Secure Fisheries

On December 20th and 21st of 2022, the Secure Fisheries Somalia team met with the Federal Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, including Minister Ahmed Hassan, the Director General, the ministerial technical team, and other senior bureaucrats.

Capturing and sharing the impacts of OEF’s work in Somalia, enabling the fisheries sector in the Somali coastal region to grow and prosper.

The long awaited ice machine made landfall in Bander Beyla, Somalia, and on October 29 2022, Secure Fisheries field staff held an opening ceremony for the momentous occasion.

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...

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.

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...

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