Now

is the time to act

We, women, men and youth in maritime and inland small-scale fisheries (SSF) make a major contribution to livelihoods, employment, food security and revenue, and are the most numerous ocean users.

Some of our representatives will be present at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice (France), to reaffim the priorities of our Call to Action.

As rights-holders of the oceans, we call governments to uphold their commitments* to advance together towards the conservation and protection of the ocean for the human welfare of future generations

*These commitments are, among others, the Voluntary Guidelines for the sustainability of small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication, Sustainable Development Goal 14, the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the conventions on Human Rights.

Our side-events

Small-scale fishers: At the center of ocean governance and food security

Thursday 12 June
17h30 CET

Blue zone, Room 4
Nice, France

  • Organisers:

    African confederation of artisanal fisheries organisations (CAOPA), University of British Columbia, Costa Rica Ministry of Environment and Energy, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany), Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE), CFFA, CoopeSoliDar R.L,  BlueVentures

    With the support of:

    SSF organisations - Red de Áreas Marinas de Pesca Responsable y Territorios Marinos de Vida Costa Rica, Congreso Majé Emberá Druá Panamá, Sindicato de Trabajadores del Mar Panamá, Unión de Pescadores Bocatoreños Panamá, Ostracamichin México, Unión Latinoamericana de Pesca Artesanal, REDPESCAH Honduras, Federación de pescadores artesanales afrodescendientes de la Boquilla and Fedepesca Colombia; The Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana; Kesatuan Nelayan Tradisional Indonesia

    Support organisations and universities - Brot für die Welt, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, University of Energy and Natural Resources; GIZ; ICCA Consortium; ICSF; Institute of Maritime Studies—University of Lagos; Lagos State University; LA RECOTURH Honduras; Linha D’Água Institute Brasil; Mar Viva; NUIWARI Mexico; Research Center of Marine Science and Limnology (CIMAR-UCR), RISE UP for the ocean; SOI-CBD; Sustainable Development Foundation Thailand; Stockholm Resilience Centre; SwedBio; Towards IPOS; Universidad de Magdalena Colombia; University of Cape Coast, University of the Witwatersrand, Xiamen University.

All events

Note: Please note we are informing about side events where some of the SSF Call to Action representatives will be speaking, but we do not provide the registration links or invitation if those are required to attend. Please refer to the official UNOC website.

Sunday 8 June

Venue Name
Nice, France

Monday 9 June

16h30
Side-event: The future of fisheries subsidies - from imbalance to equity

FOAM, Place du Pin

17h00
PRESS CONFERENCE of small-scale fisheries representatives from across the globe

Press corner, Blue Zone

17h30
Side-event: Make Fishing Fair: A Film & Conversation with Small-Scale Fishers

Ocean Base Camp, La Baleine, Green Zone, Nice

Tuesday 10 June

10h15
Side-event: Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition: Addressing Bottom Trawling in Indonesia

#ForCoral Pavillion, Green Zone, Nice

15h30
Side event: Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems – Accelerating Action for Ocean Conservation and Global Food Security

On deck the RV Meteor, Port Lympia of Nice, Quai Île de Beauté, Blue Zone

Wednesday 11 June

10h00
Ocean panel 5: Sustainable fisheries, inclusing support for small-scale fisheries

Blue Zone, Nice

15h30
Side event: Advancing Equity in Small-Scale Fisheries: Multi-Stakeholder Strategies for Preferential Access and 100% co-management in Africa and Asia

Ocean Base Camp, La Baleine, Green Zone, Nice

17h30
Side event: Bridging the Conservation Gaps: Integrating Indigenous Practices for Equitable Fisheries in Ghana

Room 2, Blue Zone, Nice

17h30
Side-event: Launch Event for “A Call To Action To Support and Safeguard Ocean Defenders”

Ocean Basecamp, Green Zone

Thursday 12 June

8h00
Side event: Strengthening Transparency and Enforcement in Fisheries Governance from Coastal Waters to the High Seas

Room 3, Blue Zone, Nice

10h00
Side-event: All Things Data: Advancing the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines through Fisher-Led, Inclusive, and Scalable Data Systems

Startup Reef, Green Zone, La Baleine

12h45
Side-event: Addressing Bottom trawling: solutions to an ocean emergency

Salle Medusa, La Baleine, Green Zone, Nice


17h30
Side event: Small-scale fishers: At the center of ocean governance and food security

Room 4, Blue Zone, Nice

Friday 13 June

9h00
Ocean panel 9 : Promoting the role of sustainable food from the ocean for poverty eradication and food security

Blue Zone, Nice

THE CALL TO ACTION

PRESS KIT
(only available in English)

ON SOCIAL MEDIA

We call on governments and their partners to build resilient small-scale fishing communities by developing national strategic plans to implement these actions by 2030.

These plans must be adequately funded and guided by the FAO Guidelines to Secure Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries and other relevant regional policies.