A Senegalese civil society organisation, member of the OECD Watch network, supported fishers from Saint Louis in placing a complaint to the UK and US OECD National Contact Points against the multinational enterprises British Petroleum and Kosmos Energy.
African and European stakeholders call for the development of a regulatory framework for sustainable fisheries joint ventures
Senegal's exports of fishmeal and fish oil "explode"
Liberian artisanal fishers oppose further unravelling of their fishing zone to let trawlers in
In April 2024, the Liberian National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) invited several fisheries stakeholders to validate a draft fisheries management plan for a multi-species deep-water shrimp fishery, which are very vulnerable and already over-exploited. LAFA deplores the absence of an appropriate stakeholder engagement during the development of the plan.
Publication of the list of vessels authorised to fish in Senegal: "The fight for transparency in fisheries is only beginning"
Senegalese civil society outlines the challenges of the new president's programme for small-scale fisheries
The message from African artisanal fishers to the FAO: "Sardinella should be reserved for small-scale fishers, for human consumption, not for fishmeal"
The FAO organised a workshop in Accra (Ghana) from 5 to 7 December on the theme: "Optimising food and nutritional security and the benefits of small pelagic species production in sub-Saharan Africa". In a joint presentation, CAOPA and CFFA warned of the impact of the decline in sardinella in West Africa on fishers, women fish processors and consumers.
Senegalese small-scale fishers denounce the granting of new fishing licences
Artisanal Fishing Local Councils “CLPA”: the fight to preserve the marine ecosystem
Since 2010, Senegal has set up CLPAs as a fisheries co-management system. They aim to resolve problems at local level and involve fishers in monitoring, control, and surveillance. However, there is a lack of resources for this system to be implemented effectively. An article by journalist Paule Kadja Traoré.
"The European Union must be credible and demonstrate that EU taxpayer’s money is well spent in support of sustainable fishing”
From 8 different African countries, representatives of coastal fishing communities participated to a seminar on the external dimension of the CFP hosted by the EU Long Distance Fisheries Advisory Council (LDAC) in Sweden and then travelled to Brussels where they exchanged with decision-makers from the Commission and the European Parliament.
Fishmeal and fish oil production in West Africa destroys the region’s resources to the benefit of foreign countries
In Senegal and Mauritania, local stakeholders are concerned about the impact of oil exploitation on fisheries
Senegal: "If fish is not there, we will not be able to fish, even if they gave us gold canoes"
The French, the third largest consumers of seafood in Europe, are unaware of the harmful impacts of aquaculture
Fight against the installation of a steel plant in Bargny: Women fish processors change their strategy
Advocating for artisanal tuna fisheries in West Africa
EU-Senegal Fisheries Agreement: asking “the right questions”
Concrete measures to improve working conditions in small-scale fisheries in Senegal
Senegal: The fisheries ministry will not issue any of the licences to the 54 vessels of Chinese and Turkish origin
Senegalese fisheries stakeholders protest against its government intention to issue 54 fishing licenses to Chinese and Turkish vessels
In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis, the Senegalese consultative committee for the attribution of fishing licences was consulted via email for this allocation. Several fisheries organisations have raised sustainability concerns and warned it could endanger artisanal fishing communities’ livelihoods.