The COVID-19 crisis has hurt nearly every sector of the global economy, leaving those who were already struggling to make ends meet at the greatest disadvantage. During this uncertain period, fishers and fishers’ organizations all across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea have displayed their commitment and value to their communities by providing food to thousands of at-risk people. From aquaculture farmers delivering meals to underprivileged families in Algeria to chefs preparing fish sandwiches for health workers to break their Ramadan fast in Turkey, fishers and their colleagues have been looking out for others, even as their own work is limited by quarantine measures. |
Read here about some of their outstanding efforts |