Gaoussou Gueye’s call for unity at Artisanal Fisheries Summit 2024
The 2nd Artisanal Fisheries Summit is underway at the FAO headquarters in Rome, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines....
Rome 2024: Key Points of the 2nd Small-Scale Fisheries Summit
The small-scale fisheries sector plays a crucial role in food security, poverty reduction, and the sustainable management of marine resources. In 2014, the FAO adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF), marking a decisive turning point for this sector. Ten years later, the 2nd...
Small-scale fishing summit in Tanzania: Gaoussou Gueye’s call to action
Small-scale Fishing Summit, held from June 5 to 7 in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), kicked off on Wednesday with a speech by the President of the Platform of Non-State Actors in Fisheries and Aquaculture (AFRIFISH-NET) and the African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CA...
Fight against IUU fishing: The EU urges Senegal to take “more decisive” action
On 27 May 2024, in a press release, the European Commission pre-identified Senegal as a non-cooperating country in the fight against IUU fishing after noting serious shortcomings “in the system put in place by the country to comply with its international obligations as a flag State, port State...
Sub-regional development plan for the management of shared stocks in West Africa
The sustainable management of fisheries resources in West Africa, particularly shared stocks such as sardinella, is crucial to the region’s food security and economic development. The Confédération Africaine des Organisations Professionnelles de la Pêche Artisanale (CAOPA) is working to set...
The results of the evaluation report on the 2019-2024 Fisheries Protocol between the EU and Senegal
This article is based on the report entitled “Retrospective and prospective evaluation of the protocol to the partnership agreement on sustainable fisheries between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal”. The report examines an agreement between the European Union (EU) and Sen...
Challenges of the Senegal-European Union fisheries agreement negotiations
With the protocol to the fisheries agreement between Senegal and the European Union (EU) due to expire in November 2024, the Association for the promotion and empowerment of small-scale maritime fishermen (APRAPAM) in Senegal is calling on the supervisory authorities to evaluate the current protocol...
CAOPA reaffirms commitment to sustainable small-scale fisheries in Africa during webinar on 10th anniversary of Voluntary Guidelines
During the opening of a webinar on the 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, Gaoussou Gueye, President of the African Confederation of Professional Artisanal Fisheries Organizations (CAOPA), emphasized the importance of these guidelines for the future of...
10-Year Anniversary Webinar on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines: Challenges and prospects
Webinar on the 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (VGSSF) was a significant event for the African Confederation of Professional Artisanal Fisheries Organizations (CAOPA) and all stakeholders involved in the implementation of these guidelines....
Senegal: Minister publishes lists of vessels authorized to fish
The battle for transparency in fishing has just begun On May 6 2024, Dr Fatou Diouf, Minister of Fisheries, Maritime Infrastructure and Ports, published the list of vessels authorised to fish in waters under Senegalese jurisdiction. She went on to emphasize that this move ‘reflects the princip...