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ACP Fish II Programme

Implementation 2009 - 2013

October 2013

CENTRAL AFRICA RFU: LIBREVILLE

Oumarou NJIFONJOU

Regional Manager

COREP premises

BP 161 Libreville - Gabon

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Contents Abbreviations List of tables 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ACP FISH II .............................................................................................. 5

1.1 A demand-driven initiative ..................................................................................................... 5

1.2 A participatory approach ........................................................................................................ 5

2 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................. 5

3 THE REGIONAL ACTION PLAN AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS ..................................................... 7

4 PROGRAMME MONITORING .......................................................................................................... 9

4.1 The Steering Committee ......................................................................................................... 9

4.2 Regional Monitoring Workshops .......................................................................................... 10

4.3 Designated focal points from countries and RFBs ................................................................ 11

5 IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA (PE1 AND PE2) .................................................... 12

5.1 The improvement of fisheries policies and management plans ........................................... 12

5.2 IUU Fishing: strengthening control and law enforcement capacities .................................. 14

5.3 Aquaculture development .................................................................................................... 15

5.4 Enhancing research strategies and initiatives ...................................................................... 17

5.5 Development of regulatory frameworks to support the sector and increased investments in the private sector .............................................................................................................................. 18

5.6 Knowledge sharing in fisheries management ....................................................................... 19

6 REGIONAL DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS ........................................................................................... 20

6.1 Overall context in ACP Fish II ................................................................................................ 20

6.2 Result Indicators ................................................................................................................... 21

6.3 Impact Indicators .................................................................................................................. 23

7 LESSONS LEARNT FROM PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR FURTHER

ACTION IN CENTRAL AFRICA ................................................................................................................. 23

7.1 Lessons learnt from the implementation of the Programme ............................................... 23

7.2 Priority areas ......................................................................................................................... 25

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Abbreviations

ACP Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States

DEVCO EU Aid&Cooperation directorate general

TA Technical Assistance

CARICOM Caribbean Community

CARIFORUM Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States

SADC Southern African Development Community

EC European Commission

ECOWAS/CEDEAO Economic Community of West African States (Communauté économique des États d’Afrique de l’Ouest)

ECCAS/CEEAC Economic Community of Central Africa States (Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale)

CEMAC The Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale)

COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

COREP Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea (Commission régionale des pêches du Golfe de Guinée)

SC Steering Committee

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

EDF European Development Fund

RIO Regional Integration Organisations

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

RFB Regional Fisheries Bodies

IR Inception Report

MCS Monitoring Control and Surveillance

ToR Terms of Reference

CU Coordination Unit

EU European Union

WAEMU/UEMOA West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine)

RFU Regional Facilitation Unit

BMU Beach Management Unit

VMS Vessel Monitoring System

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List of tables

Table 1: Components 1 and 2 for ACP countries in Central Africa


Table 3: List of Focal Points in Central Africa

Table 4: List of projects implemented for fisheries poicies and management plans improvement both at national and regional level

Table 5: List of projects implemented for strengthening control and law enforcement capacities. IUU fishing.

Table 6: List of projects implemented for supporting aquaculture development

Table 7: List of projects for enhancing research strategies and initiatives

Table 8: List of projects for the development of regulatory frameworks to support the sector and increased investments in the private sector

Table 9: List of projects for knowledge sharing

Table 10: Achievement of outputs

Table 11: Summary of projects results achieved in Central Africa

Table 12: Lessons learnt from Programme implementation in Central Africa

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The ACP Fish II Programme in Central Africa

The ACP Fish II programme is an important tool for cooperation between the European Union and the ACP Group of States (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) aiming at improving fisheries management in these countries. The programme, also known as "Strengthening Fisheries Management in ACP countries", is funded under the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) with an overall budget of EUR 30 million. It has been operational since June 2009 for a period 4.5 years and will end in May 2014. It is composed of a Coordination Unit in Brussels and 6 Regional Facilitation Units (RFUs) established in the regions. Central Africa covers eight countries namely, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad and Cameroon. The overall objective of the Programme is to contribute to the sustainable and equitable management of fisheries in ACP regions, thus leading to poverty alleviation and improving food security. The specific objective of the Programme is to strengthen fisheries sectoral policy development and implementation within the 78 ACP countries. The expected results of the Programme are: 1. Improved fisheries policies and management plans at regional and national levels 2. Reinforced control and enforcement capabilities 3. Reinforced national and regional research strategies and initiatives 4. Developed business supportive regulatory frameworks and private sector investment 5. Increased knowledge sharing on fisheries management and trade at regional level The direct beneficiaries of the programme are fisheries managers and actors involved in the integrated process of information gathering, analysis, planning, consultation, decision-making, funds allocation and policies formulation and implementation in order to ensure optimal use of fisheries resources.

