+port+7.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery In Cacheu, Marie Brassene gives money to her husband Jaime Brassene Jandim, to cover the costs of fuel and ice. Often women fish processors pre-finance the cost of the fishing trip to secure priority access to the catches of the pirogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793559681-G2X2RDWZ3P7YEZXCSECQ/07+Bissau+port+2.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Landing of fish in Bissau. When the pirogue arrives at the landing site, it is usually the youth and women who offload the catches. Fishermen’s earnings depend on the amount of catches made. Often, they are not enough to pay the pirogue owner and cover the fuel and ice costs, and the crew goes empty handed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793573508-LC432MHA9SRORSQ021FP/08+Bissau+glace+1.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Ice continues to be essential after the landing of fish. Filipe Soares is the owner of the ice plant in Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793576899-WL2BO2A6BJMNLTXZLHRR/09+Cacheu+port+3.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Truck, motorbikes, on foot... Young men transport and distribute fish to the market or bring it to the processing sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793579051-SO73AAT676YH2QKZDBJH/10+CABDALI_BISSAU_MARCHE_37.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery The fish market in Bissau, where fish is sold fresh. Artisanal conservation techniques are used to preserve the fish longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793605369-HO3SGBFZFKD3YEK2YFH2/11+Travail+maison+3.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery For example, in Cacheu, women smoke fish at night, after having fulfilled all their other tasks: preparing their children for school, cleaning the house, going to the landing site, preparing lunch, going to the market… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793604753-4944IF2DYZZINQWUXPX0/12+Cacheu.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Another technique is sun drying. In Cacheu also, women fish processors spread the fish on trays to let them dry in the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793617239-SHLY821MREZPA1B3U8P8/13+Cacheu+port+2.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Back at the landing site, there are plenty of small jobs to keep youth busy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793617363-EZNJAJ30YVK4IA79ESLP/14+Cacheu+2.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery While some pirogues are operated by sail, most use engines of less than 60 HP. Boubacar Diouf, in Bissau, repairs pirogue engines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793624440-ZHNX1ZJY56AKXH68I4AX/15+Bissau+filets+1.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Fishing nets need mending. Apart from the wear and tear and accidental damage, industrial trawlers often destroy or damage artisanal fishing nets and fishermen seldom get compensation for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793621168-Z7S9EZG0REM10VNAUJQ0/16+CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_21.jpg Guinea-Bissau gallery Pirogues also need regular washing, polishing and maintenance. https://www.cffacape.org/cofi daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1654167261458-6PRVHS9XTUZ9MESEW4BF/Banner+webinar.png Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1655288955853-9ZO1KHC3MOXGUWSS337O/Banner+webinar.png Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1655288955853-9ZO1KHC3MOXGUWSS337O/Banner+webinar.png Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1655288955853-9ZO1KHC3MOXGUWSS337O/Banner+webinar.png Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612177011838-N3NV3OQ6I3MB099O4XLK/video+artisanal+fisheries+Africa Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - African artisanal fisheries This sector mobilises more than 10 million men and women across the continent… Click on the image to see the video https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612192526940-P5UN5P42S03N48ULD6CE/210126+COFI+agenda+item+11.1+-+CFFA+statement+-+biodiversity_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612192406773-VPRISOWZBO9TRZC8Q440/210126+COFI+agenda+item+9+-+CAOPA+CFFA+joint+position+-+transparency_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612192823734-HPDCE3XQLXKACQFB395I/210201+CAOPA+declaration+aquaculture_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612193132687-GJK7C8GNMWMT6JQ373ES/210201+CAOPA+declaration+sustainability+value+chain+artisanal+fisheries_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1612192932791-1JMVO3Z2ZLC1JDZU6AKP/210201+CAOPA+declaration+support+ssf_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8c2e01a7-eb74-4e89-9eca-5d79519f8626/a+call+to+action.gif Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8e72ff28-aee4-4494-aba2-30e841eec13e/samuel-aboh-YpHa1VyFbt0-unsplash+-+ghana.