HIGHLIGHTING IPNLF’S PROGRESS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Highlighting IPNLF’s progress from around the world. While many in the Northern Hemisphere head off on summer holidays, IPNLF’s global team remains busy as ever.

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) have continued to make good progress towards their policy, social responsibility and one-by-one fishery modernisation goals over these past few months.

Recent milestones include launching site visits for their fish quality work in Indonesia and Malaysia, representing small-scale fisheries and coastal states at the 30th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in the Maldives, joining three panel discussions at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, and running a health and safety festival in a fishing community in Eastern Indonesia.

Find out more about their progress below, as well as how you can get involved in supporting a more stable, sustainable future for one-by-one fishers.

Preventing and mitigating risks in the seafood sector

Thanks to everyone who joined IPNLF’s online panel discussion on preventing and mitigating human rights risks in the seafood sector. IPNLF’s panellists, Birgitte Krogh-Poulsen, Rachel Munns of World Wise Foods, and Nabila Tauhida of Destructive Fishing Watch Indonesia, agreed that human rights risks in the seafood sector are more visible than ever, and shared some of the best practice work being done to prevent and mitigate risk. A huge thank you to the speakers for such rich, honest insights, and to everyone who joined live with questions. Want to hear more about IPNLF’s social responsibility work? Sign up here.

IPNLF report reveals untapped decarbonisation potential in one-by-one fisheries

The seafood industry is under mounting pressure to disclose supply chain emissions and one-by-one fisheries offer significant decarbonisation opportunities. These are some of the findings published in IPNLF’s report: The untapped decarbonisation potential in seafood supply chains. The report provides publicly available, verified EU-compliant carbon footprint data for the first time. It also demonstrates that complex, small-scale seafood supply chains can generate the rigorous carbon data required by global buyers and investors. The Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) reveal key emissions hotspots in the global one-by-one supply chain. This data provides the sector with a credible, comparable baseline to measure environmental progress. Get the full report here.

IPNLF presents at key training on worker protection for fishers

IPNLF and DFW Indonesia delivered an awareness training for fishers, vessel crew, and vessel owners in West Papua. The session, which attracted around 30 participants, covered labour rights, occupational safety and health, fair wages, and grievance mechanisms, and introduced participants to the National Fisher Centre (NFC) as a platform for support and reporting workplace issues. The session was co-hosted by IPNLF’s Indonesia Government Affairs and Policy Lead, Nilmawati.

New documentary on one-by-one tuna coming soon

IPNLF are excited to announce that a new documentary, The Tuna Truth, featuring chef Serena Appleby (BBC3 Hungry for It) is coming to screens near you soon. The documentary is a first-of-its-kind film looking at the challenges facing the global seafood industry and how one-by-one tuna can be part of the solution. Go here to sign up for the latest information and become an early supporter.

IPNLF pushes for more transparency at IOTC

In May, the IPNLF policy team travelled to the Maldives for the 30th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. A number of important measures were adopted at this meeting, including a management measure for yellowfin tuna. IPNLF welcomed adoption of a more systematic measure aiming to bring on board several countries which had objected to previous measures. But despite these promising signs, IPNLF were concerned to see the measure set the total allowable catch higher than the scientifically-recommended limit. Read the full analysis in the IPNLF closing statement  here.

IPNLF also advocated for the highest possible transparency in the implementation of the IOTC Register of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs).. They argued that coastal countries should be notified of activities relating to dFADs occurring in their waters. Under international law, coastal states have the right to manage fishing activities in their waters, and they need to be provided information on dFADs in their waters, especially given the damaging impacts of these devices on coastal habitats and communities. While IPNLF strongly welcomes the implementation of this ground-breaking register, IOTC needs to get the technical details right.

Putting the focus on fisher safety in this Indonesian fishing community

Earlier this year, IPNLF, with support from the International Fund for Fisher Safety (IFFS), ran a health and safety at sea festival in Eastern Indonesia. Around 300 community members joined the festival that offered everything from health checks to training in emergency response and safety best practices. Read more  here.

IPNLF launches Ocean Fellowship Programme

Are you looking to start a high-impact career working with excellent people on ocean issues that matter? Or do you know someone else who is? IPNLF has opened applications for our Ocean Fellowship programme and are recruiting for the following fellowships: communications, consulting & partnerships, documentary campaign, multimedia, content writing, social media & storytelling. More info here.

Find out more about joining IPNLF as a member here.

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