On June 2006, funds to repair boats and gear

Clicking on the title, you will find a link to a project by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched in June 2006. The project provided funds to Gaza Strip fishers to repair their boats and replace essential equipment such as engines and fishing gear.

The ICRC page contains a link to a video, shot on 6 June 2006 during the sardine season (usually around May) in Gaza. The video, which is 6"38, shows Rafah beach fishers. It highlights some of the problems fishers have, i.e.: after years of disuse, boats are rusty; fishers can't afford the costs of repair as they were subject to fishing restrictions for years; fishers also say that the permitted fishing area, 10 nautical mile limit along 38 kilometres of the Gaza coast, is not extended enough for them to catch best fish shoals; it is forbidden to sell the fish in other Palestinian markets in the West Bank (Israelis control borders); Israeli navy shoots at them when they are out at sea.

The situation has since then changed. Fishers don't have access to fishing grounds again. Yet it is still interesting to view the video and read the script.

link to the video: http://real.xobix.ch/ramgen/icrc/2006/video/news-cut/gaza-fishermen-newscut-060706.rm