News & Updates · From the frontlines
Word from fishing communities standing together: assemblies, declarations and open letters from the rivers, lakes and oceans of Africa.
by FishNet · 20 Jan 2022
The FishNet Alliance is opposed to the recent move by the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria to vigorously probe, explore and exploit Nigeria’s water bodies noting that more than 80% of the water bodies in Nigeria are already suffering from one level of harm to other as a result of exploration and exploitation activities on […]
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by FishNet · 15 Jan 2022
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) hosted the first Annual FishNet Alliance General Assembly with the aim of supporting and building grassroots power for enhanced coastal marine ecosystems monitoring and against the expansion of fossil fuels exploration and extraction in Africa. This meeting held at Okrika water front, Port Harcourt, Nigeria on August 8, 2019. […]
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by FishNet · 20 Jul 2021
One pertinent question to ask is who and what is responsible for overfishing, overcapacity, by-catches and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing? Recent reports shows how 10 countries — China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, the U.S.A., Thailand, Taiwan, Spain, Indonesia and Norway — spent over $15.3 billion on harmful fishing subsidies in 2018. This has had […]
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by FishNet · 13 Jul 2021
The aquatic ecosystems, in spite of their importance represent some of the most heavily and dangerously exploited ecosystems throughout the world, especially in Africa. It is reported that due to coastal development, population growth, pollution and other human activities, about 50% of salt marshes, 35% of mangroves, 30% of coral reefs, and 29% of sea […]
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by FishNet · 20 Apr 2020
Introduction:The outbreak of any unpleasant event like dead fish floating and washing ashore can always be traced to a source. When events of this magnitude occur, efforts should be made to investigate the immediate or remote cause(s) and to have them urgently addressed. Although the immediate/remote cause is still speculative, all fingers are pointing to […]
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by FishNet · 15 Mar 2020
It is worrisome to hear cases of dead fish washed ashore and littering the coastlines of fishing communities in the Niger Delta, especially as the Nigeria and the rest of the world are experiencing forced lockdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has raised different questions: what is happening? What is the […]
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by FishNet · 16 Jan 2019
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) organized an exchange visit meeting between fishers in Nigeria and Togo. This event held on December 28, 2018 in Makoko community, Lagos State, Nigeria. The meeting created space for exchange of information and ideas to ensure sustainable fishing and ensure that fishers’ rights are upheld and respected by policy […]
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