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FishNet Alliance General Assembly and Conference Durban Declaration – 2024
FishNet Alliance – a network of fishers across the coast of Africa, held her General Assembly and Conference on Thursday 22nd August 2024 in Durban South, South Africa on the theme: “Ocean, Extractivism and Renewable Energy”. The gathering was attended by...
An Open Letter to Leaders on World Fisheries Day
On World Fisheries Day, we urgently call on leaders engaged in International and UN negotiations to acknowledge, endorse and actively involve small-scale fishers and fish workers, Indigenous people and local communities within discussions and decisions aimed at...
Consult, Include, and Engage Artisanal Fishers for Fisheries Policies – FishNet Alliance Urge Policy Makers.
Nigeria has a coastline of about 853km with Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River as littoral states. 28 out of the 36 states in Nigeria are navigable by the connecting inland waters that stretches about 10,000km – encircling whole...
Impacts of Extractivism on Coastal Communities
FishNet Alliance General Assembly and Conference Declaration (10th August 2023, St Louis, Senegal) The scramble for Africa is once more very visible and evident, just by looking at the rate at which Europe and America are pushing for gas exploitation in the...
Mass Die-off of Fish in Isipingo Lagoon, South Africa
FishNet Alliance Calls for Thorough Investigation, Cleanup and Compensation for Fishers The rights to a decent livelihood such as artisanal fishing is one that is not only ethically, socially, economically and culturally sound for coastal communities, it is a right to...
Real Actions for Ocean and Our Wellbeing
As the world marks the year 2022 World Ocean Day with the theme - Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean, it is necessary for us to have sober reflections on the state of our oceans, seas, rivers, and creeks. It is particularly important that individuals and...
Fishing in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Stakeholders Call for Just Recovery
The fact that COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to global health is beyond question. What is often ignored is the fact that the pandemic is a serious socio-economic crisis in Nigeria and many other countries. The pandemic has ripped off the cover from healthcare...
FishNet Alliance; Alerts on the Introduction of Genetically Modified Tilapia into Nigeria
Nigerians may be unaware, but genetically modified (GM) tilapia are on the way to the country as a gift and should arrive in May 2022. According to reports, the GM tilapia is to be introduced following “an inclusive legal agreement” between WorldFish and Premium...
FishNet Alliance Calls for Support for Ibeno Fishers
The FishNet Alliance called for support for fishers in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State and in other coastal communities across Nigeria whose livelihoods have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 and other human-induced environmental stressors. This call was made during a...
Okrika Waterfront Declaration of the FishNet Alliance: Fish Not Oil
FishNet Alliance members and allies from different African countries met at Okrika waterfront, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria for her first General Assembly on 8th August, 2019. The platform of the general assembly was also used to link the FishNet Alliance to...
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