The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), established in 1997 in Delhi, India, is one of the leading global mass-based social movement networks where national small-scale artisanal fishers and fisherfolk organizations gather in collective action to address the challenges faced by the group. WFFP was formed in response to the increasing pressure on small-scale fisheries, particularly in the Global South, such as habitat destruction, illegal and overfishing, violation, and grabbing of small-scale fishing territories by industrial and large-scale fishing fleets. Throughout the years of their existence as a global movement, they succeeded in campaigning and working along with different actors to develop the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF
Guidelines), among other achievements.

WFFP represents fisher movements and Indigenous Peoples from 52 countries, whose base counts over ten million men, women and youth. Their Mission is the protection of livelihood, upholding fishing rights, human rights, fundamental rights, social justice and community responsibilities, and preserving and promoting the culture. The WFFP affirms water as the source of all life, and committed to sustain fisheries and aquatic resources for the present and for future generations.

The International Secretariat of WFFP is maintained by the General Secretary (presently housed at National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO), 10 Malwatta Road, Negombo, Sri Lanka).