Acknowledgments Many people have helped with the creation <strong>of</strong> this document - not only from the SRPOA-<strong>Shark</strong>s team (Mika Diop and Just<strong>in</strong>e Dossa), the FIBA, and the SRFC, but also other assistants, experts, and partners <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the project. The project team would like to acknowledge the follow<strong>in</strong>g organisations for their contributions: the national <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> charge <strong>of</strong> implement<strong>in</strong>g the NPOAs for <strong>Shark</strong>, the national NGOs, teachers from various universities and research <strong>in</strong>stitutes, Managers <strong>of</strong> NPOAs for <strong>Shark</strong>s, and the teams <strong>of</strong> field surveyors. The project team would also like to thank the entire FIBA team for pro<strong>of</strong>read<strong>in</strong>g this report many times, and for its contribution to the overall layout and design. We would also like s<strong>in</strong>cerely to thank our sponsors who worked together with<strong>in</strong> the framework <strong>of</strong> the RPMC (the MAVA Foundation, the Dutch Embassy <strong>in</strong> Dakar, and the Spanish Cooperation Programme); to all those who contributed <strong>in</strong> any way to the production <strong>of</strong> this document, notably, Amadou Ciré Kane, the SRFC’s Permanent Secretary; and all the Commission’s staff for the friendly and supportive work<strong>in</strong>g environment they provided the SRPOA- <strong>Shark</strong>s Project team. We would also like to thank the follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dividuals, who are among the large number <strong>of</strong> other people who participated directly <strong>in</strong> the preparation <strong>of</strong> this document: Mohamed B. D. Seisay, pr<strong>in</strong>cipal fisheries <strong>of</strong>ficer (MFMR, Sierra Leone); Josie Elliot, socioeconomic fisheries consultant (Freetown, Sierra Leone); Tomy Taylor, senior fisheries <strong>of</strong>ficer, surveillance (MFMR, Sierra Leone); Vera Gom<strong>in</strong>ho (INDP, Cape-Verde); Sandra Correia (INDP, Cape-Verde); Framodou Doumbouya, fisheries biologist (CNSHB, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea); Mohamed Campel Camara, sociologist, university pr<strong>of</strong>essor (Gu<strong>in</strong>ea); Kopé Solie, socio-economist (CNSHB, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea); Alkaly Doumbouya (CNSHB, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea); Moustapha Deme, economist (CRODT, Senegal); Adama Mbaye, sociologist (CRODT, Senegal); Mariama D. Barry, biologist (CRODT/ ISRA, Senegal); Lam<strong>in</strong>e Mbaye (DPM, Senegal); Aliou Sall, sociologist (CREDETIP, Senegal); Hamady Diop (SRFC, Senegal); Adiatou E. NJAI (FD, Gambia); Asberr Natoumbi Mendy, senior fisheries <strong>of</strong>ficer (FD, Gambia); Abdou Daïm Dia, <strong>fish<strong>in</strong>g</strong> sociologist (IMROP, Mauritania); Khallahi Ould Momed Fall, halieutics specialist (IMROP, Mauritania); Lam<strong>in</strong>e Camara, biologist (MPEM, Mauritania); Hugo Nosol<strong>in</strong>y Vieira (CIPA, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea Bissau); Inluta Incom (CIPA, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea Bissau); Duarte Bucal (CIPA, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea Bissau); Anto<strong>in</strong>e Cadi (Noé Conservation); Mar<strong>in</strong>e Robillard (Noé Conservation); Yvon Candice (Noé Conservation); Bernard Seret, biologist (IRD, France); Anne-Lise Vernet, tra<strong>in</strong>ee (IRD, France); Mathieu Ducrocq (IUCN, Mauritania) Lucy Harrison (Program Officer, IUCN <strong>Shark</strong> <strong>Specialist</strong> <strong>Group</strong>) Nicholas K. Dulvy (Co-chair <strong>of</strong> IUCN <strong>Shark</strong> <strong>Specialist</strong> <strong>Group</strong>) Rui Coelho, (Centre <strong>of</strong> Mar<strong>in</strong>e Sciences,University <strong>of</strong> Algarve ) - 92 -
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