SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF FISHERFOLK AND FISH WORKERS IN THE FACE OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY NOVEMBER 2023 Oil and gas activity on coastlines and at sea adversely impacts the human rights of small-scale fishers and fish workers. [...] From exploration and drilling in the seabed, to coastal processing, subsea pipelines, and overseas shipping of fossil fuels—offshore oil and gas activity poses a growing threat to the rights, livelihoods, and food security of fisherfolk around the world. [...] Every phase of the offshore oil and gas lifecycle threatens the rights of small-scale fisherfolk and fish workers on the frontlines, and imperils the marine and coastal ecosystems on which they depend. [...] Small-scale fisheries account for at least 40% of the world’s total fisheries catch.20 In endangering them, offshore oil activity can jeopardize the food security of entire regions and the livelihoods of roughly 500 million people.21 By driving the climate crisis, imperiling entire marine ecosystems, and leading to economic and physical displacement, offshore activity thus threatens the rights to. [...] Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, in addressing the human rights situation of small-scale fishers and fish workers in his forthcoming report, to: (1) highlight the ongoing and growing threats posed by oil and gas activity in and on oceans and across the offshore lifecycle; (2) recommend that States carefully assess and disclose through thorough impact assessments and good faith public consu.
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