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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetJoining forces in the fisheries sector. Promoting safety, decent work and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
Outcomes of the Regional Technical Seminar, Mahé, Seychelles, 21-23 May 2019
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No results found.This brief presents the outcomes of the second regional technical seminar on safety, working conditions and IUU fishing for the South West Indian Ocean region, held in May 2019. The meeting was organized by the FAO and Apostleship of the Sea, in collaboration with ILO, IMO, and The Pew Charitable Trusts with the participation of UNODC. The objectives of the seminar were to identify and discuss measures and actions to: Increase awareness on the protection of human rights in the fishing sector along with the main international legal frameworks covering the issue; Promote increased cooperation among responsible international agencies like FAO, IMO, ILO and UNODC and related regional and national authorities; Increase political commitment and the development of regional/national actions and measures to fight labour abuses and IUU fishing in the fishing sector; and Identify possible ways of inter‐agency collaboration and future actions by concerned stakeholders. Participants were experts from the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) region (Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion (France), Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar) on matters of fisheries, labour, safety, human trafficking, human rights and small-scale fisheries. In total 38 specialists from faith-based organizations, trade unions, national human rights institutions, government agencies and international organizations participated in the meeting and adopted the following Call for Action, dubbed Mahé Call for Action. -
ProjectMinutes of the Meeting of the EAF-Nansen Project Regional Steering Committee for the CECAF-South area
Accra, Ghana, 29 October 2009
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The first meeting of the EAF-Nansen Project Regional Steering Committee for the CECAFSouth area was held at the Miklin Hotel in Accra, Ghana on 29 October 2009. The meeting was attended by representatives from Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone and Togo. There were also representatives of the African Union Strategic Partnership for the Fisheries Investment Fund, the Subregion al Fishery Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) and FAO. Mr Séraphin Nadjé Dedi, Secretary-General of the FCWC and Mr Frederick Adeyemi, Ag. Director of Fisheries of Nigeria, were elected Chair and Vice Chair respectively. The meeting started with an overview of the EAF-Nansen Project by the project coordinator who also elaborated on the basic principles of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF). Activities and achievements under each component of the project were presented an d discussed. Also presented were the project management structure, ecosystem survey activities under the project, the mid-term review of the EAF-Nansen Project and the work plan for 2010. Many committee members bemoaned the fact that the region appears to have fallen behind in the implementation of the EAF-Nansen project. The problem that the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME) project has faced and the effect on the countries as a result of lack of surveys by the Norwegian R/V DR. FRI DTJOF NANSEN in the region was also raised. The recommendations compiled in the course of the meeting were discussed and adopted by the members. -
Book (series)Report of the FAO FishCode-STF/CECAF/FCWC Subregional Workshop on the Improvement of Fishery Information and Data Collection Systems in the West Central Gulf of Guinea Region, Accra, Ghana, 26–28 June 2007/ Rapport de l’Atelier sous-régional FAO FishCode-STP/COPACE/CPCO pour améliorer l’information et les systèmes de collecte des données sur les pêches dans la région Centre-Ouest du golfe de Guinée, Accra, Ghana, 26-28 juin 2007 2010
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No results found.This document is the main report of the FAO FishCode-STF/CECAF/FCWC Subregional Workshop on the Improvement of Fishery Information and Data Collection Systems in the West Central Gulf of Guinea Region, held in Accra, Ghana, from 26 to 28 June 2007. Major topics were: (a) existing fishery information and data collection systems in the region; (b) issues related to fishery information and data collection with regard to both industrial fisheries and small-scale fisheries; (c) the way to improve the quality of fishery information and data; (d) national knowledge and experiences in designing and developing the fishery information and data collection systems among participating countries. National inventories of fisheries data collection systems, prepared for the workshop, are presented in a supplement to this report.
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