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

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Partnership

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

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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

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Agenda All Meetings + All Meetings +
Etudes

Study for the implementation of a Regional Programme for Harmonised Port Inspection in the ATLAFCO Region

Study for the implementation of a regional surveillance program in the ATLAFCO region

Diagnose on the feasability of an information system for the fisheries sector in Guinea

Latest activities

Fez, Morocco, March 26 - 27, 2024

WORKSHOP “Communication at the service of a sustainable and inclusive blue economy”

February 27-28, 2024 Casablanca, Morocco

Workshop “To accelerate the elimination of child labor in the fishing sector in Africa”

09/02/2024 Rabat, Morocco

Visit of Mr.Mohammed Sadiki, Minister of agriculture, Ocean Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests of the Kingdom of Morocco, to the headquarter of ATLAFCO, in Rabat, on the occasion of the appointment of the new Executive Secretary

07-08 November 2023, Casablanca (Morocco)

The Oceans in Peril:Taking Action Against Global Plastic Pollution

25-26 October 2023, Abidjan (Côte d'Ivôire)

Regional Workshop Fisheries Resource Access Agreements Atlantic Coastal States

18-20 October 2023, Rabat (Morocco)

Training workshop for improving tuna fisheries statistical data

10-12 October 2023, Tangier Morocco

The 6th General Assembly of the Africa Platform for Regional Institutions in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Systems (APRIFAAS)

May 09-10, 2023 Rabat, Morocco

Symposium fisheries in the global framework of biodiversity post-2020

President's word

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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

The Executive Secretary

IYAFA 2022: The value of African artisanal fisheries

Newsletter

ATLAFCO activities newsletter

Newsletter #012

January 2023

Newsletter #011

October 2022

Newsletter #010

July 2022

Newsletter #009

Avril 2022

OUR PARTNERS

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

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