Overfished Stocks, Undernourished People, and Underbenefited Coastal States of Western Africa. Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Management and Development

摘要

The report responds to a request from the Agency for International Development (AID) for basic documentation, conclusions and recommendations on whether AID should pursue an initiative in the development and management of West African marine fisheries. Some of the following recommendations are made for consideration and action by AID which are to: (1) Establish a regional pilot fish management program for demersal species of finfish from Morocco to Sierra Leone; (2) Create a highest-level seminar for a few of the key fishery figures in northwest Africa; (3) Implement a training program; (4) Establish a regional artisanal fisheries project for the reduction of post-harvest losses and to expand the distribution and marketing network.