30 Years of shark fishing in west africa - Shark Specialist Group

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Preface The Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) has included among its priorities the promotion and development of cooperation among its Member States for the preservation, conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources. To achieve its fundamental objectives, the SRFC focuses on concrete actions on the ground, the capacity of governments and civil society. It contributes to the debate on the future of fisheries for the benefit of present and future populations of the subregion. Fishing in the SRFC area is characterized by overexploitation of stocks. The case of the Sharks characterized by slow growth, longevity and late reproduction, is instructive. Landings are plummeting because of the strong pressure on these species. This is reinforced by strong demand for fins on the world market. Hence the introduction of a Sub-Regional Plan Of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (SRPOA-Sharks). Implemented by the SRFC with the financial and technical support of FIBA, the plan was broken down into national action plans implemented in the Member States. Thus, management plans have been initiated, a study was conducted on alternative conversion specialized actors in the chain and concrete actions Sharks conversion determined in each country. The SRPOA-Sharks project has been instrumental in achieving the objectives of the Plan of Action Strategy 2002-2010 for the SRFC. The recorded results are eloquent enough to magnify the approach whose principles have been conducive to the implementation of political thought and consistent. It is now up to Member States of the SRFC to answer relevant and coordinated to sustain the gains. KANE Ciré Amadou Permanent Secretary of the SRFC - 5 -
Table of contents Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Part One. The SRPOA-Sharks project-inception, achievements and impacts… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fisheries in the SRFC zone: a vital sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Context and justification of the SRPOA Sharks Process . . . . . . . . . . 17 Origins of the SRPOA-Sharks Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Support project for the implementation of the SRPOA-Sharks Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Project achievement and impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Part Two. Synthesis and preliminary analysis of the studies carried out in the framework of the SRPOA-Sharks project . . . . . . . 34 Development of Shark fisheries in the sub-region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Migratory movements and social transformations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Fishing zones and trends in catches in the sub-region. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Part Three. Status of Sharks in the SRFC zone and initial conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Conservation status of Sharks in West Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Signs of the overexploitation of resources in the SRFC zone . . . . . . 66 Conclusion and prospects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Bibliographical references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Abbreviation and Acronym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 - 6 - - 7 -
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