ABIDJAN DECLARATION

The Ministers and Delegates of the Member States of the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean -ATLAFCO- ( Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Morocco, Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, and Togo ), meeting in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on April 24, 2025 on the occasion of the holding of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Ministers of the Member States:
Recalling the principles and objectives of the Ministerial Convention on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean for the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in the Region; ... Plus d'informations

ATLAFCOThe Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean

ATLAFCO is an intergovernmental organization promoting fisheries cooperation between African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Partnership

ATLAFCO - AU-IBAR
ATLAFCO - FCWC
ATLAFCO - LDAC
ATLAFCO - SRFC
ATLAFCO - CGPM
ATLAFCO - MOSFA
ATLAFCO - SRFC-FCWC-INFOPECHE-COREP-REPAO

Areas of intervention

- Conservation and exploitation of fishery resources
- Assessment and conservation of highly migratory species
- Monitoring, surveillance and control of fishing vessels
- Development of fisheries production and production tools
- Marketing of fishery products
- Planning and financing of the fisheries sector
- Social condition of fishermen
- Strengthening vocational and technical training
- Development of marine scientific researc

Latest activities

The President

Our Networks

RAFAQUA

African Network of Institutions Responsible for the Development and Promotion of Aquaculture

RAFEP

African Network of Women in Fisheries

REFMA

Grouping of African Maritime Training Institutions

RAFISMER

Network of Fisheries Research and Marine Sciences Institutes

AFIEX

African Association of Fishery Products Importers and Exporters

Turning the tide with the ecosystem approach to fisheries

Newsletter

ATLAFCO activities newsletter

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January 2023

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October 2022

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July 2022

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Avril 2022

OUR PARTNERS

30 years already, that one of the oldest fisheries cooperation conventions in Africa has been signed !

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