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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣‼️ A new year has started and we're back with many ideas 💡 on how to continue supporting small-scale fisheries’ advocacy 🛶🐟 Yet, we cannot do that without looking back and celebrating 🥳 Here's our summary 👉 tinyurl.com/ymky4uwy @ssfnicole.bsky.social @martacavalle.bsky.social

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Did you know women ♀️ are present at every stage of the fisheries 🐟 value chain in Africa? Find out how the EU can support them at the event we co-organise with MEPs @melissacamara.bsky.social Fourreau, Sargiacomo & Do Nascimento Cabral Register TODAY!👉 t.ly/GhxAc pic.x.com/Jsw3ZSxzSi

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

23/ Francisco Marí @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social recalls the EU coherence obligation under the Lisbon Treaty: “EU food and trade policies are not coherent with development goals. Many deals signed by the EU with African countries it has had severe impacts on their local economies”.

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

22/ Gaoussou Gueye calls the @ec.europa.eu DG MARE to support priority access for SSF to small pelagics, key for food security: “Salmon is fed large quantities of fishmeal from West Africa! It’s not possible that a European consumer indirectly eats in half an hour our yearly recommended intake”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

21/ Gaoussou Gueye, president of Afrifish-net, the Pan-African platform of non-state actors in fisheries, calls for an area reserved for small-scale fisheries: “We play an extremely important role in feeding our countries, especially the poorest populations”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

20/ Juan Manuel Trujillo @etf-europe.bsky.social insists: “Those member states whose fleets benefit from fisheries agreements (SFPAs) should especially ratify these conventions and at the same time the EU should improve the budget for improving working conditions and security under SFPAs”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

19/ Rosalie Tukker, from Europêche reminds the audience that only 8 EU member states have ratified the ILO convention of work in fisheries (C188): “It is important for generational change: we should create conditions for young people to stay and also to enter the fishing sector”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

18/ Martin Orth @ec.europa.eu employment and social affairs reminds that fishing is one of the most hazardous jobs in the world and presents measures the EU implements to improve working conditions, including for non-EU citizens on board EU fishing vessels: "We strengthened provisions under SFPAs"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

17/ Session 4 of EU Long-Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) seminar on external dimension of the EU Common Fisheries Policy talks about how the EU can reinforce food security, local livelihoods and sustainable practices in the fishing value chain, chaired by @judaudu.bsky.social @ejfoundation.org

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

16/ For Roberto Cesari DG Maritime affairs the EU IUU regulation is the best instrument: “It is built up on a real cooperation between @ec.europa.eu, Member States and @europarl.europa.eu and on dialogue with third countries: there is a reasonable level of results when we apply the carding system”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

15/ Arne Kinds, post-doctorate, University of Santiago de Compostela, shares the results of research of 7000 fishing vessels ownership globally: “Having public high quality data is essential to good governance, but you also need to be able to analyse it to support management decisions”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

13/ Ignacio Fresco (2nd from the left) @oceanaeurope.bsky.social says we must look at the beneficiary state or the owner state responsibility (on top of flag, port, market state resp.): "We are good at looking at what our fleets are doing but not so much at our citizens who are profiting from #IUU"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

12/ The executive director of the European Fisheries Control Agency, Susan Steele, recalls that “Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is a race to the bottom: everyone suffers, even those that are performing IUU fishing, because the stocks will be gone”

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

11/ Good morning Vigo! ☀️ We continue at the Puerto de Vigo the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) seminar on the EU #CommonFisheriesPolicy evaluation –the external dimension. Session 3 - how to reinforce the fight against Illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries #IUU chaired by Emil Remisz

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

10/ Edelmiro Ulloa managing director of ACEMIX pleads for the inclusion of “joint fishing ventures” under the Common Fisheries Policy external dimension, arguing that EU fishing investments in 3rd countries have a positive economic, social and environmental impact both in the EU and the 3rd country

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

9/ Roberto Cesari, @ec.europa.eu DG Maritime affairs & fisheries reminds that under Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements the concepts of transparency and sustainability go in pair "because otherwise, how can we determine there is a surplus if we do not know what is the total fishing effort?"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

8/ Benoît Caillard, consultant F&S Maritime affairs, agrees that among the possible evolutions for SFPAs, an avenue could be a total separation of sectoral support from access, and a transition to a budgetary support regime, as may be the case for @ec.europa.eu DG International partnerships projects

