A study on the issues related to the regulation of artisanal fishing zones is initiated by the African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) with the support of the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreements (CAPE) and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC). The aim is to feed into the “International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture” (IYAFA 2022) declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
CAOPA has commissioned a series of studies on the challenges of the artisanal fishing zone for coastal communities in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritania, Gambia, Senegal and Guinea.
The continental organization of artisanal fisheries is organizing a workshop on December 15 in Conakry to present the results of this study.
The report was written by Mrs. Diénaba BEYE TRAORE, international legal expert and consultant. The study presents the different regulations related to artisanal fishing in Guinea. Based on discussions with fishermen, the gaps in these legal texts are then identified and recommendations are proposed. The results are reported in a document containing recommendations for the securing of artisanal fishing zones in Guinea.
“The Republic of Guinea has instituted a fishing zone reserved for artisanal fishing set at six nautical miles from the baseline. Despite this important decision for this sector on which a large part of the Guinean population depends, problems persist, mainly linked to conflicts between fishermen in the different fishing zones”, the report states.
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