Who We Da
The Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association is open to traditional and commercial fishermen and women and seafood industry workers of African descent in the United States southeast and the Gullah/Geechee Nation. It is the official fishing association of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Mission
1) To advocate for the rights of Gullah/Geechee and African American fishermen and fishery workers of the southeast
2) To share traditional fishing methods with the next generation
3) To restore access to the areas and factories needed to sustain the seafood industry in the Gullah/Geechee Nation and southeastern United States
Goals
Lift restriction that currently prevent the continuation of fishing by Gullah/Geechee and African American fishing families.
Revisit and create new laws regarding subsistence and traditional fishing.
Increase the numbers of Gullah/Geechee and African Americans that have the ability to create the needed implements for sea work including boat building and net making and that fish, shrimp, harvest shellfish, etc.
Establish locations from which the fishing industry traditions can be carried on.
New members are accepted at every meeting.
Bring someone out of the water with you!
Disya fa all a wi stay een de sea!
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