Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profile for Guinea Republic
- aquatic species caught by country or area, by species items, by
FAO major fishing areas, and year, for all commercial, industrial,
recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture,
aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.
The
Ocean
Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA) brings
together marine institutions from twenty-five Member States of the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO from Africa
(Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal,
Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, and
Tunisia). The goal of the current phase of ODINAFRICA is to improve
the management of coastal and marine resources and the environment
in participating countries by: enhancing data flows into the
national oceanographic data and information centres in the
participating countries, strengthening the capacity of these centres
to analyse and interpret the data so as to develop products required
for integrated management of the coastal areas of Africa, and
increase the delivery of services to end users.
West African
Sustainable Seafood Development Alliance - WASSDA supports
the sustainable development of the West African fisheries and
seafood sector. The Alliance fosters awareness of economic,
environmental and social concerns pertaining to the fisheries and
seafood sector in West Africa and provides public and private sector
stakeholders with a platform to exchange useful information and best
practices towards a sustainable seafood sector. WASSDA fosters
cooperation among West African seafood sector stakeholders in order
to support sustainable seafood socio-economic and long-term
environmental development in conjunction with the preservation of
African fishing industry competitiveness in the global market.The
Alliance builds networks among the full spectrum of seafood
professionals in West Africa - from fishermen, traders, fishmongers,
scientists, conservationists, marine authorities, to policymakers -
providing a variety of workshop programs, offering a platform for
sharing best practices, fostering awareness of and dialogue on good
fishing methods and ocean health and sustainability issues.
