The State recognizes its obligation to identify the structural causes of the problems of
underwater fishing in the Mosquitia, as well as to remove all legal and administrative
barriers that prevent the activity from being carried out in a safe and dignified manner.
Therefore, based on the results of the analysis and the recommendations made by
specialized civil society organizations and representatives, within one year it will
present a proposal for a comprehensive public policy aimed at implementing measures
to address the structural causes identified, and to eradicate the problems of dive fishing
definitively.
C.2.2. Preparation of a census on the situation of active divers and those who have suffered
accidents
135.
In the friendly settlement agreement, the State agreed to the following:
Within one year from the signing of this agreement, and in coordination with the
National Directorate of Indigenous and Afro-Honduran Peoples (DINAFROH) attached
to the Secretariat of State in the Office of Development and Social Inclusion (SEDIS),
as chair of the Inter-institutional Commission for Dive Fishing (CIAPEB), the National
Institute of Statistics (INE) and with the support of the Alliance for the Development
of the Honduran Mosquitia, the State undertakes to continue the consolidation of the
census with detailed information on the situation of Miskito divers and dive fishing.
The census should provide the State with accurate information for monitoring
compliance with regulations, including labor regulations, and for the design of public
policies related to the fisheries sector.
The census will collect and systematize, as a minimum, data on the following: divers
living with disabilities and active divers; the families of deceased divers, their
employers and companies involved in the entire production and distribution chain that
use divers for fishing; the status of the authorizations granted to such companies, the
vessels used for this purpose and their conditions, the boarding points on the vessels
and the intermediaries involved in the hiring of divers.
The State undertakes to periodically update the information contained in the census,
within a period to be agreed upon by the parties after the review of the first census.
C.2.3. Permanent program for the supervision and oversight of fishing companies on land and
on the high seas
136.
In the friendly settlement agreement, the State agreed to the following:
The State undertakes to implement a Permanent Program for the Supervision and
Oversight of Dive Fishing, coordinated through DINAFROH, as chair of the CIAPEB,
which will ensure the adequate and effective application of the regulations on
underwater fishing on land and on the high seas.
Within 18 months of signing this agreement, the State undertakes to train and appoint
public servants in the department of Gracias a Dios in those agencies that do not yet
have a representative. Such personnel shall be assigned to the following institutions:
DIGE-PESCA, General Directorate of the Merchant Navy (DGMM), Ministry of Social
Security (STSS), Ministry of Health (SESAL) and the Honduran Navy, specifically for
the supervision and oversight of dive fishing in accordance with current laws.
Likewise, the State undertakes to continue with inspections on land and at sea, in order
to ensure compliance with labor and occupational health, sanitation and legal
requirements, as well as mandatory permits for vessels, in accordance with the
protocol for inspection and supervision activities, which must comply with international
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