Characterization matrix: standardizing #SSF classification in West Africa 📊150+ fishing units (17 countries) -Challenges: limited refrigeration, mechanization -Key finding: Need better data consistency (Nigeria, Mauritania, Gabon) for regional analysis bit.ly/48OoUe0

🌍 FCWC/CPCO, FAO #CECAF #FIRMS reviewed data gaps and needs (6 FCWC countries) 🔗bit.ly/3O5EyYS 🚨Key Issue: Small-scale fisheries data urgently needed Some pathways: •Technical trainings •Better species ID •Synchronized data systems

Fisheries sustain & nourish millions while maintaining a low environmental footprint. To thrive, the sector must be sustainable, equitable & resilient for the people and communities that rely on it. Happy #WorldFisheriesDay! #BlueTransformation

🐟 23rd #CECAF Committee Session Report. Hosted by National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority, key outcomes included: - several stocks overexploited - recommendations for sustainable fishing - call for enhanced scientific monitoring of resources 🔗openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/cor…

#ClimateChange is impacting marine #biodiversity & fish distribution. Using advanced models, our latest report with #FishMIP projects fish biomass to 2100, helping countries build climate-resilient #fisheries & sustain our ocean for future generations 👉 bit.ly/4e90tJa

📊 Report analyzes small-scale fisheries data systems in #CECAF region Key findings: 🔷Senegal: diverse monitoring methods and needs modernization 🔷 Mauritania: SSPAC system with good coverage 🔷 Ghana: faces registry functionality challenges 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cc8222…

🌍 Fisheries in #CECAF region requires data and alternative solutions exists. 🔷 Report = length-based methods & catch-only models can assess fish stocks even with limited data 🔷 Consider: test alternative models for contextual and sustainable fishing 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd2719…

Under the EU #PESCAO, representatives gathered to strategize #WestAfrica fisheries knowledge Discussions ranged: knlowedge systems, human migration, stock assessments... Needs: 📊Better data systems 🤝Regional collaboration 🔬Science-based management 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd3397…

4 March 2025—The FCWC/CPCO , in collaboration with the #Eafnansen of Fisheries & Aquaculture, began the First Workshop of the FCWC Fisheries Management Working Group scheduled for 4-5 March 2025 at the Conference Room of Fisheries Research Institute Building in Tema, Ghana. The two-day

🔎Rapport sur la cogestion des pêches artisanales au #Sénégal avec CAOPA Afrique: 📊 211 répondants, 13 sites de pêche. ♻️ 14 initiatives de cogestion identifiées. 👥 Acteurs clés: pêcheurs/transformateurs, administration des pêches, conseils locaux. 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd2761…

#BlueTransformation is advancing sustainability, growth & resilience in fisheries & aquaculture. Check "What's New" on the @FAOFish website for updates on practices, tools, knowledge & innovation driving this change. 👉 buff.ly/QE4JNp0

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📢 VACANCE ‼️ Nous sommes à la recherche de compétences techniques pour enrichir notre liste d'experts en #pêche #aquaculture dans la région #Afrique 🔗 jobs.fao.org/careersection/…

🌍 #EAFNansen ont organisé un atelier pour développer des modèles avancés d'évaluation des stocks de sardinelle ronde en Afrique NO. 🐟Les scientifiques de la sous-région ont collaboré en utilisant #StockSynthesis3 pour reconstituer ces populations de poissons cruciales.

‼️HIRING‼️ We are looking for a great #fisheries and/or #aquaculture international consultant, bilingual French/English, to join our FAO West Africa team in Dakar, for at least 1 year!! 🐟🌍 Please, if you have the relevant experience apply here 👉 jobs.fao.org/careersection/…

‼️RECRUTONS‼️ Nous cherchons un excellent consultant international #pêche et/ou #aquaculture bilingue anglais/français, pour rejoindre notre équipe FAO West Africa à Dakar, pour au moins 1 an!! 🐟🌍 SVP, si vous avez l'expérience pertinente, postulez ici 👉jobs.fao.org/careersection/…

Groupe de travail #COPACE (pêches petits pélagiques nord-ouest) se réunit à Nouakchott. Soutenu par le #EAFNansen et accueilli par #IMROP, les scientifiques des pêches se réunissent pour: 🔍 Réviser les données 📊 Évaluer l'état des stocks 🐟 Établir des recommandations

📍West Africa: fighting #IUUfishing together In Dakar, we joined the 21st Commission Sous Régionale des Pêches Coordination Session, the Conference of Ministers & celebrated 40y of CSRP. It also marked the start of operational meetings under the #WASOP programme — for stronger regional #FisheriesControl.