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

7/ For Béatrice Gorez, @cffacape.bsky.social the @ec.europa.eu DG MARE & DG International partnerships must work together: "EU development policies & fisheries partnerships need to align their objectives so that the offer to third countries brings tangible and visible benefits for local populations"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

6/ Taoufik El Ktiri, executive secretary of ATLAFCO/COMHAFAT: "In the new agreements, we shouldn't change the packaging, but the content. It should be geared towards capacity building, people, social action and solidarity: a balanced and shared vision between the EU and the third country"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

5/ In the last session for today (more tomorrow!) the panel discusses recommendations for the new generation of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements and also EU fishing investments in 3rd country with a representative panel, chaired by Ángela Cortina from ARVI.

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

4/ We continue with session 1 - The role of the EU in international ocean governance Ernesto Penas, president of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: "The problem is not fisheries management, but the absence of it. Where there is good management, resources are fine"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

3/ Ramón de la Figuera, from the Spanish fisheries secretariat concludes the introductory remarks: "Global sustainability does not only depend on responsible fleets, but also on ensuring that the products entering the markets meet the same sustainability standards"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

1/ We are following the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) seminar on the EU #CommonFisheriesPolicy evaluation – the external dimension LDAC Chair Iván López & Leandro Melgar from Vigo Port give words of welcome: “It is essential that we defend sustainable fisheries” Follow this🧵 for + info👇

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

“The UN Ocean conference #UNOC declaration sounds more like an investment briefing than a political statement” Our comments on the 0-draft from the point of view of small-scale fisheries, and plea for a human-rights approach to ocean conservation 👉https://t.ly/YhCNG

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

L'avant-projet de déclaration de l'#UNOC : pitch pour attirer les investisseurs ou déclaration politique? Pour connaître le point de vue de la petite pêche et notre plaidoyer en faveur d'une approche de la conservation des océans fondée sur les droits humains : 👉https://t.ly/o2gFT

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

🚢🐟 Mind your vessels! In our new brief, we look at coastal state obligations to regulate their fishing vessels, including in the waters of another state, and look at how @ec.europa.eu can support coastal states in fulfilling their obligations + Info 👉https://t.ly/zQnS3 @oceanaeurope.bsky.social

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(8) Ms. Raissa Madou fish processor from Ivory Coast rep. African confederation of artisanal fisheries org (CAOPA): "Sustainable small-scale fisheries in Africa, supported by our governments and our European partner, will act as a lever for the inclusive social & economic dev of our countries"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(6) During the second panel, "a sustainable blue economy", Seamus Breathnach (second from the right), fisheries local action group West (Ireland) reminds everyone: "The European Ocean Pact can support coastal communities by recognizing their socio-economic contribution"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(5) During the first panel, Sylvain Blouet (on right corner of the photo), Deputy Director of a French Marine Protected Area "Côte Agathoise", explains that involving coastal communities is crucial, "throughout the whole project" "It takes time to build trust - but it works"

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(3) We'd like to see the narrative change when illustrating the human impacts on the ocean... 3/4 pictures point at fisheries when other blue sectors are also polluting the ocean 😥

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

2) Ms. Vitcheva, DG of MARE @ec.europa.eu has read the introductory remarks from Commissioner Costas Kadis and her own remarks by reminding the audience of the strategic importance of the Ocean 🌊 Mr. Pascal Lamy reminds the tight deadline to deliver the Pact: #UNOC3 #EUOcean

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Good morning! 👋☀️(1) @cffacape.bsky.social is at the #EUOceanDays with Ms. Raissa Madou, fish processor from Ivory Coast and representing the African confederation of artisanal fisheries organisations (CAOPA) Follow this thread for our thoughts on EU-Africa ocean relations 👇 #EUOcean #SSF

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Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements @cffacape.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Hi👋 We launch CFFA's profile by sharing our latest newsletter We look at: 🏝️Debt swaps and the rising power of US ENGOs over ressource management 💰#COP16: An open letter on the bogus figures of the funding gap 🌊The impacts on EU-Africa relations of the European Ocean Pact Check it here: t.ly/QAp3e

Sandwich Bay, in Namibia by Sergi Ferrete.

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