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
“At the center of the ocean's future: Voices of small-scale fishers”
Thursday 12 June
17h30 CET
Blue zone, Room 4
Nice, France
All events
Wednesday 11 June
10h00
Ocean panel on sustainable fisheries, inclusing support for small-scale fisheries
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.
