Why VGSSF of FAO is important to Small Scale Fishers in the world

The VGSSF are comprehensive and deal, in one instrument, with all significant aspects of small scale fisheries and fishing communities within a human rights persoective. These Guidelines will support the visibility, recognition and enhancement od small scale fisheries and fishing communities in in the context of eradicating hunger and poverty. The Guidelines will also significantly contribute to effectively addressing numerous challenges and constraints facing small scale fishing communities around the world.  They will address the social, economic and will also assist fishing communities to engage in meningful dialogue with the State and other sectors towards securing access to their living and livelihood space and in protecting this space from various threats.
The challenge ahead of us is the implementation of the Guidelines to give full effect to their recommendations are considerable.
We the CSOs are hopeful the Statwa are ready to implement the VGSSF with full spirit of it.