In the field of fisheries and aquaculture alone, more than forty institutions overlap on the African continent, with generally laudable intentions, but problematic efficiency. Their anchorage and rationalisation were the topic of a four-days cogitation, at the end of October in Rabat, on the occasion of the fifth general assembly of APRIFAAS (African Platform for Regional Institutions in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Systems). The meeting was hosted by the Ministerial Conference for Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean (ATLAFCO), which has held the presidency of the platform since April 2022.
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Difficult consensus in Portoroz
By André NAOUSSI, in Portoroz (Slovenia) Delegates from 58 countries (including 11 African countries) and some 20 NGOs and observers are finding it difficult to…
View More Difficult consensus in PortorozECOFISH Media Workshop : Journalists take the plunge
To fight the scourge of wild fishing and contribute to the survival of fish, journalists and communicators are increasingly called upon to join in the struggle. The ECOFISH program has just initiated a fruitful experience in this perspective from May 24 to 26, 2022 in Nairobi.
View More ECOFISH Media Workshop : Journalists take the plungeA trophy for the MOSFA
(by André Naoussi) The structure Maroc Bleue, specialised in communication for fisheries in the Cherifian Kingdom, has awarded a trophy to the Media Observatory for…
View More A trophy for the MOSFAWest Africa is Losing $3.3 Billion Annually
The cost to Africans for IUU fishing in Africa’s coastal waters is astronomical. Sub-Saharan countries in western Africa are losing a significant portion of their GDP to IUU fishing. Researchers estimate that sub-Saharan countries in West Africa are losing between $2.3 and $3.3 billion annually to IUU fishing, not including the value-add of the catch, while a minimal amount of $13 million is recovered through the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) system.
View More West Africa is Losing $3.3 Billion AnnuallySub-Sahara Africa is at Extreme Risk of Further Poverty and Poor Nutritional HealthSchool-age Boy Selling Fish in Elmina. Photo: Allieu M. Shaw
By Allieu M. Shaw Africa is undoubtedly endowed with vast marine resources and mineral wealth sufficient to feed its people for many generations, yet many…
View More Sub-Sahara Africa is at Extreme Risk of Further Poverty and Poor Nutritional HealthSchool-age Boy Selling Fish in Elmina. Photo: Allieu M. ShawInternational call expression of interest. Aquaculture. ATLAFCO. Dateline 20 May 2022
Press release : Fisheries protection starts with the consumer
Seafood is a rich source in proteins, lipides and minerals. The fishing economy represents an important resource for more than 3 million Moroccan citizens. The…
View More Press release : Fisheries protection starts with the consumerCreate conducive environment for women participation in fishery
The Executive Secretary of the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean (ATLAFCO), Mr Abdelouahed Benabbbou, has called on governments in the region to provide conducive conditions and frameworks that promote the active involvement of women in the fisheries sector.
View More Create conducive environment for women participation in fisheryThe new EU-Mauritania agreement: towards a sustainable management of small pelagics in West Africa?
At the end of July 2021, the European Commission concluded the negotiations for a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) with Mauritania for a period of 6 years, tacitly renewable. On the same day, the protocol of this new agreement was signed. It entered into provisional application on 16 November 2021.
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