ICSF

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers is an NGO that works towards the equitable, gender-just, self-reliant and sustainable fisheries

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Climate impacts do not affect all communities equally. The Māori experience highlights how historical injustices can deepen climate vulnerability. Indigenous rights, knowledge, and leadership must be central to climate action.

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The growing spread of invasive crayfish in southern Africa highlights the urgent need for stronger ecosystem governance, monitoring, and community-led responses. Healthy inland fisheries depend on healthy freshwater ecosystems — and both are critical for long-term resilience.🌏

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Aquaculture has emerged as a major contributor to global food production, employing more than 20 million people worldwide. Last month, at an ILO Meeting, representatives adopted the first-ever code of practice dedicated to improving safety and health in the sector.

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Destructive and illegal fishing practices undermine both marine ecosystems and small-scale fishing communities that depend on healthy oceans for their survival. Sustainable fisheries management must support responsible fishers while addressing the economic pressures that drive illegal practices.

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The reopening of coastal demersal fishing in Senegal raises important questions about balancing marine resource management with the livelihoods of small-scale fishing communities. Sustainable fisheries governance must protect both ecosystems and the people who depend on them. 🌊🎣

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As climate risks and dangers at sea intensify, small-scale fishing communities are facing growing uncertainty and loss. The experiences of “sea widows” in Bangladesh reveal the human impact of unsafe working conditions, extreme weather, and fragile coastal livelihoods.

https://t.co/4o1SHKfGPN

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When small-scale fishers struggle, entire coastal communities and local food systems are affected. The situation in Zambales, Philippines highlights the urgent need for policies that support sustainable livelihoods, equitable fisheries governance, and social protection for fishing communities.

https://t.co/NvkrSKwG7F

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The proposed trawling ban in Cyprus highlights how supporting small-scale fisheries can strengthen biodiversity, coastal resilience, and local economies at minimal social cost. 🎣🐟

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Biodiversity protection and sustainable livelihoods must go hand in hand. Small-scale fishing communities are already at the frontlines of conservation, food security, and climate resilience — their participation in biodiversity governance is critical. 🐟

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Small-scale fisheries are not only about livelihoods. They are central to the right to food, nutrition, and dignity for millions worldwide. Fisheries governance must recognize and protect these human rights dimensions. 🐟🎣

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For small-scale fishing communities, Lake Victoria is more than a water body. It means food security, livelihoods, heritage, and identity. Protecting fisheries means protecting communities and ecosystems together. 🌏🐟

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As the BBNJ Treaty moves forward, African nations are pushing to ensure marine resources, science, and opportunities are shared more equitably.

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A stronger ocean agenda at COP30 is essential. Climate action must meaningfully address marine ecosystems, coastal communities, and the livelihoods of millions who depend on healthy oceans for survival and resilience.

https://t.co/YGjlNkGqS5

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Sustainable fisheries are not just about protecting oceans; they’re also about strengthening livelihoods, food security, and community resilience. Milne Bay’s coastal communities are showing what that balance looks like.

https://t.co/pr8YoeyIXn

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Without #biodiversity, our agrifood systems could not exist.

On #BiodiversityDay, let's turn global biodiversity targets into action with agriculture & food systems at the heart of the solution. ⤵️

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Arramat, in collaboration with ICSF, is organizing a webinar on understanding the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Guidelines 🌊🎣

📅 27 & 29 May
⏱️ 2 sessions | 90 mins each
🗣️ English, French & Spanish interpretation

Read more: https://t.co/y1Ze3BL8vD

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Cambodia’s efforts to physically block destructive fishing practices underscore the urgent need for stronger enforcement and long-term protection of coastal ecosystems.

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Clean energy cannot come at the expense of coastal and Indigenous communities. In the Philippines, fishers and Indigenous groups are questioning whether the renewable energy boom is delivering a truly “just transition.”

https://t.co/3MD1EMHp8K

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In Lagos, land reclamation and unchecked sand mining are reshaping coastlines, while fishing communities watch their waters, livelihoods, and ecosystems disappear.

https://t.co/i7fJtcqGh5

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For Mumbai’s Koli fishing community in western India, climate change and shrinking fisheries are reshaping not only livelihoods but also cultural identity and ways of life tied to the sea for generations.

https://t.co/nTnayxwuV8