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) Photo: Samuel Aboh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3eb33511-1403-4056-b9ff-76413dadafa9/4372042299_5aa3b762c6_o+julien+harneis.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - STATEMENTS SSF organisations have coordinated their statements for each agenda point of COFI36. Check the FAO website of Observer statements. Photo: Julien Harneis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5b51adaf-0806-497c-bd5f-8a85a47a5a1e/Samuel+Aboh.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - press kit Find out more about the context and history of the Call to Action by Small-scale Fisheries organisations. Photo: Samuel Aboh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b48daa3d-41ee-4af9-8b01-ab6fd6271454/Shiri+Ram+WCS.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAOPA, CoopeSolidar and CFFA have coordinated to tweet in French, Spanish and English. 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Make it stand out Statement by the signatories of the Call to Action on agenda item #6 "Supporting Small-scale Fisheries”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a411b480-9eb2-474a-b90a-1d7a2c95f2b1/220907+Statement+4+-+Sous-comit%C3%A9+gestion+p%C3%AAche_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement by CAOPA on item #8 “Subcommittee on Fisheries Management”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/4d2ec428-6958-4dbe-a322-e112471e2bf7/220907+Statement+7+-+BD_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement by signatories of the Call to Action and ICSF on item 10 - “Biodiversity”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/90105d49-8154-4445-8598-1c9660199731/220907+Statement+8+on+aquaculture_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement of CAOPA on agenda item 11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3c3ec9e5-ddce-402c-8415-470584d2bd39/220905+Statement+2+-+women_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement by signatories of the Call to Action on agenda item #6 “Supporting Small-scale fisheries”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f939fb56-4af2-4373-bbef-ab8731391b0c/220906+Statement+5+-+CC_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement by signatories of the Call To Action on item 9 - Climate Change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/95806e59-fd7d-4e96-bb27-37ee8bb7c56a/220907+Statement+7+-+BD+Cogestion_final_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement by signatories of Call To Action on item 10 - “Biodiversity” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e55f9f78-427f-4a75-af6a-c72534466f7b/a+call+to+action+%283%29.gif Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/05519389-24bc-4b4e-ab7c-1e6591a9d084/240708+Statement+HRBA+-+point+4_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on agenda item #4 - State of the world fisheries and aquaculture and progress on the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/3b349e58-e1d3-4793-9531-549499ff6028/240709+Declaraci%C3%B3n+acuicultura+_+Felicito_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on agenda item #5 - Conclusions of the subcommittee on aquaculture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1cffc53f-e846-47f0-a1ad-8367f5101eaa/240709+Declaration+commerce+-+Raissa+Madou_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on agenda item #6 - Conclusions of the subcommittee on fish trade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/846187bc-ab84-4e74-8afb-6df12fca43c1/7_FR_SSF+Def-images-0.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on item #7 - Conclusions of the subcommittee on fisheries management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/fa2bedc7-2daf-403f-8ad2-c1fb27972a4b/7_EN_Accords+acc%C3%A8s-images-0.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on item #7 - Conclusions of the subcommittee on fisheries management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0a19c577-e868-4b76-a053-cdd26f882942/8_EN_IUU+Fishing-fusionn%C3%A9_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on item #8 - Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/45cb88c4-39a0-48ff-8c90-144eb8f61b15/240711+Statement+on+food+security+_+EN_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on #10 - The role of fisheries and aquaculture in food security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/047b2fa5-20a4-42e0-aaf3-b633f7f0e936/13_EN_Pollution+plastique-fusionn%C3%A9+%281%29_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on item #13 - Marine plastic pollution and Fisheries and Aquaculture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/536ee937-9c6d-4465-a03a-819cd7230da1/14_EN_Security+at+sea-fusionn%C3%A9_page-0001.jpg