"A new world of fishing is possible"
The 2011 World Social Forum has open this Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Dakar by a large march that converged on the University Cheikh Anta Diop. A motley crowd, like the global justice movement: origins of diversity, diversity of struggles. All these activists are meeting in the Senegalese capital until February 11 to examine the state of the world, but also to share their methods and their goals ...
variety of countries, the diversity of struggles
A man shows off a model canoe which proclaims: "A new world of fishing is possible" .
Stop. Do not give more children in the streets, displaying T-shirts of a Senegalese organization that fights against begging.
"It's interesting that there are problems in many parts of the world as the problem of land rights. There displacements and evictions, says a Malaysian alternative globalization. During this forum we will able to share with other organizations in Brazil, India and Thailand. " Source: Kickoff World Social Forum 2011 in Dakar (RFI)
mobilization of fishing: "No to secret agreements"
"We must stop sign secret agreements of fishing. Limit the bilateral agreements that do not enrich the country, but we are losing our resources. We must stop the exploitation of our fish products. Let's sustainable fisheries through marine and coastal restoration to ensure food security for our local markets ", this is the message could not be more clear that the president of the Permanent Forum for players of artisanal fisheries in Africa (Senegal-Fora) wanted to pass during the massive anti-globalization parade through the streets Dakar.
Standing on the corner of a street on Avenue Blaise Diagne of Medina, which has seen a boom like no other, Mamadou Diop Thioune wore on her head a little canoe painted in green on which it is written in White "No secret deals with fishing" . This actor fishing does not hide his dissatisfaction with current policies by the authorities the country that were in his eyes, is at odds with a strategy to prevent the fishery resources of our waters are one of the richest fishing grounds in the world .... Continued on Walfadjri
Philippe Favrelière (Updated February 10, 2011)
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- Who owns the fish? Food Security and Artisanal : Event 'Fisheries and Food Security", jointly organized by EED and CAOP (Confederation of African Organisations in Artisanal Fisheries), will be held February 9, 2011 under the World Social Forum in Dakar. For more information, click here
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Interventions fisheries stakeholders
Social Forum Dakar World of 6 to 11 February 2011
grabbing West African marine resources
grabbing West African marine resources: Joint enterprises facade and licensing of convenience - Experiments Senegal and Mauritania.
Mamadou Lamine Seck NIASSE and Madieng
EED CAOP, CAPE - January 2011
The land grab in Africa by foreign investors at the expense of local communities, is denounced of increasingly by African civil society. commodity most heavily traded in the world - more than cocoa and coffee, fish also attracts African greed of foreign investors, and access to fishing areas of Africa, especially West African waters are among Most fish in the world, has become a strategic issue for many countries large consumers of fish, like the European Union or China ....
Fishing in West Africa is an area that has long been monopolized by distant fishing fleets have free access to fisheries resources in the region. The development of national fishing industries will not start after independence the countries of the region in the 1970s. But
industrial fleets are costly, inappropriate to the local context. The states involved in thus fishing enterprises, often excessively. The failure of this model of industrial development of fisheries has contributed to macroeconomic imbalances at the origin of structural adjustment programs (SAPs) of the 1980s and framework documents current poverty reduction, emphasizing the need for foreign currency states, which have when privileged operating system resources to the foreign exchange earnings, either by focusing on exports, or by signing agreements fishing access including financial compensation.
level of fishing joint ventures in the region, there is a prevalence of joint ventures weapons, whose activities produce to capture foreign markets. Companies to provide products with high added value are underdeveloped, because international markets like Europe, are rather for commodities .... To download Document Click Here
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Artisanal fisheries of small pelagic fish, a net Food Safety for Africa
Intervention Gaoussou Gueye, Secretary General CAOP
In Africa, particularly West Africa, small pelagic - in particular, sardinella, provide low-protein prices, particularly accessible to the most disadvantaged population. Small pelagic thus playing a role of 'food safety net'. From the perspective of food security, small pelagics are a strategic resource. The fishing industry and West African artisanal processing plays an important role in the fishery and, through the transformative work of women of our country, makes a distribution of small pelagic form stewed, salted, dried or smoked, and so increasing, also in charge ....
But a serious threat hangs over the west African small pelagics, that of an industrial operation that seems irresponsible to grow with Russian and Chinese arms (China fishery / Pacific Andes). A few months ago, five ships Russian factories, through secret agreements, were off the Senegalese waters for the exploitation of pelagic species such as sardinella. The professional craftsmen have sounded the alarm over these vessels are prohibited by Senegalese law given the risk that they lead to overexploitation of these resources .... Comprehensive response, click Here
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Consequences of Direct Investment (FDI) for artisanal fishing communities in Africa
Presentation by Sidi Mohamed Sid Ahmed Abeid, president of the African Confederation of Organizations of Fishworkers (CAOP)
sector fisheries in Africa occupies millions of men and women and is their only source of life. It is in some countries more than 50% of turnover on exports, a major contributor to GDP and budget reports.
strategic position near the continent most of Europe and America and abundance of fish stocks diversified it attracts more investors. The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa has experienced significant increases during his last years in the fisheries sector investors particularly Chinese, Europeans, thanks to facilities provided by the Governments of our countries. Our government wanted to attract these investors to increase revenue States, fight against unemployment, create jobs and value added to contribute to social stability, economic and political of our country.
