Activities

• Brought out a number of policy notes on best approach to rehabilitation of fishermen and conducted a number of workshops to enhance understanding of fisheries sector
• Raising awareness on excess distribution of boats among NGOs, Govt., and communities, laying the foundation for improved fisheries management in the future.
• Identified areas/ people like inland fishers who had been left out of livelihood restoration.
• Assisted women fish vendors and processors who were left out of rehabilitation by linking with NGOs.
• In some cases also influenced donors to distribute nets and kattumarams instead of FRP boats with motors.
• Helped link up fishermen groups with SIFFS for formation of fish marketing societies.
• Formed a fisheries platform consisting of fishermen representatives, NGOs and Govt. officials for discussion on key fisheries issues.
• Conducting studies on post-tsunami development in the sector.

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