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1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ACP FISH II

1.1 A demand-driven initiative For the first time in many years, the development of the fisheries sectors of ACP countries, is proposed as an integrated exercise and conducted using both a regional and national approach. The ACP Fish II Programme is a demand-driven initiative, which aims at meeting the demands and needs of beneficiary countries and regional fisheries organisations, which for Central Africa are: the Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea (COREP), CEBEVIRHA or ECCAS.

1.2 A participatory approach According to ACP Fish II, the most effective way to involve all concerned entities in the sustainable development and management of fisheries is ownership of the Programme by all actors, namely: government departments responsible for marine and inland fisheries, aquaculture and related ecosystems, Regional Fisheries Bodies, universities and research facilities, fishers, fish processors and traders associations, civil society through professional associations and local communities.

2 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Considering the wide geographical scope of the programme and the need to secure an efficient management, ACP Fish II was conceived as a decentralized programme made up of a Coordination Unit in Brussels and 6 Regional Facilitation Units based in the 6 ACP regions: Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific. Central Africa covers eight countries: Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad and Cameroon.

The ACP Fish II programme ensures the implementation of appropriate collaboration mechanisms for projects in each region and the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU), based in Gabon (Libreville), works closely with the Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea (COREP), the Regional fisheries Organisation of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), and the CEMAC.

The ACP Fish II staff assigned for Central Africa is:

Regional Facilitation Unit in Libreville, Gabon:

1. Mr Oumarou NJIFONJOU, Regional Manager 2. Ms Cécilia YAYA NGANA, Assistant

Coordination Unit:

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3. Mr Gustavo MIRANDA, Programme Coordinator 4. Mr Cheikh Oumar TALL, Administrative and Financial Expert 5. Ms Loreta VALERIO, Programme Manager

185 projects for delivering studies, building capacities and devising and/or formulating technical documents were planned and implemented in ACP countries from 2009 to 2013. Of these, 32 targeted Central Africa (18%).

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PROJETS DANS LES PLANS D’ACTIION RÉGIONAUX

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PROJETS DANS LES PLANS D’ACTION RÉGIONAUX

1 Fisheries Policy and

Management Plans

€9,682,981

2 Contrôle et Exécution

€3,743,478

3 Recherche€2,077,478

4 Appui au secteur privé€2,066,445

5 Partaged’information

€1,067,000

Allocation Budgétaire par Composante

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3 THE REGIONAL ACTION PLAN AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS

The Action Plan has been implemented through two programme estimate, PE1 and PE2. These operational PEs are based on the needs expressed by the representatives of the ACP Member States and the regional fisheries organisations during the regional needs assessment workshops organised in the hosting countries of the Regional Facilitation Units (RFUs) and supported by RFUs Regional Managers visits in the different countries.

In Gabon, the needs assessment workshop, marking the launch of the program activities in Central Africa, was held on 24 and 25 November 2009 with the participation of the representatives of six of the eight ACP countries in the region, 3 regional fisheries organisations, some international organisations, NGOs and the representatives of major projects in the fisheries sector. Representatives of Fisheries Administrations and Regional Fisheries Organisations conducted a needs assessment related to the policies for fisheries development and their implementation, as well as the needs related to the various components of the programme.

To complete the missing information on the real needs of countries, the Regional manager undertook visits to a number of countries including Congo, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea.

The Libreville workshop and the field visits to ACP countries in the region have produced the following results:

In general, several countries in the region have only rudimentary instruments instead of real sectoral policy documents, such as strategy documents or Master Plans for fisheries Development. When these instruments exist, countries are usually facing difficulties in their implementation. Some tables were prepared to summarize the current situation of countries in relation to the various programme components (Table 1: components 1 and 2; Table 2 components 3 and 4.

