Equal Access Principles

Equal Access to RFMO meetings! Advocating for a more open approach to Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) decision-making processes.

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Transparency.
Without it, there's no #sustainability.
Yet the world's #RFMOs try to claim their catches are sustainable - without giving stakeholders equal access to their discussions, or to the facts about what's really going on.
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

[Equal Access Principles @principles_fish]

If we want our seafood supply chains to be sustainable, we need open ocean governance.
The Equal Access Principles exist to help bring about the #transparency we need to deliver the #sustainability consumers demand.

Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

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Retailers, processors, and other stakeholders need equal access to the discussions of the #RFMOs, the bodies that call the shots when it comes to crucial #fisheries decisions around the globe.

Check our website to find out more ➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

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Decisions made by #RFMOs have far-reaching consequences for stakeholders around the world.

We're proposing a set of Equal Access Principles to provide a level playing field for all stakeholders, across all global RFMOs.

Become an endorser ⬇️ https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO

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If we want seafood to be produced sustainably, we need to be able to see what is going on across the supply chain.
But with key meetings of #RFMOs happening behind closed doors, this cannot happen at the moment.
Let's open up the RFMOs together. ⬇️ https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO

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Watch the video on our website ⬇️ to learn about the damaging role that secrecy plays in the way our oceans are managed, and how you can help call for greater #transparency.

Endorse the Equal Access Principles today! https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

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"A key problem with the current #fisheriesmanagement and governance system is that it is weighted in favor of #industrialfishing companies to the exclusion of other stakeholders." Find out more on the @AtunaNews article below 👇

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Equal Access Principles calls for more openness in RFMOs and adoption of access rules at meetings for all stakeholders. Read its principles on Atuna...https://t.co/psyssSTiQ9 @FishAccountable @principles_fish @Accountability.Fish @Principles | International Fisheries

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We cannot open up the world’s #fisheriesmanagement system on our own - we need to work together to change the status quo.

Check out who is endorsing the Equal Access Principles - and add your organization’s name to the list ➡️ https://t.co/LJAEdpTOzp

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We're proposing the adoption, implementation and enforcement of 12 Equal Access Principles to help level the #RFMO playing field. These principles are designed to ensure that RFMO decision-making reflects the interests & input of all stakeholders.

➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO

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When #RFMOs make decisions, the impacts reverberate worldwide for consumers, workers, retailers, suppliers, and beyond - and many of those decisions are made in secret.
Here's a @SeafoodSource article that explains the implications ⬇️
https://t.co/iq2I1Td8b8

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Interested in learning more about how to make the international #fisheries management system more accountable to all global stakeholders?

🗓️Then join us for our upcoming free webinar on 29 June at 15 *CEST:
https://t.co/OnYmIWOhB4
#RFMO #ocean

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An initial coalition of conservation and market players announce joint support for Equal Access Principles to open up #fisheries decision-making in the run-up to a @UN #HighSeas Treaty. For more information, visit 👇
https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO

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Indigenous and #fisheries communities have generations of experience in caring for the seas around them.
Their knowledge is essential for the future of the ocean, that is why #RFMO meetings must be inclusive.
Learn more about Equal Access Principles https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO #SDG14

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Actors from the #Fisheries industry must have access to decision-making processes. Their voices need to be heard and taken into consideration.

Learn more about Equal Access Principles https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO

#RFMO #WCPFC #environment #highseas #SDG14

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There is a lot of work to be done in order to achieve the sustainable use of our oceans' resources. Enabling access to #RFMO meetings is a crucial step forward.

Learn more about Equal Access Principles https://t.co/sXB2XDUalO

#fisheries #WCPFC #SDG14

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To ensure fair representation, #RFMO meetings need to transcend language barriers, be accessible financially and logistically, and ensure inclusive accreditation.

Learn more about Equal Access Principles ➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

#Fisheries​ #WCPFC #SDG14

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In order to achieve fair participation in #RFMO decision-making processes, relevant meetings on #fisheries must be inclusive of all stakeholders, giving them a fair, recognized & registered voice.​ #WCPFC

Learn more about Equal Access Principles ➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

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Our initiative aims to increase transparency around #RFMO governance in order to keep #unsustainable decisions from being made as we move through this transition.

Learn more about Equal Access Principles ➡️ https://t.co/sXB2XDTCwg

#WCPFC