National Federation of Fishing Industry Economic Interest Groups FENAGIE:

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5.1.9 National Federation of Fishing Industry Economic Interest Groups FENAGIE:

Since 1990, the National Federation of Fishing Industry Economic Interest Groups FENANGIE, for the French “ Fédération Nationale des Groupes d’Interet Economique de Pêche” has worked to help strengthen organizational and technical capacity in the processing of marine products by constructing infrastructures and production units for women, easing access to credit, and improving the living conditions of fishing professionals. FENAGIE is involved in establishing shops selling materials and accessories, in market research for marine products, sustainable management of marine resources and protection of marine environments. In Y2012 FENAGIE will be involved in activities to strengthen the capacities of professional organizations in leadership, literacy and in the study of the improvement of value chains in artisanal processing. 5.1.10 Association Peche Toursime Environnement APTE: APTE is a well organised women’s group. It has experience in working with international NGOs in Cayar and Joal on fish processing and manufacture of improved quality fish products such as keccax, increasing hygienic processing, empowering women and targeting the full use of fish catches. The women’s groups it works with are interested in regulating fish catches so that the sale of undersized immature sardinella is banned. COMFISH and APTE will work on improving the quality and increasing the value of processed sardinella so as to increase the value of the landings and fisherwomen’s incomes. APTE will work with COPEM, the Biology Institute of Dakar University, the Institute of Food Technology which is recognized by the EU as providing an internationally acceptable food hygiene testing service, which will be used to ensure high standards of fish processing. APTE will also be an important COMFISH partner on gender studies and has local experts on its staff who have already assisted COMFISH Gender and CLPA consultants in the field. 5.1.11 Institut des Sciences de L’Environnement ISE: ISE is part of the University Cheikh Antar Diop and has considerable expertise in coastal biodiversity, marine habitats and small village communities. It has carried out previous projects on climate change and associated human migratory patterns, soil salinity, coastal erosion and related aspects of human and environmental ecology. In Y2012 ISE will support COMFISH in testing and applying the COMFISHENDA Climate Change Manual as a tool for identifying coastal fishing communities which are vulnerable to climate change, and how to assist them in adapting to climate change. 5.1.12 IFANIRD: Institut D’Afrique NoireInstitut de Recherches et Developpement: IRD has a small and well equipped fish biology laboratory and a team with skills required to age fish for stock assessment purposes. COMFISH will subcontract ageing of key fish samples needed for stock assessment of many mostly slower growing fish species. Data produced by IRD will allow COMFISH to provide stronger assessment for some priority species sardinella and to provide reliable assessments for species such as Thiof Grouper which cannot be done in any other way. Assessments will be used to inform CLPAs and UGDs, and to support Fisheries Management Plans which will be created for priority stocks.

5.1.13 SIK: Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology – Sustainable Food Production: