What does fishing mean for your community?

Fishing represents one of the main economic activities of the municipality, where fishing resources represent the main source of protein in the diet of a large part of the population.

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What is the biggest challenge that fishermen face today?

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Predatory fishing and, consequently, decreased fishing resources are the biggest challenges. Another challenge is the low number of registrations of municipal fishermen in the Professional Fisherman's Registry.

What can mayors and local leaders around the world accomplish by networking? 

They can unify strategies to carry out the general records of fishermen and discuss public policies for carrying out fishery diagnosis. We also need permanent monitoring of stocks and socio-environmental support for the fishing community.

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What do you want global leaders to know about small-scale fishermen and coastal communities?

The importance of supervision in industrial overfishing is one of the factors that most cause negative impacts for small-scale fishermen. I also want them to know the importance of specific aid for fishing communities in social vulnerability.