In the fisheries sector this FDI can be negative or even destructive if not controlled, and they help to exploit our resources which, for many species fully exploited, and of overexploited species ... Suite ...
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Other interventions and protests
Under the World Social Forum in Dakar, the issue of sustainable resource management arises even more than past editions. The location of this city focuses attention on the problems of fisheries resources. Dating in bonds in video-conference between NGOs in Dakar and the Lyceum of the Sea Bourcefranc in Charente-Maritime. The Thiof is the fish at the base of traditional Senegalese dish thiéboudjenn. The intensive sampling of fish for food nationally and internationally has led to its gradual disappearance. The crunch has increased the price Thiof by 20, making it inaccessible for most of the population. There 4 years thousands of Senegalese have fled by canoe to escape hunger and the crisis in order to reach the Canary Islands to reach Spain - much of it of sinners .....
At the WSF, these questions are posed by social movements and fishing cooperatives. Local associations as Océanium develops programs for consultation to enable the preservation of ecosystems and propose new economic alternatives. Jean Goepp the program coordinator for Océanium we presented some of these actions during a videoconference with students from the Lycée de la Mer Bourcefranc Charente-Maritime .....
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L 'Greenpeace Africa urged "governments and African people to be more attentive to the problems of overfishing and illegal fishing in West African waters," Friday at the end of World Social Forum (WSF) in Dakar.
In a statement, Oumy Sene Diouf, Campaigner for Greenpeace Ocean Africa, stressed that "The people of Senegal had long expressed an interest in protecting its oceans and fisheries resources." But "it is high time to become aware of the problem of overfishing, which not only empty our seas, but also aggravates the situation of food security of coastal people," he added.
Greenpeace Africa in Dakar had presented a report entitled "The Africa that feeds Europe" , outlining the results of a shipping vessel "My Arctic Sunrise" in 2010, and in Mauritanian waters Senegalese .... See: Greenpeace Africa
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Senegal: Ahead of the World Social Forum - The problems of fisheries debate
Association for the Development fisheries in West Africa (ADEP) gathered in Mbour with partners (WWF Wamer, Network of fisheries policies in West Africa-REPAO) fifty participants from East Africa and West since Thursday, February 3, 2011. It is for these various delegations to share their knowledge in order to make concrete proposals to the World Social Forum opens in Dakar on Sunday to find solutions to problems that plague the fisheries sector.
"To discover one another. Share knowledge and jointly make concrete proposals. Laying the groundwork for an exchange network among the participants. "
is essentially the main objectives of the workshop launched last Thursday in Mbour by the Association for fisheries development in West Africa (ADEP), in partnership with WWF and Warner Network fisheries policies in West Africa (REPAO )....
Speaking at the opening of this workshop ends today Mbour Nedwa Moctar Nech, Secretary General Adepa, reported that this meeting is "an opportunity to witness, discovery, exchange, sharing and mutual learning between actors from different backgrounds on the manifestation of these phenomena in their various trades.
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World Social Forum in Dakar: march in support to the Saharawi cause
An impressive march Support for the Saharawi people (Western Sahara) was held Thursday in Dakar, on the 5th day of the World Social Forum with the participation of several NGOs, associations, supporters and prominent personalities, hailing the great mobilization that continues around the question of Western Sahara occupied.
Speaking in a context marked by repeated attacks conducted by "extremist Moroccan well coached" against members of the Saharawi delegation, this march was written by hundreds of participants to recall "the legality and legitimacy of the struggle the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence "....
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His looted and emptied seas: The African fishing submerged by foreigners (Daily)
Artisanal fishing provides a livelihood for million people in Africa. In Senegal, this sector is a vital part of the national economy. However, there is a link increasingly threatened by French interests, English or Chinese ... As part of the World Social Forum, a conference on the plunder of the seas was held Tuesday at the Centre Lebret Dakar . On this occasion, Mamadou Lamine Niasse organization International Collective in Support of fisherworkers (ICSF) has highlighted the problem of "mixed companies". Countries like Senegal, rich in fishery resources, attracting many foreign fleets, European and Asian, who want to enjoy it. The trouble is that this policy of joint ventures in which the majority share (51% minimum) is required by nationals, is often misused by governments to circumvent international agreements.
From a European perspective, this system of mixed company serves several objectives as the reduction of overcapacity European fleet or preserve jobs and supply markets of the European Union. And it is especially the possibility of access to waters of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries that account for these predators. In Senegal, 130 joint venture projects were approved in the field of industrial fishing, the number of vessels involved currently stands at 41. A profitable deal, because for every dollar invested, a profit of EUR 3,1 go into the pockets of European investors. As for the processing industry of fishery products, Niasse found many have gone bankrupt in Senegal. Foreign investors are anxious that the transformation process is done in their country of origin ....
