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International Fund for Fishing Safety
Supporting the international fishing industry to improve safety and save lives
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Duration
This project's duration was 5 years
Value of grant
£1.5m
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The International Fund for Fishing Safety is a charitable fund to improve safety in global fishing.
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Lloyd's Register Foundation has awarded just over £1.5 million to The Seafarers Charity for the International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS). This intiative was set up by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, The Seafarers’ Charity, and FISH Platform, to fund practical improvements in safety led by fishing organisations on the ground.
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Overview
The International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS) is a partnership between Lloyd’s Register Foundation, The Seafarers’ Charity, and FISH Platform. Following the successful launch of the International Fund for Fishing Safety in 2023–24, this grant will seek to grow the fund over the next five years. The aim is to build on Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s initial investment so the fund can support more projects that improve fishing safety where it’s most urgently needed.
IFFS primarily funds safety training, the development of safety management systems or practices, the auditing of safety management systems, and projects that promote behavioural change or influence political change to better support fishing safety in a country or region.
The International Fund for Fishing Safety has been designed by fishers for fishers. Safer fishers means sustainable fisheries. This is a start, there is so much more to do, and we urge everyone with an interest in saving human lives at sea to join with IFFS' founding partners to help us realise our ambitions.
Alan McCulla Coordinator, The International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS)
