79 Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states are gathering in Accra, Ghana from April 5 to 8th in a conference convened by the Organisation of the ACP States (OACPS) with the objective of improving and strengthening fisheries governance and ensuring the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture.

Among Ministers, small-scale fisheries organizations will be represented and will have the opportunity to engage with Ministers to secure appropriate inclusion of small-scale fisheries issues in the the OACPS Strategic Plan of Action for Fisheries and Aquaculture, which is a ten-year Plan (2021-2030).

In order to maximize the chances of artisanal fisheries to be duly considered by Ministers, LMMA has joined forces with CAOPA, the network of small-scale fisheries professional organisations in Africa, to develop briefs on key topics to be discussed during the meetings along with a call to action. Each brief contains 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries on the following topics: Blue Economy, Transparency, Climate Change, IUU Fishing, Women in Fisheries and Food Systems.

In addition, LMMA will be part of the Civil Society Organisation delegation at the conference through the participation of the LMMA Board Trustee, Ms Kesaia Tabunakawai.

The involvement of LMMA in this work has been supported by Brot fur Die Welt for the participation of Ms Tabunakawai and the PEUMP programme for the preparatory collaborative work that has led to the development of the briefs and the call to action.

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BLUE ECONOMY: 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries

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Actions to be considered by OACPS members wishing to develop a blue economy that recognises the vital importance and the rights of artisanal fisheries:

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CLIMATE CHANGE: 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries

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Actions for OACPS members to consider to support artisanal fisheries facing climate change caused by global warming:

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Fighting IUU Fishing: 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries

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Actions for OACPS members to consider to fight IUU in a way that will protect sustainable small-scale fisheries.

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TRANSPARENCY: 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries

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Actions to be considered by OACPS members to improve transparency.

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WOMEN in fisheries: 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries

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Actiosn to be considered by OACPS members to promote and support the role of women in artisanal fisheries.

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FOOD SYSTEMS: 3 recommendations from ACP artisanal fisheries.

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Actions to be considered by OACPS members to create resilient food systems.

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A CALL TO ACTION for artisanal fisheries

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CAOPA and LMMA calling for the develoment of national strategic plans of action to foster support to artisanal fishing communities.

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UN APPEL A L’ACTION pour la pêche artisanale

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CAOPA et LMMA lancent un appel aux Ministres pour le développement de plans d’action stratégiques nationaux pour accentuer le soutien aux communautés de pêcheurs artisanaux.

The PEUMP programme is a EUR 45M Pacific regional initiative funded by the European Union (EU) and the Government of Sweden, working in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC), Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP), Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) to implement activities across six key result areas in 15 Pacific countries.