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What CeDePesca is
Our mission
CeDePesca,
Centre in
Defence of National Fisheries, is a Non-Governmental Organization whose
headquarters is in Mar del Plata, the main fishing port in the country. Its
mission is to work for a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable
fishing activity.
Course
of Development
Since
its formation in 1997, CeDePesca succeeded in introducing some important issues
into the local and national
level of policy makers and mass media. We have carried out studies
related to the changes in the fishing structure, to the Fishing Agreement signed
with the European Union, and to the Federal Fisheries Law.
As
regards the later in particular, we are especially concerned about the
implementation process of the Individual Transferable Quotas system, which we
consider that could be environmentally and socially harmful. Moreover, in such
cases in which it could be applied, it has to be cautious, transparent and fair.
In
support of small-scale fishermen, we work with their representative bodies with
the aim of strengthening the sector both socially and economically by making
proposals for resources management, and by training their members.
We
have also put a lot of effort into denouncing the depletion of hake fishing due
to massive access of European factory vessels to our waters, a situation that
still remains –although now these vessels fly the national flag- and
represents a permanent collapse threat to hake and to thousands of jobs
depending on this resource.
CeDePesca
is the only Non-Governmental Organization in Argentina specifically devoted to
fishery marine resources.
Main
activities during 2000-2001
Main activities during 2002
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Organization
of the first ¨Dialogue for White Croaker Fishing Sustainability¨, a
meeting which had the participation of sports fishermen, INIDEP scientists,
Buenos Aires province Fishery authorities, and the National Coast Guard. Mar
del Plata, November 2002. §
Organization
of the second ¨Dialogue for White Croaker Fishing Sustainability¨, this
time with participation of small-scale fishermen, Argentinean and Uruguayan
scientists, Foreign Affairs Ministry representatives, Buenos Aires province
Fishery and Environment authorities, and the National Coast Guard. Mar
del Plata, Marzo 2003
Programmes
Communication Programme FISHING
COMMUNITY Magazine ( Revista Comunidad
Pesquera)
Fishing Community is
a magazine published by CeDePesca from Mar del Plata, Argentina. It deals with
the most burning issues of fishery management from a social and ecological
sustainability viewpoint. Quarterly publication. Print run: 1,500 issues.
Web
site: www.cedepesca.org.ar
Communication window
with the world. It allows an exchange of knowledge and experiences. It offers
educational and training materials useful to students, technicians and
professionals in the field of fishery. It gives information about fishery
legislation, marine conservation, fisheries management, news of interest, and
activities in which CeDePesca is engaged.
Mailing
list: lared@cedepesca.org.ar
By means of this free
subscription list, which has a membership of more than 2,500, CeDePesca
circulates not only relevant information about the national and international
fishing problem, but also its own analyses and press communications.
Educational
Programme
CeDePesca´s
Educational Programme proposes a wide range of options going from the
development of school educational proposals to specific training in fishery
issues, either through personal attendance or long-distance courses.
a.
Educational assistance for teachers and school groups regarding the
marine ecosystem and fishing activity characteristics.
b.
Giving of training courses to fishermen, fishing officials and inspectors,
professionals, journalists and other people interested in issues such as
fisheries management, quality control, social organization, etc.
c.
Long-distance training courses, with semi-attendance requirements and
tutorial assistance.
Research
Programme
By
means of its own research and by agreements with scientific institutions,
CeDePesca prepares technical reports on the characteristics of fisheries
management systems and on fishery dynamics, putting forward proposals for
resources sustainable management. Productive
Programme
¨Training
for Development ¨ is a program that provides occupational training to
unemployed workers and to women connected with the fisheries sector, through the
performance of actions tending to create or support the generation of productive
employment within the fishing activity, more specifically within that related to
preserved fish production.
Campaigns:
WHITE CROAKER:
¨LET’S MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR WHITE CROAKER FISHING TO BE SUSTAINABLE.¨ In
CeDePesca, we are worry about the degradation process of white croaker
populations in the north-eastern littoral of Buenos Aires province. The white
croaker fishing problem is extremely big and involves natural reserves such as
Samborombón Bay as well as areas under provincial and national jurisdictions;
besides, this resource is shared with Uruguay. On the other hand, it can be
defined as a fishery which is socially very active and creates employment not
only in the commercial fisheries sector but also in the tourist one. HAKE: ¨DO NOT LET US BE
CAUGHT OFF OUR GUARD: HAKE FOR ARGENTINIAN PEOPLE.¨
Gigantic
factory vessels disregard legislation on hake conservation by means of appeals
for protection, endangering the sustainability not only of the species, but also
of thousands of fishermen and Argentinian male and female workers’ employments.
THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED. Contact
information:
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