Artisanal fishing

For that reason, socio-economic status of artisanal fishing community has become an interest of the authorities in recent years.

Target 14.b of Sustainable Development Goal 14 works to provide access rights to artisanal fishers on marine resources and markets.

[6] In addition, there is increased global advocacy to provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and market, this is one of the major targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.

Artisanal fishers in this area use gear that included, "cast nets, handlines, basket traps, longlines, set gillnets and beach and purse seines".

[5] Fishing vessels used in Sudan include from the sharoaq, feluka and murkab al hadeed.