{"id":5997,"date":"2023-06-22T20:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mubadarat-uicn.org\/?p=5997"},"modified":"2023-06-22T21:48:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T19:48:54","slug":"a-transcap-project-for-the-conservation-of-the-cultural-heritage-of-humanity-in-the-kerkennah-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mubadarat-uicn.org\/en\/a-transcap-project-for-the-conservation-of-the-cultural-heritage-of-humanity-in-the-kerkennah-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"A TransCap project for the conservation of the cultural heritage of humanity in the Kerkennah Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

The islands of Kerkennah, a Tunisian archipelago in the Mediterranean well known for its beaches and sunsets, are also home to the remains of a fishing method known since ancient times; the Charfiya.<\/p>\n

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Charfiya is a fixed fishing method that consists of embedding walls of palm fronds in the seabed, in which fish, pulled in by the ebb tide, channelling them into nets or traps and can no longer get out. Unlike bottom trawling systems that scrape the seabed, fishes are caught alive at the time of raising them and can thus be released if they do not meet the standards. It is customary that the charfiya is used between the autumnal equinox and June to allow marine fauna to regenerate.<\/p>\n

In addition to being a fishing technique, charfya is also a social practice that is part of the Kerkennian culture, the preparation of the palms represents a moment of sharing between women and fishermen and represents a knowledge transmitted from family to family. The areas thus delimited by the palms are also recognized as maritime land properties that belong to the fishing families of the islands.<\/p>\n

This tradition being typical of the Kerkennah Islands, to preserve it, charfiya fishing was inscribed in 2020 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\n