Impacto Colectivo por la Pesca y la Acuacultura Mexicana

The Challenge

Mexico’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors are vital for food security, local economies, and cultural traditions, yet they face a range of complex challenges. Overfishing, illegal fishing, climate change, inequitable access to resources, and fragmented decision-making threaten the livelihoods of fishing communities and the long-term sustainability of ocean and freshwater ecosystems. Without stronger collaboration across sectors, these challenges risk deepening inequities and weakening the resilience of Mexico’s fisheries for future generations.

What Can Be Done

Sustainable solutions require coordinated action among all actors in the sector. Fishers and aquaculture producers, industry representatives, fishing communities, retailers, civil society, researchers, and government agencies each hold critical knowledge and influence. By creating spaces for dialogue, building trust, and aligning priorities, these groups can jointly address systemic barriers, strengthen governance, promote responsible market practices, and improve the quality of life for those who depend on fisheries and aquaculture.

How ICMPX is Meeting the Challenge

Impacto Colectivo por la Pesca y la Acuacultura Mexicana (ICMPX) is Mexico’s only national multi-stakeholder platform dedicated to fostering equitable, sustainable, and competitive fisheries and aquaculture systems. ICMPX convenes over 35 member organizations, serving as a neutral backbone to coordinate action, facilitate decision-making, and align strategies for collective impact.

The initiative is organized through a participatory governance model composed of an Assembly, Steering Committee, and Working Groups centered on three levers of change: governance, markets, and the social well-being of fishers.

ICMPX’s work emphasizes culturally relevant engagement, dialogue, and transparency, ensuring that diverse voices inform decision-making. Through pilot efforts in Baja California Sur and Yucatán, ICMPX is developing community-led, replicable models to strengthen fisheries at a national scale.

By cultivating trust and collaboration across sectors, ICMPX is transforming Mexico’s fisheries and aquaculture into systems that are sustainable, inclusive, and resilient for generations to come.