By Julio Parra | Project Leader
The foundation is collaborating with “Ecologists Without Borders” on sustainable fishing initiatives, focusing on improving marine health and the well-being of local fishermen through best practices.
Weekly meetings with key stakeholders, including board members and project coordinators, are held to monitor project objectives.
In November, the foundation sent permit files to CONAPESCA for local fishermen, confirming receipt and transferring documents to INAPESCA for review.
These permits are for research purposes, helping assess fish availability and potentially leading to commercial fishing permits.
This month, a Human Rights Policy was introduced, signed by participating fishermen.
The community fisheries monitoring program concluded, and efforts are underway to secure funding for its continuation, which uses an app called Pescadata to track fish populations.
Additionally, with support from Ocean Conservancy via the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, an educational program has been implemented for children aged 6 to 12, focusing on the dangers of abandoned fishing nets.
This initiative has successfully recovered an average of 11 tons of such nets through community engagement.
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