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Countries Policy Legislation FMP IUU Fishing Training Needs in

MCS

MCS regulations

Cameroon Update

required Revision required

To be formulated

Early stage Yes Formalisation required

Congo Update

required Disseminat

ion required

To be formulated

Early stage Yes Development required

Gabon Updated Updated To be

formulated Early stage Yes Formalisation

required

Equatorial Guinea

Formalisation required

Revision required

To be formulated


Democratic Republic of Congo


Revision required

To be formulated


Central African Republic (CAR)


Revision required

To be formulated

Not applied Yes Development required

Sao Tome and Principe

Updated Updated To be formulated

Early stage Yes Formalisation required

Chad Update

required Extension required

To be formulated

Not applied Yes Development required


Pays Législation Renforcement des capacités

Institutionnelles

Evaluation Resource/stock

Etudes Commercialisation

Cameroon Formalisation required

Needed In addition to Inland fisheries

Needed

Congo To be

formulated Needed In addition to

Inland fisheries Needed

Gabon To be



Equatorial Guinea To be



Democratic Republic of Congo To be



Central African Republic (CAR) To be

formulated Needed Needed Needed

Sao Tome and Principe To be



Chad To be

formulated Needed Needed Needed

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It should also be noted that after the visits in the countries in the region, the Focal Points of the represented countries and Regional Fisheries Organisations were appointed and are in charge of establishing the link between their institutions and the ACP FISH II programme.

In view of the above, the following was decided in accordance with the needs expressed in most countries:

o Developing/reviewing/updating sectoral policy documents o Supporting the development and/or assessment of management plans for

specific fisheries o Supporting the implementation of management plans and/or management

mechanisms for shared resources and strategic action plans (SAP) for the RFBs. o Developing/reviewing/updating legal frameworks for fisheries (framework laws,

regulations) o Strengthening regional capacity in fisheries research, including aquaculture o Defining the regulatory framework, promotion and marketing of fisheries

products o Etc.

The needs assessment for ACP countries in the region made possible the development of a Regional Action Plan based on the available funds for the first Programme estimate (PE1) and to propose activities to be funded under the PE2 (Tables 4 to 9). The regional action plans and activities were reviewed by ACP countries representatives in the region and RFBs and then validated during the regional validation workshop held in September 2010 in Douala, Cameroon.

It should be noted that the activities included in the Action Plan were selected according to the objectives of ACPFISH II programme, the priority needs expressed by the countries and of course according to the feasibility of the project within the available timeframe and budget constraints.

4 PROGRAMME MONITORING

4.1 The Steering Committee

The Programme operates under the guidance, supervision and control of a Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is set up to oversee and validate the overall direction and policy of the Programme. Representatives of regional organisations (ECOWAS, SADC, COMESA, CEMAC, CARICOM, Pacific Islands Forum, UEMOA and CEEAC/ECCAS) are permanent members. Mr Mba-ASSEKO, Expert in fisheries and coastal and marine ecosystems management represented till the beginning of 2013 the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) by attending four of the 6 Programme Steering Committee meetings.

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Aware of the importance of decentralising the decision-making, the ACP Fish II Programme organised on 7 November 2011 the third meeting of the Steering Committee at the headquarters of the SADC (Gaborone, Botswana) to ensure ownership of the programme by regional economic organisations, as permanent members of the Steering Committee.

Pursuing the same goal, the ACP Fish II Programme organised the fourth Steering Committee meeting in Libreville, Gabon, under the patronage of ECCAS, 23 - 24 May 2012. Local media have widely covered the opening speech of the distinguished guests, namely His Excellency Mrs Cristina Martins BARREIRA, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Gabon; His Excellency Mr Roger TCHOUNGUI, Deputy Secretary General of ECCAS; Ms Celestine BA OGUEWA, Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development and Mr Gustavo Miranda, Coordinator of the ACP Fish II Programme. The fact that the COREP is part of ECCAS, as specialised fisheries body, and that the latter decided to sponsor the meeting of the Steering Committee stresses the importance of regional coordination in fisheries and justifies the round table discussion organised on the second day of the event - May 24 - on "The Role of regional Economic Organisations and regional Fisheries Bodies in fisheries sector management".

