A bilateral cooperation memorandum signed during the framework of Chilean President Boric’s recent state visit to Brazil aims to establish key areas of collaboration between the two countries, seeking to strengthen artisanal fishing and small-scale aquaculture.
This ties in with the tripartite Strengthening the Governance of Artisanal Fisheries cooperation project backed by artisanal fishing organisations from Chile, Brazil, and Andalusia in Spain. The Chilean Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism and the Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to promote sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture resources through bilateral cooperation with a joint commitment to advance sectoral public policies focused on artisanal fishing and international technical cooperation.
The agreement will apply to key areas such as public policies and sectoral regulations, combating IUU fishing, monitoring, control, and surveillance, gender equity in the sector, climate change adaptation, scientific research and technology transfer, and food security and sovereignty.
The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) emphasized that this MOU, formally signed by Chilean Ambassador to Brazil, Sebastián Depolo, and Brazilian Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, André de Paula, will also establish an ideal collaboration framework between the two countries to strengthen artisanal fishing and small-scale aquaculture (SSA), highlighting the complementary strengths of both countries.
Key areas of cooperation include the exchange of expertise, which includes technical training, visits, and events related to fisheries and aquaculture management, technologies, gender equity, and sustainable practices. Other relevant areas include productive development and sectoral participation.
According to Subpesca, the next step is to establish a working group to identify, plan, and execute actions in accordance with the various areas of cooperation contained in the MOU.