Committee on Fisheries (COFI 36) - Make it stand out Statement on item #14 - FAO’s Programme of Work in fisheries and aquaculture under the FAO Strategic Framework. https://www.cffacape.org/archive daily 0.75 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1564577574361-5UN3GCQW3H78F2P02LJQ/190730+photo+header+CAPE.png Archive https://www.cffacape.org/our-structure daily 0.75 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601630218540-JKHPNCN53V2LD2L89PWX/hennie-stander-RBjkc-M3WY0-unsplash+-+Kenya+lake+Victoria.jpg Our structure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2704e082-29ae-4b04-8d15-8633f276c408/beatrice.jpg Our structure - BÉatrice Gorez Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e140ce56-87cc-459e-b018-26759c228a63/WhatsApp+Image+2024-07-10+at+07.05.35.jpg Our structure - DR. AndrE Standing Senior Advisor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5c0617a3-d7f0-4f4f-8b9b-7d25159a200a/profil.jpg Our structure - Joelle Philippe Communications officer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/568a347e-4a26-439d-b34c-d61789b8d271/Margaux1.jpg Our structure - MARGAUX ROCHEFORT Office manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1581004866739-STF5YN55LCWH35CW57FO/caopa.png Our structure - African confederation of artisanal fisheries organizations CAOPA African confederation of artisanal fisheries organizations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1616681809015-7ECV4IB0OE6I15YV00XA/apra1.jpg Our structure - Association pour la Promotion et la Responsabilisation des Acteurs de la Pêche Artisanale Maritime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1757414186746-IX0V7TFYJKQ7170ZXRG8/UNOC+logos+%2814%29.png Our structure - Bread for the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1581005002564-10SHIJH7UUTY1RK6LUQF/iscf+bw.png Our structure - International Collectif in Support of Fishworkers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1565708625667-UO8DY876DXOJ83M2JYO8/3kt-b64i_400x400.jpg Our structure - Swedish Society for Nature Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0cdc4e1c-9c69-4920-b931-292432979946/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne.jpg Our structure - Hélène Bours has worked on fisheries issues for more than 30 years, both at European and international level. Hélène supported the creation of CFFA and is a member of the Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cb1eabf6-12c5-4166-b6ac-c110f83e0528/WhatsApp+Image+2024-07-10+at+07.05.40.jpg Our structure - BRiAN O’RIORDAN has worked for international fisheries issues for 40 years and is now policy advisor of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe. He is member of CFFA’s GA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/0442ebc0-3cbb-4d43-be89-22ac85bba809/DSC01045.jpg Our structure - Jacques briard worked for the Belgian development NGO Entraide et Fraternité and supported CFFA since its inception. He is in CFFA’s board since his retirement and is now its secretary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e8c2c809-6820-4e6e-ab0f-9cb82ff31bf3/Lockdown+termin%C3%A9.jpg Our structure - MICHAEL ËARLE was the policy advisor for fisheries for the group of the Greens at the European Parliament for over 30 years. He currently is CFFA’s treasurer and supports the work as an expert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6a134700-589e-46a1-bfc6-7dd0432bb944/DSC01045.jpg Our structure - MARIE CLAUDE LAGASSE works for the Société des Auxiliaires des Missions (a Belgian NGO) and has supported CFFA in admin matters since the creation of CFFA. She is president of the board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/a040851d-4b6e-4365-93e6-8f3a16c6fbf3/DSC_1018.jpg Our structure - Abbé pierre gilLet A priest, an engineer and an economist, he supported small-scale fishing communities in India for 14 years. Back in Belgium, he participated in the creation of ICSF (1984), the launch of the World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers (1997) and the creation of CFFA (1992), of which he was treasurer until his departure in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/af8a71c8-27d7-4736-8344-f673e87d2db6/mamayawa.jpg Our structure - El Hadja Mamayawa Sandouno An ICSF member, she supported the participation of women in artisanal fishing in decision-making processes. She held several positions in the Fisheries Administration of the Republic of Guinea, including head of the gender and equity department. She left us in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/036aec9f-1c5b-4ecf-872b-d3901b8c103c/Dao+Gueye.jpg Our structure - El Hadj Dao Gaye A fisher for more than 50 years, he made the voice of Senegalese artisanal fishers heard in Europe and was the first fisher to participate in negotiations for a fishing agreement with the EU in 1994. He