4.2 Regional Monitoring Workshops

The ACP Fish II Programme decided to organise on a regular basis regional monitoring workshops involving the participation of focal points, in order to assess progresses and implement corrective actions stemming from projects execution.

During the follow-up phase, these genuine regional networks were involved in the monitoring of the 188 selected projects, while developing and using the lessons learnt during the process.

The first "needs assessment workshop" was held in Gabon on 24 and 25 November 2009 with the participation of representatives of six of the eight ACP countries in the region, 3 regional fisheries organisations, some international organisations, NGOs and major projects in the fisheries sector. This meeting marked the launch of the programme activities in Central Africa. Representatives of Fisheries Administrations and Regional Fisheries Organisations assessed the needs associated with fisheries policy development and implementation, as well as those related to the different components of the Programme.

The second workshop was held in Douala, Cameroon, on 18 and 19 October 2010. The aim was presenting and validating the Programme Action Plan. The participants defined projects and validated the Regional Action Plan. The third workshop, which actually represents the first regional monitoring workshop of the Programme, was held again in Douala, Cameroon, on 22 and 23 March 2011. The main objective was to review progress in projects implementation and plan the way forward. The fourth workshop which is the second regional monitoring and evaluation workshop of the Programme, was held from 15 to 18 November 2011 in Brazzaville, Congo. Several

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activities were carried out during the workshop, including training for focal points on tools and concepts for project development, project management cycle and development of terms of reference. Through this training, the programme further contributed to strengthening the capacity of focal points in the preparation of projects in the framework of PE2 implementation. The fifth workshop or third regional monitoring and evaluation workshop of the Programme, was held in Kribi, Cameroon, from 28 to 30 November 2012. The aims of the workshop were to review ACP Fish II projects and identify and implement possible corrective actions. It should be also noted here the presentation of the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the ACP Fish II Programme in order to be able to complete the Programme evaluation grids and score performance indicators. As final activity, participants were exposed to selected fishery realities in the host country. The Sixth Workshop and fourth monitoring workshop and closure of the Programme was held from 10 to 12 September 2013 in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss and assess the results of projects completed or under implementation in the different countries and analyse their results and their potential impacts, in particular those relating to policy and management instruments for fisheries, as well as those for control and execution.

4.3 Designated focal points from countries and RFBs

Focal points (Table 3) were appointed by the countries and regional fisheries organisations to make the link between these and the ACP Fish II Programme. In the first regional workshops, they had the opportunity to identify and certify the needs to be covered and set priorities for activities/projects to be developed. The approval of the action plans helped in assuring their commitment. They closely worked with the Regional Manager for the devising of terms of reference for each project and facilitated projects implementation.

In the framework of the implementation of programme activities, regional workshops allowed the promotion of effective regional networks among focal points, which are very useful for knowledge exchange and sharing in the field of sustainable fisheries development. The workshops represented an opportunity for the facilitators to get in touch with other national and regional partners and to discuss critical issues related to sustainable fisheries management in each region.

Table 3: List of Focal Points in Central Africa

Country/organisation

Focal Point Position Contact email

Cameroon Bouba Samuel Fisheries technology Officer

[email protected]

Congo 1.Pierre Pandou 2.Kali-Tchikati Ed. 3.Mavoumba Rapha

Inland Fisheries Director Aquaculture Director Marine Fisheries Director

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Gabon Nkoane Ndoutoume Studies officer at DGPA [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]







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Country/organisation

Focal Point Position Contact email

Guylène

Equatorial Guinea Ndong Micha Andres

Advisor DG Fisheries resources

[email protected]


Koffi Mulumba Head of Surveillance Division

[email protected]


Ndjikara Emmanuel Director of Fisheries Resources

[email protected] Tél : 00236 75 04 42 70

Sao Tome and Principe

Olinto Boa morte Fisheries DG Executive [email protected]

Chad BAPING Douague Fisheries DG Executive [email protected]

COREP SABUNI Kasereka Emmanuel

Fisheries Expert Environmental department

[email protected]

CEBEVIRHA Gabriel NGOMA Fisheries Expert [email protected]

ECCAS Georges MBASSEKO

Fisheries Expert [email protected]

5 IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA (PE1 AND PE2)

5.1 The improvement of fisheries policies and management plans

The major focus of the ACP FISH II Programme is to improve fisheries management, both at national and regional levels, by supporting the development, review and update of fisheries policy instruments. Revisions to policy frameworks will ensure they incorporate internationally recognised principles and standards as reflected in international fisheries instruments and particularly in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement, the 1995 Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, the 2001 International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, and the 2006 Model Scheme on Port State Measures. Due consideration will also be given to the recently adopted 2009 Port State Measures Agreement.

