STARTING OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CONDITIONS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE PRACTICE OF MARINE FISHERIES AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ITS MANAGEMENT IN CONGO

Since Monday, November 30, the Technical Assistance within the framework of the project “to improve the conditions for the exercise of maritime fisheries and the sustainability of its management in the Republic of Congo” has started. The COFREPECHE-AGT-INROS LACKNER consortium is responsible for the implementation of this technical assistance project financed by AFD and the EU for an overall duration of  42 months.

In parallel of the construction of a new industrial fishing port within the PAPN, the technical assistance is in charge of supporting the contracting authority in the management, coordination and implementation of the project which aims at strengthening the capacities of the marine fisheries administration to:

• Improve the management of the future industrial fishing port;
• Provide artisanal fishing localized on the Songolo site with the means for its integration into the national economy;
• Ensure in an effective and efficient manner the basic functions in terms of monitoring, control and surveillance of the national fleet;
• Monitor the development of fisheries through the collection and analysis of scientific data in order to be able to monitor the state of fisheries and ensure their sustainability.