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Equal Access to RFMO meetings! Advocating for a more open approach to Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) decision-making processes.

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Transparency. Without it, there's no #sustainability. Yet the world's #RFMOs try to claim their catches are sustainable - without giving stakeholders equal access to their discussions, or to the facts about what's really going on. Learn more ➡️ principles.fish/
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If we want our seafood supply chains to be sustainable, we need open ocean governance. The Equal Access Principles exist to help bring about the #transparency we need to deliver the #sustainability consumers demand. Find out more ➡️ principles.fish/
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Retailers, processors, and other stakeholders need equal access to the discussions of the #RFMOs, the bodies that call the shots when it comes to crucial #fisheries decisions around the globe. Check our website to find out more ➡️ principles.fish/
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Decisions made by #RFMOs have far-reaching consequences for stakeholders around the world. We're proposing a set of Equal Access Principles to provide a level playing field for all stakeholders, across all global RFMOs. Become an endorser ⬇️ principles.fish/
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If we want seafood to be produced sustainably, we need to be able to see what is going on across the supply chain. But with key meetings of #RFMOs happening behind closed doors, this cannot happen at the moment. Let's open up the RFMOs together. ⬇️ principles.fish/
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Watch the video on our website ⬇️ to learn about the damaging role that secrecy plays in the way our oceans are managed, and how you can help call for greater #transparency. Endorse the Equal Access Principles today! principles.fish/
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"A key problem with the current #fisheriesmanagement and governance system is that it is weighted in favor of #industrialfishing companies to the exclusion of other stakeholders." Find out more on the @AtunaNews article below 👇
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Equal Access Principles calls for more openness in RFMOs and adoption of access rules at meetings for all stakeholders. Read its principles on Atuna...zurl.co/DuCW @FishAccountable @principles_fish @Accountability.Fish @Principles | International Fisheries
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We cannot open up the world’s #fisheriesmanagement system on our own - we need to work together to change the status quo. Check out who is endorsing the Equal Access Principles - and add your organization’s name to the list ➡️ principles.fish/endorsers/
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We're proposing the adoption, implementation and enforcement of 12 Equal Access Principles to help level the #RFMO playing field. These principles are designed to ensure that RFMO decision-making reflects the interests & input of all stakeholders. ➡️ principles.fish/
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When #RFMOs make decisions, the impacts reverberate worldwide for consumers, workers, retailers, suppliers, and beyond - and many of those decisions are made in secret. Here's a @SeafoodSource article that explains the implications ⬇️ seafoodsource.com/-no-accoun…
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Interested in learning more about how to make the international #fisheries management system more accountable to all global stakeholders? 🗓️Then join us for our upcoming free webinar on 29 June at 15 *CEST: eventbrite.nl/e/equal-access… #RFMO #ocean

Equal Access: Making Fisheries Management More Accountable

How to get all stakeholders interest back in sustainanable international fisheries management

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An initial coalition of conservation and market players announce joint support for Equal Access Principles to open up #fisheries decision-making in the run-up to a @UN #HighSeas Treaty. For more information, visit 👇 principles.fish/

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EQUAL ACCESS TO RFMO MEETINGS: A crucial step towards sustainable oceans​ Support opening the world’s fisheries management organizations to the involvement of citizens, communities, market players,...

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Indigenous and #fisheries communities have generations of experience in caring for the seas around them. Their knowledge is essential for the future of the ocean, that is why #RFMO meetings must be inclusive. Learn more about Equal Access Principles principles.fish/ #SDG14
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Actors from the #Fisheries industry must have access to decision-making processes. Their voices need to be heard and taken into consideration. Learn more about Equal Access Principles principles.fish/ #RFMO #WCPFC #environment #highseas #SDG14
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There is a lot of work to be done in order to achieve the sustainable use of our oceans' resources. Enabling access to #RFMO meetings is a crucial step forward. Learn more about Equal Access Principles principles.fish/ #fisheries #WCPFC #SDG14
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To ensure fair representation, #RFMO meetings need to transcend language barriers, be accessible financially and logistically, and ensure inclusive accreditation. Learn more about Equal Access Principles ➡️ principles.fish/ #Fisheries​ #WCPFC #SDG14
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In order to achieve fair participation in #RFMO decision-making processes, relevant meetings on #fisheries must be inclusive of all stakeholders, giving them a fair, recognized & registered voice.​ #WCPFC Learn more about Equal Access Principles ➡️ principles.fish/
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Our initiative aims to increase transparency around #RFMO governance in order to keep #unsustainable decisions from being made as we move through this transition. Learn more about Equal Access Principles ➡️ principles.fish/ #WCPFC
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