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ReceivedCoast of AfricaEst. 2017

Word from fishing communities standing together: assemblies, declarations and open letters from the rivers, lakes and oceans of Africa.

Latest transmission · 30 Aug 2024 · Durban, ZA
№ 01 · Durban, ZA
General AssemblyPress Release

by FishNet · 30 Aug 2024

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 members of the Alliance from South Africa, Senegal, Togo, Nigeria, Mozambique, including new members from Uganda, […]

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№ 02 · World Fisheries Day
Press Release

by FishNet · 22 Nov 2023

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 restoring a healthy ocean and healthy inland waters. Crucially, this must include establishing transparent and accountable mechanisms that […]

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№ 03 · Nigeria
Press Release

by FishNet · 22 Nov 2023

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 communities in some cases and in other cases, linking one community to […]

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Food SecurityFossil FuelsPress Release

by FishNet · 6 Sept 2023

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 continent in countries such as Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Mauritania, South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Morocco, […]

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CommunityField ReportFood SecurityPollution

by FishNet · 22 Aug 2022

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 live the must be protected. Often times, these rights have been denied fishers with […]

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Food SecurityFossil FuelsPress Release

by FishNet · 9 Jun 2022

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 local communities who have lived in harmony with these […]

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Food SecurityGMOs

by FishNet · 12 May 2022

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 Aquaculture Limited through a programme on genetically improved farmed Tilapia (GIFT).[i]According to a report […]

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Uncategorized

by FishNet · 1 May 2022

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 Community Dialogue hosted by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and attended by members of the […]

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Uncategorized

by FishNet · 28 Mar 2022

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 Oilwatch Africa (a Network of CSOs fighting to end fossil fuels dependency in […]

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