One of the key achievements of the 2022 act is the replacement of the army with the Fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance Unit, composed of people appointed by the Public Service Commission. The new regulations will be crucial to further address concerns of affected fishing communities.
Since 2018, FIAN Uganda in collaboration with allies including FIAN International has stood alongside affected fishing communities to amplify their voices and build pressure for a better fishing regulation.
Today, FIAN Uganda’s mobilization of fishing communities – especially women and youth – focused on the new regulations to ensure a full demilitarization of fishing areas, equitable access to fishing grounds, gender-responsive enforcement, and co-management structures that recognize fisherfolks as stewards of their own future.
“We envision a people-centered fisheries governance framework where communities co-manage resources with authorities – where lived realities shape regulations and justice replaces impunity,” says Dr. Rehema Namaganda Bavuma, Coordinator of FIAN Uganda.
“A framework where women and youth are no longer sidelined, and where fisheries policy promotes food sovereignty and not exclusion.”
Read more about fisheries in Uganda here.
For more information, please contact Valentin Hategekimana hategekimana@fian.org