was the first president of CONIPAS and the initiator of World Fisheries Day, celebrated every 21 November since 1997. He left us in 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c3495806-9789-4c45-925c-8e1131fb0c44/DSC01045.jpg Our structure - Clotilde de jamblinne In 1984, she helped to launch the European office of the International Collective in Support of Fishers and Fishworkers (ICSF) and supported the creation of CFFA to enable small-scale African fishers to defend their rights before European institutions. She our first board president. She left us in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1dc61264-ace7-4461-981f-ad0532ac14a0/F%C3%A9lix+3.jpg Our structure - Félix Randrianaso-avina Director of the Apostleship of the Sea Madagascar, founder and president of the Collective of Malagasy Maritime Organisations, he highlighted the importance of Malagasy fishers, giving them a voice, whether on the EU SFPA, or on the need for a protected area reserved to small-scale fishers. He left us in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/46a673d1-7c99-472d-9006-5b9709ad5aac/IMG_0854.jpg Our structure - ANTóNIA ADAMA DJALÓ President of the National Network of Women in Artisanal Fisheries in Guinea-Bissau. She worked tiressly for the improvement of working and living conditions of women in small-scale fisheries in Africa. She was founder and vice-president of CAOPA when she left us in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/bf022a91-8f75-494c-8055-17ef2005a431/Dr.+Ahmed+Mahmoud+Cherif.jpeg Our structure - Dr Ahmed Mahmoud Cherif Former director of fisheries in Mauritania, he worked tirelessly to ensure that Mauritanian small-scale fishers had priority access to resources. Thanks to his work, in July 2012 the SFPA included measures to ensure there was no competition between European vessels and Mauritanian SSF, particularly for octopus. He left us in 2018. https://www.cffacape.org/our-commitments daily 0.75 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601630099045-ZDUQEWT4LHXDVVVKLWZP/image-asset.jpeg Our Commitments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/31bc5119-7968-4e92-9bfe-8d74856a7671/38.png Our Commitments Click on image to download our latest financial audit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614253701746-Y0X2L0ZMG3SNK1QWETB1/CFFA+activities+costs Our Commitments Click on the image to download our latest activity report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/72a8cfaa-c0a1-44dd-baba-35fa2a9482ff/42.png Our Commitments Click on the image for more information about the team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1614253728461-07XT0HTW01ICOH75WCIK/CFFA+transparency+register Our Commitments Click on image to access the register. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/29ba47d8-68a3-4d59-8c96-4e7867ec2b5b/52.png Our Commitments - Make it stand out We follow these rules drafted in March 2023 by artisanal fisheries organisations. Click on the image to download the pdf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/2cfab27a-4e23-4f9c-a7f3-a66a1bcd6588/55.png Our Commitments - Make it stand out Click on the image to download. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/8693ac05-0abd-4c98-82f6-f050994ffd31/57.png Our Commitments Click on the image to download. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e7de66ab-bd46-4827-9e79-b04e8d0aa994/53.png Our Commitments Click on the image to downoad our carbon footprint policy. https://www.cffacape.org/news daily 0.75 2023-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1564577574361-5UN3GCQW3H78F2P02LJQ/190730+photo+header+CAPE.png News https://www.cffacape.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1564566085419-2LL0FOBPGBG7Z0HZKRSU/190730+photo+header+CAPE.png Contact us https://www.cffacape.org/certification-schemes daily 0.75 2020-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1581001649363-TTNABJ0I2LS85QU84CEN/Untitled+design.png Certification schemes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1578931678967-W4LGA4NA75RE7ML0Q6H0/3%281%29.png Certification schemes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1578932344359-I6MC62JEM1KW3A0I52OI/4%281%29.png Certification schemes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1578932716290-MMCTFH9HR7QG79FASONU/Fish+logo+.png Certification schemes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1578932915913-6DGB6EEFAJ2ZN27QVZ8C/5%281%29.png Certification schemes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1578933209785-G9XBVSEPNYZ1MXZJTEYM/6%281%29.png Certification schemes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1578933698149-61CUZIZY0AKS2TJRWA01/7%281%29.png Certification schemes https://www.cffacape.org/faqs daily 0.75 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601631176312-25HN3MKIESCDMCGGRBEF/Banner+FAQs.png FAQs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611840264466-JQ3YRGKRL7K9E100D9A0/MSC+standards+artisanal+fisheries FAQs - Access to certification schemes for Small-scale and developing world fisheries As certification organisations prospect in West Africa, CFFA and its partner CAOPA list the main problems artisanal fisheries face if they want to obtain the label. