July 26, 2022, Barahona, Dominican Republic - A group of young people and children prepare hooks and fishing materials for the next day to go to their rafts to fish for mahi mahi (dolphin fish) located more than 50 nautical miles away, on the "Guarocuya" beach in Barahona, in the south of the Dominican Republic.
Background information
FISH4ACP is an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) aimed at making fisheries and aquaculture value chains more sustainable. It contributes to food and nutrition security, economic prosperity and job creation by ensuring the economic, social and environmental sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. FISH4ACP is implemented by FAO with funding from the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
