Senegal - First FAO in-country activity under the Port State Measures Support Project
Saly, Senegal, 21-25 November 2022
FAO held a national workshop in Senegal to develop a National Strategy and Roadmap for effective implementation of the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), complementary international instruments and regional mechanisms to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Participants representing various national agencies, including fisheries, police force and the navy attended and provided invaluable input into the five-day workshop.
The resulting National Strategy and Action Plan will outline the country’s needs and provide the basis for Senegal to reform its policy and legal frameworks, establish institutional arrangements, and strengthen the monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) system consistent with the provisions of the PSMA.
The workshop also addressed the effective implementation of the 2012 IMO Cape Town Agreement and the 2007 ILO Work in Fishing Convention C.188, given the important links between combatting IUU fishing and ensuring maritime safety and security, as well as decent working conditions at sea.
The Port State Measures Support Project (GCP/GLO/1047/GER) is funded by the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) under the auspices of FAO's global capacity development programme to support the implementation of the PSMA. A series of capacity development activities are planned in Senegal until 2026 to strengthen the country’s capacity to effectively fulfil its international obligations as port, flag and coastal State to combat IUU fishing and to implement market-related measures in this regard.
For more information, please contact Kysseline Cherestal