The Artisanal Fishing Web TeiaPesca is a network of networks of small-scale fisheries stewards including fishers, researchers and extensionists to jointly help improve inter-network technical-political organization, communication and learning.
The artisanal fishing web was established during the process of implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication the SSF Guidelines, in which Brazil played a major role to its approval. Since then, TeiaPesca is committed to provide opportunities to internalize the contents and issues of the SSF Guidelines through initiatives towards its implementation, bringing together fisheries stakeholders to promoting awareness and building capacities.
A document entitled Vital Fisheries: Setting pathways for the implementation of the International Guidelines for Small-Scale Fisheries in Brazil was the main outcome of a 5-day event entitled National Seminar of Capacity Building for the Implementation of the SSF Guidelines, and includes a national strategy envisioned for each of the ten SSF Guidelines major themes. The Vital Fisheries report became a key policy instrument to help reforming the complex legal and institutional framework of artisanal fisheries. Small-scale fishers representatives and technical supporters within TeiaPesca is now committed to working for its implementation forward under sustainable development goals and concepts.
Progress reports
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
Type of commitment
- Community or Locally Managed Marine Areas
- Integrated Coastal Management
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
Type of commitment
- Compliance, monitoring and enforcement
- Ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF)
Quantification
- Approximatelly half million Brazilian marine, costal and estuarine small-scale fishers can benefit from the action.
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
Type of commitment
- Legal/policy/institutional measures
- Access to market-based instruments
- Access to coastal fishing grounds
- Community empowerment for fisheries management
Quantification
- Approximatelly half million Brazilian marine, costal and estuarine small-scale fishers can benefit from the action.
Other, please specify
Application to non-governmental funds
In-kind contribution
Voluntary work from fishers, researchers and extensionists.
Staff / Technical expertise
Voluntary work from fishers, researchers and extensionists.
April/2018