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635258466982-FCNDDZK0M9OPGS1YKTG4/Fish+logo++%281%29.png FAQs - Is 1 fish in 4 coming from illegal fishing in Africa? A 2015 report claimed that Africa loses more than $1 billion to IUU fishing and that one in four fish is therefore "stolen". But where do these figures come from? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611840296764-PU7PH9ZKY88I5JE8ARYT/DWF+distant+water+fleet+EU FAQs - How large is the EU Distant-Water Fishing Fleet? More than 15% of catches by vessels flying the flag of an EU member State are taken outside EU waters… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1611840207499-IJJSR30JZQGPP6XAQU5P/blue+growth+small-scale+fisheries FAQs - Is Blue Growth compatible with securing Small-scale Fisheries? We look at six areas of concern which demonstrate how the blue growth concept as it is promoted is incompatible with the FAO SSF Guidelines. https://www.cffacape.org/long-distance-fleet daily 0.75 2022-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1581001763156-T869LGHETVKOCQXSUWT6/Banner+FAQs.png Long Distance Fleet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/462f8153-afe0-4c92-bd72-0b46e6741e43/54.png Long Distance Fleet This figure is the number of jobs on board, including temporary and rotation crew. The average of days at sea is 69, out of which 54 are spent fishing. The crew number has oscillated between 5,600 and 8,700 in the last ten years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/48467f3e-1224-47cc-9e73-e76b6cc62b81/Copy+of+Fish+logo+.png Long Distance Fleet Most of the DWF vessels are flying the Spanish, Portuguese and French flags and fish tuna in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The number of fishing vessels is steadily declining with a STECF nowcast of 239 boats in 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/77a07374-b607-4887-a209-411d9e786f4d/56.png Long Distance Fleet Even though in the last decade, the live weight of the landings increased by 40%, the last two years has seen figures similar to 2008 and 2009, due to the impact of Covid-19-related restrictions. The Long Distance fleet lands 15% of the total of EU landings, which makes it one of the most productive fleets in the EU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f85d5ae5-43a6-47a6-badc-17b60b317143/58.png Long Distance Fleet Though the number of days at sea has reduced, the energy consumption has slightly increased over the last decade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/35e27c0d-e060-40a6-abbb-112a0a71cd85/62.png Long Distance Fleet The value of landings decreased in 2019 and 2020 to levels below the value in 2008. 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There is a pressing need for clarity over what this industry is doing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1631871109352-1IEL15UYQIYPF0KVOF3A/14671561542_ccb86fc218_o.jpg Publications - MAURITANIA With the negotiation in 2021 of a new protocol to the EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement, we start a series on the biggest country on the West African coast. https://www.cffacape.org/iuu-fishing daily 0.75 2021-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1635258815052-O4XRTDP497TJUGXCNL6G/Copy+of+Banner+FAQs.png IUU fishing in Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633511259636-4E81M894XR0KMOC0QS5M/62.png IUU fishing in Africa - Illegal fishing is carried out without the permission of the coastal State in waters under its jurisdiction in contravention of the conservation and management measures of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO), or in violation of national laws and international obligations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633511358498-MNQ1SARBL3JUCWBJS6VA/63.png IUU fishing in Africa - Undeclared fishing is an activity that has not been reported to the relevant national authority or RFMO or has been misreported. