The Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CAPE), the African Confederation of Fisheries Professional Organizations (CAOPA), the Regional Partnership for Conservation Coastal and Marine (PRCM), Danish Living Seas and Bloom have jointly filed a complaint with the European Union (EU), asking the European Commission to initiate a procedure offense against Italy.…
A cross section of Liberians has condemned a recent fishing agreement that was signed between the Senegalese and Liberian governments on January 22, 2019, in Dakar, Senegal. The agreement, which gives the green light to 300 Senegalese vessels including semi-industrial and artisanal vessels to fish in Liberia’s waters, has come…
Members of Ibeshe coastal community have decried the adverse impact of plastic waste on fishing activities in the community. The fishermen said that plastic waste and other wastages swept ashore by sea waves are posing a threat to fishery resources of the community. The community members said that they have appealed to…
The African Confederation of Professional Small-Scale Fisheries Organizations (CAOPA) organized a 48-hour workshop in Banjul, The Gambia, as a prelude to the celebration of World Fisheries Day. Under the theme: “Defining a pan-African agenda for a sustainable artisanal fishery”, the meeting brought together professional organizations from the maritime and continental…
The African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Professional Organization (CAOPA) and its partners including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the National Association of Artisanal Fisheries Operators of Gambia (NAAFO), the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA), the Sub-regional Fishermen Commission (SRFC), and Gambian Government yesterday, began a two-day workshop on…
Although most residents in Liberia’s nine coastal counties rely on fishing as their main source of livelihood, the assurance of life safety at sea is still a concern for approximately 33,000 semi-industrial and artisanal fishermen in the West African State. By George Harris In the coastal part of Montserrado County…
The Food Security through Commercialization of Agriculture (FSCA) Project, West African Regional Fisheries Project (WARFP), and recently ended, Conflict Prevention and Peace Consolidation through Increased Food Security in the Fishery Sector Project, are names of some of the big money projects that were undertaken in Liberia. But the impact of…
Fishermen in many localities across Ebonyi state, South-Eastern Nigeria are finding it difficult to sustain the traditional method of fishing in the face of declining fish resources in the rivers. This has resulted in the rising case of chemical fishing in the state. By Olisemeka Sony Desperate fishing time Investigation by SIPA…
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) along with the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NAFAA) are embarking upon an innovative community science project to manage sharks and rays in three new coastal communities. By George Harris. According to a press release from EJF, the community science project is buildingon its success…
Women stakeholders in the small scale fisheries sector in Africa have lamented that that rising incidences of Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is causing damage to small scale fishing on the African continent. The women, including fishmongers, micro-fishmongers, processors and traders of fish products from the artisanal fisheries sector across Africa…