Firstly, and with around 60% of the budget, the ACP Fish II support aims at aligning the fisheries and aquaculture policies with internationally recognised standards, both for policy-making process and the content. In all missions, the policy-making process has been characterized by strong involvement and active participation of key stakeholders, both in the formulation stage and in the validation of the political process. In addition, given the need to improve the skills related to political process among the beneficiaries, all missions were designed with strong components for capacity building.

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In Central Africa, few countries have real sectoral policy documents, such as strategy documents or Master Plan for Fisheries Development. When these instruments exist, countries are facing difficulties in particular in their implementation. In reason of this and according to the needs expressed in most countries, the following issues have been included under this component:

o Developing/reviewing/updating sectoral policy documents o Supporting the development and/or assessment of management plans for

specific fisheries o Supporting the implementation of management plans and/or management

mechanisms for shared resources and strategic action plans (SAP) for the RFBs. o Developing/reviewing/updating legal frameworks for fisheries (framework laws,

regulations)

Table 4: List of projects implemented for fisheries poicies and management plans improvement both at national and regional level

Project reference Title Beneficiary Country Budget Duration

CU/PE1/GB/10/001 IMPROVEMENT OF FISHERIES POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTRIES OF THE GULF OF GUINEA

Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

EUR 139.500

6 months from 12/2010 to

05/2011

CA-1.2-B2 FORMULATION OF A FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT FOR THE FISHERIES POLICIES

IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO


EURO 120.704


07/2012

CA-1.5- A8c CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ADMINSTRATION STAFF IN

THE DESIGNING OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

Chad EURO 9.870


02/2012

CA-1.5-A3 CAPACITY BUILDING OF RFBs AND FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIONS' TECHNICAL

STAFF IN SETTING UP SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING FISHERIES

DATA

Regional EURO

87.228


10/2012

CA-1.2-B3 STRENGTHENING OF THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE LEGAL FRAMEWORK:

ELABORATION/REVIEW OF REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW FISHERIES ACTS IN CONGO AND IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

CONGO

Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo

EURO 99.263


01/2013

CA-1.2-A2 FORMULATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND

AQUACULTURE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)


EURO 101.720


04/2011

CA -1.3 - B5 REL SUPPORT IN THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

PLANS IN COREP COUNTRIES

COREP countries, Chad and CAR

EURO 67.470


07/2013

CA -1.3 – B7

CAPACITY BUILDING OF TECHNICAL STAFF OF FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIONS: PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND

MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN THE FISHERIES

Regional EURO

47.180

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SECTOR

CA-1.2-B1 FORMULATION OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SHARED SARDINELLA STOCKS IN THE

GOLF OF GUINEA REGION

Angola, Congo, Gabon, DRC

EURO 198.134


06/2013

Total

€769.349

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5.2 IUU Fishing: strengthening control and law enforcement capacities

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is an increasing phenomenon seriously threatening the sustainability of fisheries resources worldwide. As the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS), IUU fishing is one of the key elements for good governance in fisheries management ensuring a better contribution of fisheries to national economies of the concerned countries, and it is also in line with the objectives of the fight against poverty and food security. In Central Africa the upsurge of IUU fishing is primarily carried out by vessels licensed in one country and illegally fishing in the border area (Nigerian and Chinese vessels mostly); secondly by IUU vessels flying foreign flags, and finally by boats practicing pair trawling, fishing technique currently prohibited, and mainly conducted by Chinese vessels.

Rapid analysis of fisheries regulations in these countries found that the overall regulatory frameworks (even in recent documents) is grossly inadequate and does not cover all the needs of MCS as well as IUU fishing systems. Indeed, framework laws governing aspects of fisheries surveillance are either inadequate in their present form or do not exist: international aspects are not always taken into account, when enforcement documents are produced, sometimes only partially, they are often inconsistent and difficult to implement in practice, inspectors powers are not always well specified, sanctions are sometimes discriminatory, etc.

