INTRODUCTION Proceedings Fisheries Management 2011

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1. INTRODUCTION

In an effort to confront the crisis in the fisheries sector and to promote the sustainable management of fisheries resources in Senegal, the USAID COMFISH project, in collaboration with the Department of Marine Fisheries, is proposing and promoting a collaborative management model for the sustainable management of fisheries. This model will allow the fishing sector to play a significant and sustainable socio-economic role in Senegal while simultaneously preserving the marine environment. To validate this new model, a 3-day workshop from July 20 to 22 was held at the Hotel des Almadies in Dakar, with the presence and participation of key stakeholders in the fishing industry, including representatives from organizations of professional fishermen, government agencies, national and international NGOs, and donor organizations, among others. The objectives of this meeting were to identify: a key objectives in the management of fisheries to ensure the bio-economic sustainability of fisheries, as mentioned in the Letter of Sector Policy LPS of fisheries and aquaculture LPS-PA of the Ministry of Maritime Economy ; b weaknesses in the current system of fisheries management in terms of capacity, information systems and assessment and steps that need to be taken to improve the system and provide the necessary support and advice to the Government of Senegal on issues related to sustainable fisheries management; c all current projects and activities implemented or financed by donor organizations bilateral or multilateral in the coastal zone and fisheries of Senegal, in an effort to create synergies between projects and to avoid overlapping efforts; d potential contributions of the USAIDCOMFISH project, using the expertise of the URICRC and other national and international organizations, to fill these gaps. The agenda of this meeting listed around twenty major themes that can be divided into four groups, which are listed below: 1 Bio-economics and the management of fleet capacities: the foundations of sustainable fishery policies in Senegal; 5 2 Organisations involved in the management of fisheries in Senegal’s coastal zone; 3 Building institutional capacity related to the assessment of stocks and other research in Senegal; 4 Choice of the stocksUGDs that the USAIDCOMFISH project will focus on for the duration of the project.

2. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WORKSHOP