Comment/Editorial: Breaking up or breaking down?

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2000) Comment/Editorial: Breaking up or breaking down? Samudra Report (27). p. 1. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The idea of forming a global body representing fishworkers was first discussed at Quebec City, Canada in October 1995. It was recognized by the representatives of fishworker organizations present there that, in a context of globalization, all coastal fishing communities faced common problems, like the degradation of coastal areas and the destruction of fisheries resources by industrial fleets. Also recognized was the fact that fisheries problems are linked globally. The export of excess fishing capacity from countries of the North to Southern waters, for example, has negative impacts on the livelihoods of fishworkers there. A global forum representing small-scale fishworkers would be in a position to effectively influence governments to change such policies, and to work towards fisheries policies that are environmentally and socially viable.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0344
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Canada, Fishing Capacity, World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers (WFF), Fishworkers Organisation, Access Agreements, Comment/Editorial
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 15:30
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 13:10
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/924

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