Access agreements, Artisanal fisheries, Governance, Transparency, Sectoral support
Anaïd Panossian
What future for Sustainable Fisheries ...

In view of the global evaluation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) that will be carried out by the Commission in 2021, the author highlights the key points which will need to be assessed from the perspective of the impacts on African coastal communities. The author also suggests essential improvements to be made for the future of SFPAs so that they better respond to the needs of these communities.

What future for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements?

Banc d'Arguin

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Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin

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Mauritania: A 40-metre seiner authorised to fish on the borders of the Banc d'Arguin

The first in a series focusing on Mauritania, this article looks in detail at this authorisation, which came at a time when the ink of the signatures of the EU-Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Arrangement (SFPA), signed on 28 July, is barely dry.