In the region, the programme opted for the development of national plans in the countries and a regional plan for MCS, as well as the eventual establishment of national registries of fishing vessels for the Member States and a regional register of fishing vessels for the COREP area.

The program has also held the case of Cameroon where the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA) is firmly committed to creating an official laboratory duly equipped and in line with international standards. A specialised technical assistance (TA) was set up for strengthening the capacities of technical staff of the laboratory regarding the procedures and techniques of physicochemical and microbiological analysis based on ISO and BSI methods in order for the country to ensure compliance with EEC standards for exported products.


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Table 5: List of projects implemented for strengthening control and law enforcement capacities. IUU fishing.


CA-2.1- B8 STRENGTHENING OF MCS SKILLS AND CAPACITIES IN THE COREP AREA

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, DRC, Sao

Tome, COREP

EURO 173.880


08/2013

CA - 2.4- B9 CATCH DOCUMENTATION SCHEME FOR FISHERIES PRODUCTS: TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE START-UP OF THE LABORATORY SERVICES FOR FISHERIES

PRODUCTS CONTROL IN CAMEROON

Cameroon

EURO 49.899


07/2013

Total €223.779

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5.3 Aquaculture development

Aquaculture is currently one of the fastest growing sectors. Around 600 aquatic species are grown in a variety of exploiting systems and facilities using fresh, brackish and sea waters (FAO, 2012).

In Central Africa, fisheries resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and all studies undertaken (FAO, Nansen campaigns for fisheries resources assessment) show a state of overexploitation of fish stocks for usually caught fish, thus not covering fish demand in these countries. The fish is imported, and sometimes on a massive scale to meet the local market demand. This imported deficit could however be filled by the development of aquaculture in Central Africa. Almost all Central African countries wish to develop intensive aquaculture in order to cope with the triple constraint of reduced fish stocks, environment degradation and the pressure of growing population.

However, despite the presence of development plans in some countries, aquaculture production is still low. The aquaculture sub-sector is faced with several problems, among which the lack of quality feeding stands out, being a recurring problem in aquaculture farms. Raised fish are fed with different products more or less developed, which have sometimes not been specifically studied. In addition to fish feed, the lack of quality fry is another major constraint. These factors are partly responsible for the lack of performance of aquaculture in Central Africa. Indeed fish feed must have a conversion rate leading to effective rate of fish growth during a given breeding time, and fry should be sufficiently powerful with a good conversion rate for good business profitability.

A number of aquaculture projects were planned and implemented under the ACPFISH II programme. Two projects focused on intensive aquaculture and included a field visit for strengthening the intensive aquaculture capacities of administrative staff, actors and professionals (closed-loop system) and a complementary training project on the manufacturing and using of appropriate feed procedures for intensive aquaculture systems.



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Several projects have also been developed in Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, Chad, Sao Tome and Principe and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ACP Fish II Programme has supported Cameroon through direct support to the Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), the MINEPIA and AQUASOL Company in Kribi in the development of environmentally and socially sustainable shrimp farming. Strategic plans for research institutions and results extension services (project CU/PE1/GB/10/005), pilot studies to develop shrimp farming for the direct benefit of traditional communities (micro-family units) were developed in Cameroon and Gabon. In Chad, Cameroon, Gabon and the DRC, the operational capacities of farmers have been improved, livestock species diversified and improved production techniques for fish and fry were assimilated by the concerned populations. In Congo, a feasibility study on shrimp farming has been carried out and appropriate sites and the conditions for institutional support were identified. In Central African Republic, the plan for sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture was developed and validated by the Fisheries Administration and other stakeholders. In Sao Tome and Principe, an inventory, potential analysis and identification of aquaculture sites were made.

Table 6: List of projects implemented for supporting aquaculture development


CA-3.1- A4 PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNAL SHRIMP FARMING AT IRAD/AQUASOL IN

CAMEROON: DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.

