International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

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International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is an international non-government organization that works towards the establishment of equitable, gender-just, self-reliant and sustainable fisheries, particularly in the small-scale, artisan sector.

ICSF draws its mandate from the historic International Conference of Fishworkers and their Supporters (ICFWS), held in Rome in 1984, parallel to the World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

A number of fishworker organizations and concerned intellectuals, academics and social activists felt that the FAO conference had chosen to overemphasize the commercial, industrial, scientific and fishery resource aspects, at the expense of the actual real-world, life-and-blood people involved in fishing worldwide fishworkers who are often sections of the population marginalized from mainstream society.

The main objectives of ICSF are to:

• monitor issues that relate to the life, livelihood and living conditions of fishworkers around the world;

• disseminate information on these issues, particularly amongst fisherfolk;

• prepare guidelines for policymakers that stress fisheries development and management of a just,participatory and sustainable nature; and

• help create the space and momentum for the development of alternatives in the small-scale fisheries sector.

[edit] Publications

Print

   *Samudra - Triannual Report of ICSF
   *Yemaya - ICSF's Newsletter on Gender and Fisheries

CD/Videos

   *Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa
   *Indian Ocean 2001
   *A Step Forward: A Film on Women Fishworkers in India
   *Smoke in the Water: Problems and Prospects for Developing Artisanal Fish Trade in West Africa
   *Under the Sun:the transient fisherfolk of Jambudwip
   *The right to survive: Turtle conservation and fisheries livelihoods

[edit] How to contact

Brussels Office

   ICSF, Brussels Office
   244 Chaussée de,
   Waterloo,
   1060 Brussels
   Belgium
   Telephone (32) 2 -
   Facsimile
   E-mail: briano@scarlet.be

Indian Office

   ICSF, 27 College Road,
   Chennai
   India
   Telephone
   Fax :(91)
   E-mail: icsf@vsnl.com

[edit] External Links

Conference websites

   1. Emerging Concerns Workshop
   2. ESA Fish Workshop
   3. Latin America Conference
   4. Forging Unity
   5. West Africa Fish Fair

ICSF Website ICSF