23 June 2026 The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) warmly welcomes the appointment of Carmen Mannarino as the new Director of Masifundise Development Trust, effective 1 June 2026 for a five-year term. This leadership transition marks an important moment for the small-scale fisheries movement in South Africa and strengthens the global struggle for fisher peoples’ rights, food sovereignty, ...
On 21 June 2026, a catastrophic ammonia gas leak struck a private seafood processing and export facility in the Kannigaipair/Manjangaranai area near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district. The incident at M/s Peter & Paul Seafood Exports Pvt Ltd (also referred to as St. Peter’s Paul Seafoods Exports) claimed the lives of at least seven workers — with reports ...
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Along the Malabar coast of Kerala, particularly around Thalassery (Tellicherry), a centuries-old tradition continues each morning. Before sunrise, small groups of fishers head out in modest boats to harvest green mussels (Perna viridis), locally known as kalumakkaya. These divers practice a highly skilled, low-impact form of fishing that relies on breath-hold diving rather than modern technology. Their work sustains ...
Fr. Thomas Kocherry (1940–2014) was a prominent Indian Redemptorist Catholic priest, lawyer, trade unionist, and social activist who dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of traditional fishworkers, fishing communities and on environmental justice. Born on May 10/11, 1940, in Changanassery, Kerala, as the fifth of eleven children in a Syrian Christian family, he studied science and law before ...
Manila, Philippines – After more than twenty years of intense negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) finally secured its first multilateral agreement centered on environmental sustainability – the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. The deal aims to curb harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing, illegal fishing, and the depletion of global fish stocks. The agreement prohibits the most damaging forms of ...
Solidarity and Resilience: The Elmolo Fishing Community of Lake Turkana Fights for Survival Amid Rising Waters The “Elmolo” (also known as El Molo) community, one of Kenya’s smallest and most marginalized indigenous groups, has called the shores of Lake Turkana home for centuries. As traditional small-scale fishers, their culture, identity, and livelihoods are deeply intertwined with the lake. Today, however, ...
The Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO) is marking a significant milestone in 2026 — 10 years as a legally registered not-for-profit organisation dedicated to strengthening small-scale fisheries across the Caribbean. The journey toward a unified regional voice for fisherfolk began much earlier. A 2003–2004 regional assessment by CTA, CARDI, and the CRFM highlighted the need for better coordination ...
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) proudly highlights the powerful culmination of a groundbreaking partnership between the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) and PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas. Launched in 2024, this collaboration immerses local artists in fishing communities to document and amplify the daily struggles of small-scale fishers. The result is a compelling final exhibit titled “Water, Our Home”, which ...
Since the outbreak of the 2026 Iran War on 28 February, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes under Operation Epic Fury targeting Iranian military infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and leadership—including the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—the global energy market has been thrown into turmoil. Iran’s retaliatory restrictions on shipping through ...