CAOPA has sent to COFI 34 a statement on support for artisanal fisheries. According to FAO, the majority of the 12 million Africans who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, including 3.5 million women, are involved in the artisanal fisheries sector. The value of this sector is obvious and shown ...

On the occasion of the 34th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), CAOPA and the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CFFA) made a joint statement on item 9 on the agenda “Fight against IUU fishing”. The two organizations stress that combating undeclared and unregulated (I...

On the occasion of the 34th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), CAOPA and the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CFFA) made a joint statement on item 9 on the agenda “Fight against IUU fishing”. The two organizations stress that combating undeclared and unregulated (I...