Report of the Improved Regional Fisheries Governance in Western Africa (PESCAO) Component 3 regional meeting

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Report of the Improved Regional Fisheries Governance in Western Africa (PESCAO) Component 3 regional meeting

Abuja, Nigeria, 3–5 April 2023

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Accra, Ghana ;

Pages 52 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-139393-2

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document is the report for the regional meeting held to discuss the results and lessons learnt from the PESCAO Programme. The meeting hosted by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with financial support from the European Union convened 97 participants under the guise of the “Improved Regional Fisheries Governance in Western Africa” (PESCAO) Programme Component 3 “Improved management of marine resources at the regional level, and enhanced resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems to perturbations” in Abuja from 3 to 5, 2023. The objectives of the meeting were to (i) discus the improved science frameworks, improved science dissemination, improved stakeholder knowledge and collaboration for stakeholders involved in West Africa’s fisheries sector; (ii) showcase Component 3 activities, results and promote exchanges on fisheries research, fisheries management with stakeholders and policymakers in West Africa; (iii) establish a common approach of the status of fisheries knowledge in the West Africa region between implementers and partners and (iv) improve stakeholders' skills to better understand scientific advice and the dissemination of scientific advice for sustainable regional fisheries governance.

Statutory body / Meeting title Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF)

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FAO. 2025. Report of the Improved Regional Fisheries Governance inWestern Africa (PESCAO) Component 3 regional meeting – Abuja, Nigeria, 3–5April 2023. Accra.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3397en

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