Cameroon EURO 9.980 6 months

from 01/2012 to 07/2012

CA-4.1-A8a AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN: SUPPORT TO THE DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES OF MINEPIA -

CAMEROON - IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL SHEETS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Cameroon EURO 9.980 2 months

from 01/2012 to 03/2012

CA-4.1-A8b NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING OF SMALL PRODUCERS IN THE INTENSIVE PRODUCTION OF

CLARIA AND HETEROTIS FINGERLINGS

Gabon EURO 8.700

2 months

from 12/2011 to 02/2012

CA-4.1-B16 NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING OF SMALL PRODUCERS IN THE INTENSIVE PRODUCTION OF

CLARIA AND HETEROTIS FINGERLINGS IN CENTRAL AFRICA COUNTRIES

Cameroon, Gabon, DRC, Chad

EURO 130.076


10/2013

CA-3.1-B12a DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNAL SHRIMP FARMING IN CONGO: FEASIBILITY STUDY AND

IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE SITES Congo EURO 9.990


05/2013

CA-3.1-B12b

DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNAL SHRIMP FARMING: TRAINING ON COMMUNAL SHRIMP

FARMING FOR YOUNG AQUACULTURE FARMERS OF JAPOMA REGION

Cameroon EURO 9 960

CA-3.1-B12c

DEVELOPMENT OF SHRIMP FARMING IN GABON: CAPACITY BUILDING OF KANGO FEMALE SHRIMP FISHERS IN FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNTING AND FOR

GROUPING INTO COOPERATIVES.

Gabon EURO 9 985

CA-3.1- B13 TRAINING ON THE PROCEDURES OF FEED MILLS AND THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR

AQUACULTURE INTENSIVE FISH FARMING IN CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS

Regional EURO 79.158

4 months from 06/2013 to 10/2013

CA-3.1-B14 INITIAL ASSESSMENT, POTENTIAL AND IDENTIFICATION OF AQUACULTURE SITES IN SAO

Sao Tome EURO 9 990










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TOME and PRINCIPE

CA-4.3-B18 NEG CAPACITY BUILDING OF PRIVATE OPERATORS AND FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION IN THE

MANAGEMENT OF INTENSIVE PRODUCTION FISH FARMS (STUDY TOUR TO NIGERIA)

Regional EURO 73.070

3 months from 05/2013 to 08/2013

CA-1.2-A2 FORMULATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)


EURO 101.720

4 months from 12/2010 to 04/2011

Total EURO 509.598


5.4 Enhancing research strategies and initiatives

Fisheries research must first provide for the enhancement of the existing potential by reducing waste (selective fishing without waste and bycatch) and the losses coming from the processing and marketing chain (through sanitary and technical standards) and by the selection of fishing practices more sustainable in ecological, economic and social terms. Fisheries research, while helping in identifying and developing the resources yet to be exploited, such as deep demersal resources and those that can be generated by marine and freshwater aquaculture, it should always focus on the need for sustainability (deep-sea species fisheries are very profitable in the short term, but putting in danger the resource while fish farms can be highly damaging to environment).

In Central Africa, fisheries research is generally carried out by a single institution, the Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) in Cameroon. The fisheries research is plagued by three problems: 1) fisheries research is not operational and does not allow any effective contributions to decision-making, 2) research outputs do not reach national policy makers; 3) national strategy for fisheries research is not consistent with the activities of fisheries research.

The ACPFISH II Programme focused its first assignment in the region on the development of a fisheries research strategy for Cameroon. Three main results were achieved, including (1) the identification of constraints and opportunities of research, training and fisheries production in Cameroon, (2) the proposal of a research strategy for fisheries sector development, and (3) the identification of mitigation and adaptation strategies to the effects of global change. One of the research projects has also produced, as noted above, a strategy for shrimp research through the strategic plans developed for IRAD, MINEPIA, and AQUASOL.

Table 7: List of projects for enhancing research strategies and initiatives


CU/PE1/GB/10/003 RESEARCH STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE AND

MARICULTURE IN PHASE WITH GLOBAL

Cameroon

EUR 66.850 3,5 months

from 02/2011 to 05/2011





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CHANGES IN CAMEROON

CU/PE1/GB/10/005 STRUCTURING INTRA-INSTITUTIONAL MEANS (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) AND INTERINSTITUTIONAL

RELATIONS AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WITH RESPECT TO SHRIMP FARMING IN

CAMEROON

Cameroon EUR0

56.989


05/2011

Total €66.850 Click to links to Project summaries with Final Technical Reports and other outputs/documents

5.5 Development of regulatory frameworks to support the sector and increased investments in the private sector

In the Central Africa region, the population is estimated at about 85 million people with a GDP that ranges from USD 0.1 billion in Sao Tome to 8.5 billion in Gabon, and a growth rate that varies between 8.3% in Equatorial Guinea and 1% in Congo and Gabon. The economies of most of these countries have significant similarities, with remarkable forest, mining, agriculture or fisheries resources, as well as oil production for several of them. These economies are also characterized by their low diversification, their strong dependence on the outside and a generally high level of debt.

