THE SITUATION OF ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN WEST AFRICA IN 1992

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Technical Report N° 47

Benoit Horemans
IDAF Socio-Economist

Programme for the Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa
35p, IDAF/WP/47

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Cotonou, June 1993

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. The fisheries sector and its environment
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2.1. Recent general trends
2.2. Trends in fisheries production
2.3. Means of production
2.4. Utilisation and valorisation of fishery products

3. Development policies
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3.1. Objectives and priorities
3.2. Development policies
3.3. National backstopping institutions to the sector
3.3.1. Administrative institutions
3.3.2. Research institutions
3.4. Fisheries legislation
3.5. Fisheries regional policies
3.6. Development planning
3.6.1. Constraints
3.6.2. Opportunities
3.6.3. Planning Process
3.7. Management of fisheries resource

4. External assistance
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4.1. Major orientations
4.2. National projects
4.3. Regional projects

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
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IDAF LIST REPORT
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