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. ICSF believes fishworkers are often marginalized from mainstream society.
The main objectives of ICSF are to:
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International Legal Instruments Relevant to Fisheries and Fishing Communities - website provides detailed information for a wide range of instruments relevant to fisheries and fishworkers. It covers 124 legal instruments, categorized into following seven themes: Human Rights, Food Security, Women and Development, Environment and Sustainable Development, Oceans and Fisheries Management, Environmental Pollution, Fishing Vessels and Safety at Sea, Labour and Trade. This website is unique as it provides specific relevance to fisheries and small-scale fishworkers, in particular for all the 124 instruments. Relevant articles and paragraphs are also provided. Besides this, there is detailed information on working of the instruments, regional instruments and agencies and specific follow-up. This serves as a ready reckoner for fishworkers and non-governmental organizations, researchers and others interested in fisheries issues.
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