Financing in small-scale fisheries: CAOPA listens to professionals
CAOPA organised on 11 December 2021 in Saly, Senegal, a workshop to share and reflect on financing adapted to the activities of women in the artisanal fishing sector....
Disagreements between some Senegalese artisanal fishermen and Guinea-Bissau Coast Guards: CAOPA calls for more responsibility
PRESS RELEASE Mbour, December 09, 2021 – African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) has been following with attention, lately, a situation of misunderstanding between some artisanal fishermen of Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and the Coast Guard....
Gambia: Training of artisanal fisheries professionals on the management of fisheries resources
The African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) in partnership with the National Association of Artisanal Fisheries Operators of The Gambia (NAAFO) is organizing a two-day training workshop (September 17 and 18, 2021) for artisanal fisheries professionals. It i...
The fish you eat
Along the coast of West Africa, global demand for fish is endangering a long-established way of life. Many people in Senegal and Gambia depend on fish for both food and income. But a recent influx of foreign-owned fishmeal factories is threatening that livelihood—spurring locals into a fight for t...
Overexploitation of sardinella in Senegal: A threat to food security
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 12.3 million people work in fisheries in Africa, including over 7.5 million men and 2.3 million women in artisanal fisheries. The FAO reports that fish accounts for an average of 22% of protein intake in sub-Saharan Africa; in some countr...
Fishmeal plant: A threat to food and nutritional security?
The setting up of fishmeal production plants can intensify the over-exploitation of fisheries resources in Senegal and the West African sub-region, warned the president of the association for the promotion and empowerment of maritime fisheries actors (APRAPAM). Gaoussou Gueye spoke on this sub...