Title: Indicators of sustainability regarding subsidies in fishing sectors: what role for institutional and regional co-operation in West Africa? The experience of Enda Diapol
1Indicators of sustainability regarding subsidies
in fishing sectors what role for institutional
and regional co-operation in West Africa?The
experience of Enda Diapol
2CONTENTS
- Enda Diapol and its work on fisheries in West
Africa - The recent completed Program on Fisheries, Trade
and Environment in West Africa (PCEAO) - The regional Co-operation for the best
implementation and follow-up of indicators of
sustainability of trade policies, and in
particular, the effects of subsidies on the
sustainability of fisheries - Current work of Enda Diapol for a better
consideration of indicators of sustainability
regarding subsidies in the fishing policies in
West Africa
3Why Enda Diapol focuses on fishing policies in
West Africa? (1)
- the international context imposes the definition
of common harmonized and coherent fisheries
policies - the impacts of trade policies in West African
fishing sectors, which bears enough constraints
and opportunities, justify the definition of
coherent and concerted public strategies on
various aspects
4Why Enda Diapol focuses on fishing policies in
West Africa? (2)
- In addition, the coastal West African countries
that are Members of the Sub regional Fisheries
Commission (CSRP) belong to the same marine
ecosystem - Since many limitation and constraints have been
noted in the national planning strategies of
fishing resources, of coastal monitoring and the
trade of fishing products
5The Program of Fisheries, Trade and Environment
in West Africa (PCEAO)
- The main objective of the program is to support
the emergence of concerted and coherent fishing
policies in the sub region which conciliates the
development of exports, sustainable management of
the fishing resources and food security.
6Results and findings
- Country-Studies, which were carried out in 6
countries of the sub-region (Cape Verde, Gambia,
Guinea, Bissau Guinea, Mauritania and Senegal) - importance of trade in West African fisheries
- very strong increase of volume and value of
fishing products exports - Transfer of fishing effort of many fishing units
from traditional species toward exported species
7Subsidies and policy support to fishery sectors
in West Africa (1)
- Free zone and free exporting company status
- tax and customs fees exemption on imports and
exports of capital goods, equipment and raw
material as well as semi-processed and processed
products
8Subsidies and policy support to fishery sector in
West Africa (2)
- tax exemption on value added and company
registration fees - tax profits (ICP) at a preferential rate (15
instead of 33 as specified under the common law
in Senegal before the devaluation of the CFA
franc)
9Subsidies and policy support to fishery sector in
West Africa (3)
- The devaluation of the FCA franc in 1994 also
allowed an increase of the competitiveness of
Senegalese fishing products on the European
market (compared to exports from non-ACP
countries) - Subsidies to exports
- Grant for implementation quality and safety
procedures of fishing companies and harbour
facilities
10Subsidies and policy support to fishery sectors
in West Africa (4)
- The policy of fuel subsidy lead to
- Equipment modernization
- Use more powerful motors
- Extend the length of sea trips
- Extension of fishing areas
- Example of Senegal From less than CFAF 2 billion
in 1986, the fuel subsidy in favour of
small-scale fishing rose to CFAF 9 billion in
2005
11Regional and institutional cooperation
- Objective reduce the negative impacts of
subsidies on the fisheries - Implementation of indicators for the follow-up of
the effects of trade on fisheries in West Africa - Sharing information within a dialogue framework
for the follow-up of trade policies effects of
the fishing sector
12Works of Enda Diapol for a better consideration
of indicators of sustainability regarding
subsidies in fishing sectors in West Africa
- To make innovative research on the effects of
subsidies in fisheries - To impulse the implementation of the new Network
on Fishing Policies in West Africa (REPAO) which
handles also questions related to subsidies on
fisheries
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