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633511422584-UUFWG6437MS3M40MH5CS/64.png IUU fishing in Africa - UNREGULATED FISHING is conducted in the area of application of an RFMO by vessels without nationality or by vessels flying the flag of a State not party to that RFMO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633516719950-RP9XXK8XKAF5OA4K9FOV/68.png IUU fishing in Africa - Faites-le ressortir Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633516738838-LHS8U2G5W0P15ZBNTW2G/67.png IUU fishing in Africa - Faites-le ressortir Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633516758573-Z8MBKEURROGEFQTP1EWF/65.png IUU fishing in Africa - Faites-le ressortir Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1633516781482-F0VOM16B4T7IX0EXB4XR/66.png IUU fishing in Africa - Faites-le ressortir Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://www.cffacape.org/sardinella-west-africa daily 0.75 2022-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/69f651b6-f233-4d0c-bcaf-deaaf1b443fb/d%C3%A9cideurs.jpg What can be done? - EU DECISION-MAKERS There are several avenues of action for the EU, for example via bilateral (fishing) agreements, or by improving EU import and trade policies, or even by working for fair and sustainable food systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/e548a771-0be7-486b-a8db-fa9b1f4fc850/consommateurs.jpg What can be done? - EU CONSUMERS In summary, stop eating industrially farmed salmon. But there is more… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/73839a65-2e0f-44bf-bde1-4466d3fc639e/investisseurs.jpg What can be done? - EU INVESTORS Stop greenwashing. Invest really responsibly. https://www.cffacape.org/guineabissau-fisheries-value-chain daily 0.75 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643801544960-N03EYW9BIX6NXPC7S6O3/00+Cover+CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_139.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/daf17f94-acf6-4d63-96f0-495b0cce1216/carmen+abd+ali.jfif Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain - Photos by Carmen abd ali Freelance photographer and multimedia author, she obtained a multimedia degree in 2014 in the Paris region before undertaking journalism studies at the University of Lyon. In February 2019, she covered the presidential elections in Senegal and the Mauritanian electoral campaign for Agence France Presse (AFP). She is now based in Dakar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793528422-34CG828PRF03KKWGGKUI/01+CABDALI_BISSAU_CHARPENTIERS_06.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain In Guinea-Bissau, pirogues made of wood usually do not exceed 18 meters. In some of the other West African countries, pirogues made of fiberglass, lighter and more resistant, are now being built. Salif Mbou (left) is the chief carpenter in Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793528143-LAU8NIDM9JUS6UFM8Z7O/02+CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_54.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Ana Pereira is a pirogue owner in Cacheu, an area rich in fish 60 km North West from the capital. According to official data, there are 883 active pirogues and nearly 5,600 fishers in Guinea Bissau. Most owners never go fishing, but receive a fee or get a portion of the catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793537891-NL6ER958UXAVAZLA25B0/03+Bissau+port+3.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world and weather can be a treacherous enemy for the fishermen. Often, much time is spent waiting for the right time to go out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793543908-AGI1GAI4LWF1Z4OJORRY/04CABDALI_ILONDE_PECHE_38.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain In Ilonde, 5 km West from the capital, communities, both men, women and their children, fish on foot from the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793537806-O8XY11UJGPD8J8UWKM6B/04+Divers.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain On the road between Bissau and Cachungo, women use these round nets to catch crabs on the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793548476-OGL4U2L2WH8FT0XGXYQY/05CABDALI_CACHEU_PORT_114.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Fishermen are always racing against time under the tropical sun, to ensure fish does not spoil before they land it. Ice is essential for the conservation of the catches on board and, with fuel, one of the biggest expenses for a fishing trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793557471-4P6CRJCE37LR80FRJQXK/06+Cacheu+port+7.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain In Cacheu, Marie Brassene gives money to her husband Jaime Brassene Jandim, to cover the costs of fuel and ice. Often women fish processors pre-finance the cost of the fishing trip to secure priority access to the catches of the pirogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793559681-G2X2RDWZ3P7YEZXCSECQ/07+Bissau+port+2.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Landing of fish in Bissau. When the pirogue arrives at the landing site, it is usually the youth and women who offload the catches. Fishermen’s earnings depend on the amount of catches made. Often, they are not enough to pay the pirogue owner and cover the fuel and ice costs, and the crew goes empty handed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793573508-LC432MHA9SRORSQ021FP/08+Bissau+glace+1.