Program of Assistance to Artisanal Fisheries in the South PAPA SUD

18 0ctober 1994 with a Ministerial Order from the Ministry of Fisheries, which set out its objectives as follows: • To provide assistance, supervision, training and information to artisanal fisheries stakeholders engaged in all fields of activity production, processing, marketing; • To undertake, with fishermen in this sub-sector, the experimentation and dissemination of all the technical innovations related to the development of artisanal fisheries; • To order and sell all the materials and equipment for artisanal fisheries. With regard to institutional and operational issues, CAEP took over the responsibilities and even the personnel of CAMP, and offered them proper training to be able to redirect their duties accordingly. In terms of results, CAEP functioned as a crosscutting entity and coordinated or conducted several training sessions for the Fisheries Department, and also for the Ministry of Youth. We shall examine the impact of these training sessions later in the study. After the national consultations in 20002001, there was a shift in focus. The authorities transformed CAEP into the Fisheries Enhancement, Experimentation and Extension Center CPEP. Established in September 2003 Order of 31 December providing for the organization and operationalization of CPEP, this center, unlike the other Departments of the Ministry of Fisheries, was assigned crosscutting objectives, such as: • The training and retraining of fishermen and aquaculturists; • The experimentation and extension techniques and research findings on fisheries and aquaculture; • The monitoring and examination of tax exemption records on fishing equipment. On institutional, organizational and operational aspects, CPEP took advantage of the accomplishments of CAMP and CAEP. In terms of results, considerable gains were made in the delivery of fishing equipment and accessories. In this regard, the proximity of fishermen, the existence of structures at the local level and of actors who were organized in EIGs all facilitated CPEP initiatives, particularly in stakeholder training and capacity building. CAEP and CPEP made substantial contributions to the experimentation and extension of navigation and safety materials and equipment Compasses, GPS, Life vests, flares and Reflectors. They also helped experimenting in collaboration with fishermen with fiberglass boats. These boats were found to be more comfortable and safe for fishermen. In spite of all these accomplishments, CPEP ended in 2006 after 3 years of operation. It ended due to lack of resources for staff suport and operations. According to the statutes which created these provisions for the establishement of a state department and extension services, the CPEP remains in existence. But it has been placed under the Ministry of Fisheries, and it has no staff and structure of its own.

2.3.2.2 Program of Assistance to Artisanal Fisheries in the South PAPA SUD

With funding from AFD, this project set out with the general objective to make a contribution to the sustainable development of fisheries in the areas concerned, by making optimal use of human resources. It covered fifteen 15 sites, including 12 supported by the European Union, namely: 19 1. Mbour Dock, 2. Mballing, 3. Joal Dock, 4. Khelkom, 5. KaddDiakhanor, 6. Dionevar, 7. Ndagane, 8. Ndakhougne, 9. Foundiougne, 10. Diameniadio, 11. Ziguinchor, 12. Kafountine, 13. Elinkine, 14. Cap Skiring, 15. Diembéring. The project initiatives were directed to execute several plans of action identified by the users, in relation to: wharves, warehouses, toilets, public road networks, support to professional organizations, etc. The project was scheduled initially to last four 4 years, but was extended to finally last for five 5 years and a half. Structure and action plans A coordinator was appointed to head PAP SUD and measures taken to form a steering committee. The committee included representatives of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Fisheries and the actors and communities concerned. The project contracted a number of firms providing services on legal and land issues, stakeholder organizing, engineering and planning, environment, oceanographic research, etc. The project was monitored locally, with the support of a firm hired by the donor, and evaluation reports were produced regularly. Results and accomplishments Each site established an inter-professional Economic Interest Group IEIG to look after the infrastructure provided and the equipment and materials given to the actors. The final evaluation report in 2006 states that key infrastructure for extension programs and capacity building was delivered as planned, with great efforts to organize and train the stakeholders concerned in order to improve their working conditions and teach them to use appropriate materials and equipment. Apart from a few exceptions, the IEIGs run well and provide satisfactory servicing of the infrastructure and equipment they have. The program achieved these results because it was well structured, hired skilled experts to sensitize and train actors, monitored and evaluated progress thoroughly and on a regular basis, and had a year-long consolidation phase after its activities ended. The sites for PAPA SUD are shown in Figure 3 below. Figure 3: Map of the 15 PAPA SUD sites on the Petite Côte 4, in Sine-Saloum 6, and in Casamance 5 20 2.3.3 Current Situation of Fisheries extension 2.3.3.1 State Agencies