Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens the sustainability of important artisanal fisheries and associated biodiversity, as well as the livelihoods and resilience of coastal communities. This new partnership will promote sustainable and profitable fishing practices in Ecuador and Peru.
Through the partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a coalition of environmental NGOs led by the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), and the Walton Family Foundation (WFF), the Por la Pesca (For Fisheries) project will significantly reduce IUU fishing by national and foreign fleets in the jumbo-flying squid, mahi-mahi or dorado, tuna, and octopus fisheries.
HOW DOES THE ACTIVITY WORK?
- Facilitating and reducing bottlenecks to formalization of fishers and their organizations with clear socioeconomic benefits.
- Empowering and strengthening the capacity of fisher organizations and other key value-chain actors.
- Leveraging market demand for seafood from formal and responsible fisheries to incentivize better fishing practices.
- Providing technical support to key government agencies and private sector actors to improve data-sharing and transparency for decision-making.
- Promoting science-based and participatory fisheries policies and regulations and providing technical assistance to national and sub-national authorities to support enforcement.
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