Regional Assessment of Fisheries Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in West African Region: Towards the formulation of the policy Framework and Reform Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa

This report is prepared in the process of formulating a Pan-African Policy Framework for Fisheries Management, as part of a process of regional consultations on the fisheries sector in West Africa. It is a compilation of five (5) national reports from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal, and direct surveys of resource persons and institutions involved in fisheries management in West Africa (Annex 3 TORs). An evaluation of the status of marine, mainland and aquaculture sub-sectors in the region was carried out to identify the challenges and opportunities in this sector. Finally for each sector, priorities for sustainable management of fisheries resources in the region were identified.