Conciliation of Local Conflicts

October 25, 2022

Scientific Training, Fisheries Conflict, and Bottom Trawling at the WIOMSA Scientific Symposium

One Earth Future’s Secure Fisheries program implements a science-based approach along the Somali coastline to eliminate unmanaged competition over fisheries and reduce fisheries conflict. Research Associate Colleen Devlin attended the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association’s 12th Scientific...

October 18, 2022

Ice Brings Opportunity to Bander Beyla

The 1,430 fishers of Bander Beyla, Puntland, Somalia now have access to flake ice thanks to a partnership between OEF’s Secure Fisheries program and the Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC) who funded and recently installed a three-ton ice maker in the coastal town.

October 18, 2022

Madagascar Mangroves Model Potential for Future Conservation in Somaliland

Secure Fisheries and partner organization Blue Ventures recently completed a learning exchange to Madagascar for members of the fishing community in Zeila, Somaliland, as well as representatives from Somaliland's Ministries of Fisheries and Environment and members of the local non-profit organizatio...

September 07, 2022

Understanding The Value of The Value Chain

Field Manager Jamal Hassan facilitated a value chain workshop in Mogadishu from August 22-24, 2022.

Understanding Value Chain Image 2022-08-24

July 28, 2022

Data Collection Training Takes Place in Jubaland

A two-day data collection training workshop for Jubaland Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) staff was held by Secure Fisheries on July 23-24, 2022.

July 12, 2022

OEF Researcher Conducts Innovative Report for UN CSM on Maritime and Coastal Climate Security

Colleen Devlin, Research Associate with Secure Fisheries, was the lead consultant and writer for United Nations Climate Security Mechanism report on climate change and security in the Somali Region.

June 02, 2022

Co-management Workshops Begin in Laasqorey and Bullahar

In May 2022, Secure Fisheries held cooperative management (co-management) workshops in the communities of Laasqorey and Bullahar on the northern coast of the Somali Region.

May 16, 2022

Secure Fisheries Joins UNEP in Coastal Climate Security Study

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Reports have increasingly highlighted the linkages between climate change and security.

April 10, 2022

BMFA Students Swap Fish Scales for Map Scales in GIS Workshop

Secure Fisheries Senior Research Associate and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) expert, Paige Roberts, conducted a guest GIS workshop for the Berbera Maritime and Fisheries Academy (BMFA) on March 20-21, 2022 on their campus in Berbera, Somaliland.

Staff Member Paige Roberts helps several girls with GIS workshop on computers

April 07, 2022

Somaliland Initiates its First Marine Protected Area

The Zeila Co-Management Association, ministries, and partners began planning for the first Marine Protected Area in Somaliland.