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Addressee: FAO
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The year 2022 is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture. The Permanent Forum therefore recommends that FAO prepare a study on the impacts of industrial fishing on the rights of indigenous peoples in regard to traditional fishing. The Permanent Forum invites the Organization to share the findings of said study at the twenty-third session of the Permanent Forum, to be held in 2024.
Responses
Response to Recommendation:
• FAO is finalizing two studies on the impacts of industrial fishing, addressing marine and in inland fisheries. They will be presented in 2024.
• FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit and FAO Fisheries Unit have a full time expert dedicated to follow up the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
Final Report of UNPFII Session 21 (2022)
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