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Ice continues to be essential after the landing of fish. Filipe Soares is the owner of the ice plant in Bissau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793576899-WL2BO2A6BJMNLTXZLHRR/09+Cacheu+port+3.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Truck, motorbikes, on foot... Young men transport and distribute fish to the market or bring it to the processing sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793579051-SO73AAT676YH2QKZDBJH/10+CABDALI_BISSAU_MARCHE_37.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain The fish market in Bissau, where fish is sold fresh. Artisanal conservation techniques are used to preserve the fish longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793605369-HO3SGBFZFKD3YEK2YFH2/11+Travail+maison+3.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain For example, in Cacheu, women smoke fish at night, after having fulfilled all their other tasks: preparing their children for school, cleaning the house, going to the landing site, preparing lunch, going to the market… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793604753-4944IF2DYZZINQWUXPX0/12+Cacheu.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Another technique is sun drying. In Cacheu also, women fish processors spread the fish on trays to let them dry in the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793617239-SHLY821MREZPA1B3U8P8/13+Cacheu+port+2.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Back at the landing site, there are plenty of small jobs to keep youth busy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793617363-EZNJAJ30YVK4IA79ESLP/14+Cacheu+2.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain While some pirogues are operated by sail, most use engines of less than 60 HP. Boubacar Diouf, in Bissau, repairs pirogue engines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1643793624440-ZHNX1ZJY56AKXH68I4AX/15+Bissau+filets+1.jpg Guinea-Bissau artisanal fisheries value chain Fishing nets need mending. 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Check our series of articles. https://www.cffacape.org/our-history daily 0.75 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/1601630278772-5C82VO7EP8EMMXZUFNKN/190730+photo+header+CAPE.png Our history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/5644ddc3-e3a4-45ae-a9cd-7a871a6f94cf/Senegal+3.jpg Our history - 1989 In Senegal: Artisanal fishermen contact the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Brussels Office to find out why European trawlers are plundering their fish. Through a contact in the European Commission, ICSF discovers that the EU pays Senegal for its trawlers to fish in Senegalese waters. Since these agreements are considered commercial, they are secret. In Namibia: Anti-apartheid NGOs who are supporting Namibia’s quest for independence discover that Spanish vessels are fishing illegally in Namibian waters. They advocate for an agreement that would allow Namibia to control the activities of these vessels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/c722be17-da53-40e6-9720-1a77d5d18024/Battle+for+Fish+1992.jpg Our history - 1992 After several meetings, ICSF, CCFD, Greenpeace and anti-apartheid NGOs organize a conference in Brussels where they agree on the creation of the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CFFA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/7ade4be7-92f7-4cdb-9c76-eb7901fe3b2a/Anne+Pery+MEP%2C+Paul+Lannoye+MEP%2C+Jos%C3%A9+Happart+MEP+et+Janique+Moriceau%2C+assistante+verts+p%C3%AAche-+95+au+S%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal.jpg Our history - 1994 A First! While the beginnings are difficult, with no public information available on fisheries agreements, the Senegalese artisanal fishers organization CNPS is allowed to attend as an observer the negotiation of the EU-Senegal fisheries agreement in Brussels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/64e8d9ab-79df-43c5-b8e3-2929ff0bfe08/Senegal+2.jpg Our history - 1997 After three years of advocacy by CFFA, its partners and some MEPs, the Council adopts a resolution calling for "Coherence between Fisheries and Development.” DG14 (nowadays DG Mare) introduces targeted actions in the agreement which provide funds for research and sectoral support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/b65ce7fb-275b-4dfc-8512-58231faecb82/FB_IMG_1649158391682.jpg Our history - 1999 CFFA supports the Mauritanian MP Sid’Ahmed Ould Habott, member of the ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly, to set up a working group on fisheries. Mr. Ould Habott as its first president, and Mr. Barry Fauré, MP from Seychelles, will be key in the creation of the ACP Council of Ministers on fisheries, which now meets every 2 or 3 years. In Nouakchott: Despite the initial