Future of Fish has launched a new campaign in partnership with fishers from La Islilla, Peru, to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to fishers and seafood workers.
In Peru small scale fisheries play a critical role in food security, supplying approximately 95% of the seafood consumed domestically. Non-profit organisation, Future of Fish, has launched ‘PPE for fisheries’ a new campaign to support fishers and seafood traders in three small fishing villages with protective gear and sanitation supplies.
“For more than three months we have been without our work, fishing... we have to continue somehow. What we want is to support the wellbeing of our whole community,” said Roberto Carlos Vite Bayona, mayor of La Islilla.
The campaign starts with La Islilla, with the intention to expand into nearby communities once funds are raised and supply lines are secured. So far, the first round of supplies have been delivered, including 200 reusable masks and more than 100 bottles of hand soap and hand sanitiser.
“This campaign is a critical first step to support the safety and food security of these coastal communities,” says Marah Hardt, Future of Fish’s director of discovery. “But we also believe that stabilising local seafood trade today will also help create greater resiliency for these communities by building the networks and supply chains that can better respond to global shocks in the future.”
