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Evidence-Based Policy-Making to Boost the Sustainable Development of the Fisheries Sector in the Western Central Atlantic - GCP/SLC/020/EC

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) During the early 2010s, the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) expressed the need for increased attention to improved fisheries data and information collection as a basis for better fisheries management in the region. Since 2015, the European Union has funded two projects supporting WECAFC in setting up the first meeting of its Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG) and in laying the foundations of a statistical data and information framework in support of fishery management. The main challenge facing this third project was to continue this regional effort, while extending support to Members for strengthened capacities in fisheries statistics. Specifically, the objectives were to support the organization of the second meeting of the FDS-WG, the operationalization of the WECAFC regional database with data submitted by countries and the strengthening of national capacities in fisheries statistics.

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