mistrust, Senegalese and Mauritanian fishers meet with the support of CFFA and elaborate a common position on fishing agreements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/f1a8489a-504e-4dec-848d-e621d6118a47/Emma_Bonino_-_World_Economic_Forum_on_Europe_2010.jpg Our history - 2001 European Commissioner Emma Bonino opens the Advisory Council for Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) to NGOs. ICSF and CFFA now represent development NGOs in ACFA. In Guinea: Professionals from Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea artisanal fishing sector meet. This meeting will become annual and will end up with the creation of the African Conferederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organizations (CAOPA) ten years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/05f88774-8e89-4a30-b359-42da7a1d4b11/018_143u2660.jpg Our history - 2006 A meeting to facilitate the dialogue between media from West Africa and artisanal fishing communities is organized. This will lead to the creation of a network of West African journalists supporting responsible fisheries (REJOPRAO). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/ff9b9419-373d-4c24-946a-75f9499dd03d/IMG_0101.jpg Our history - 2007 CFFA joins the task-force to set up the Long Distance Fisheries Advisory Council (LDAC) and becomes a member of the Executive Committee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/66e8c992-2c07-4e32-9ec6-033d12c03960/2009_FITI.jpg Our history - 2009 CFFA, with the support of Dr. André Standing, develops TransparentSea, an initiative to promote transparency in marine fisheries. In the years to come, Dr. Standing accompanied the development of the FiTI (Fisheries Industry Transparency Initiative) while CFFA enabled African artisanal fisheries to participate to the FiTI to promote sustainable and fair fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/6d58b9ec-2580-4d06-ba84-ea0492eaa547/2010_creation+CAOPA.jpg Our history - 2010 Creation of the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Organizations (CAOPA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/19c5117a-44dd-4824-97b0-576395f6820e/femmes+caopa.jpg Our history - 2013 Common Fisheries Policy Reform: For the first time, a chapter on the external dimension is included, which looks in particular at fishing agreements and recognizes several of the interests of Small-Scale Fisheries in development countries. In Ivory Coast: CAOPA, CFFA and its partners organize the first International Women in Fisheries Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/de784959-9702-4ef4-9537-1395eeeb8926/2010_FAO+SSF.jpg Our history - 2014 FAO adopts the Voluntary Guidelines on securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries. CAOPA calls for an African Year of Artisanal Fisheries so that African countries can focus on the implementation on these Guidelines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/d4de48ef-05de-4316-adbd-984fa56b8d58/hennie-stander-cYPbGVr3njE-unsplash.jpg Our history - 2016 REJOPRAO, with the support of CFFA and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC), launch the SIPA, an information system on African fishing that has the ambition to become a press agency specialized in fisheries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/49d24b9a-2804-4222-8061-6a7c3e5be968/peau+neuve+site+web.jpg Our history - 2019 CFFA gets a brand new look! Ahead of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (2022), CFFA designed a logo and created a new website, and Instagram, Youtube and Linkedin accounts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/912be291-d907-4e4c-bbc2-4a092ea4059d/Djeinab+Camara+fumeuse+poisson+port+T%C3%A9min%C3%A9taye.jpg Our history - 2020 During the Covid-19 crisis, CFFA launched a micro-blog to raise awareness of the impact of the measures adopted during the pandemic on small-scale fishing communities, and supported CAOPA, which saw the pandemic as a way to show the difficult working and living conditions in the sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/03f53c69-64b3-4bc7-ae69-d15840d976d4/DSC07566.jpg Our history - 2022 The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture has come! CAOPA, together with other professional fishing organisations from 5 continents, launches a Call to Action which identifies 5 priority topics for action to secure access to marine resources and markets for small-scale fisheries (SDG 14.b). CFFA supports the Call to Action, which has become a common thread in our advocacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d402069d36563000151fa5b/cd5d6138-1c49-4aff-a04b-53f9a96d8594/DSC00960.jpg Our history - 2023 The signatories of the Call to Action also published the Rules of Conduct for working with small-scale fishers and fishworkers to save our ocean. 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