In the fisheries sector, the resources available are quite unevenly distributed between countries and coastal lengths vary from one country to another. Across the region, aquaculture is still a marginal activity, and sometimes just in an early stage.

Almost all countries in the region are importing large quantities of fish from Western and Northern Africa, and especially from Europe and South America to fill the gap either in quantity or quality. Despite being a cheap source of fishery products, the interstate trade for fishery products is not very developed at regional level. However, the transfer of small quantities of fish from small-scale fisheries from Gabon to Cameroon, from Chad to Nigeria and Cameroon, from Cameroon to Nigeria etc. can be observed. There is a lack of knowledge concerning the various processed products, as well as the different distribution channels, when these exist.

The objective of the programme was to support the countries in the region in identifying opportunities and barriers to sustainable development of intra- and extra-regional trade of marine and inland fisheries products in Central Africa. Gabon and Congo have benefited from projects that aimed at improving investment in the fisheries sector.

Table 8: List of projects for the development of regulatory frameworks to support the sector and increased investments in the private sector



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CA-4.1-A7b PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN CONGO AND SECTOR PERSPECTIVES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PLANNED REFORMS FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF

THE NATIONAL ECONOMY STARTING FROM 2011

Congo

EURO 9.600


07/2012

CU/PE1/GB/10/004 OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABLE INTRA AND EXTRA REGIONAL TRADE IN INLAND AND MARINE

FISH PRODUCTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA Regional

EUR 76.460


05/2011

CU/PE1/GB/10/008 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE

CONTRIBUTION OF THE SECTOR TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IN GABON, FROM 1980 TO 2010

Gabon

EUR 9.980


05/2011

CA-4.3- A9a OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABLE INTRA AND EXTRA REGIONAL TRADE IN INLAND AND MARINE

FISH PRODUCTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA Regional

EURO 48.863 3 months from 07/2013 to

10/2013.

Total €144,903


5.6 Knowledge sharing in fisheries management

As more and more stakeholders than ever before are directly involved in fisheries management, there is growing demand for lessons, good practice, insights and experiences to be effectively shared. Furthermore, improvements in Information Technology and internet connectivity in most parts of the world present increasing opportunities to facilitate the sharing and exchange. In light of this rapidly changing environment, ACP Fish II supports its partners in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to achieve the goals of information and knowledge sharing. Regional bodies and in particular regional fisheries bodies such as COREP, are well placed to facilitate this intra-regional knowledge sharing as a first step. The interventions financed were the result of a participatory and demand-driven process based on the request of beneficiaries in 2011 and 2012. The ultimate aim of the ACP Fish II projects in this area is to increase information and knowledge sharing in pursuit of fisheries management objectives. 4 projects were devised for programme intervention under this component. These were designed for providing beneficiaries with information and communication strategies, as well as for setting-up the COREP website, and providing the Focal Points with training on its use. The interventions were framed by an objective hierarchy to ensure a concrete use of the ICTs in order to achieve results and contribute to achieving programme goals.

Table 9: List of projects for knowledge sharing Project reference Title Beneficiary Country Budget Duration

CA-.1-B19 REL2

Technical Assistance for capacity building of COREP: information management for sustainable fisheries in

the Central Africa region

Regional EURO 48.775 5 months from 04/2013 to

09/2013

OV-5.3-X3

Global Evaluation and Action Planning Workshop for Component 5 of the ACP Fish II programme

Interregional COREP

EURO 138.866 3 months from 07/2013 to

10/2013

CA-5.1- B20 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector in Central Africa: Strengthening the

capacity of member countries in the use of the

Interregional COREP

EURO 9.740









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website of COREP

CA-5.1- B21 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector in Central Africa: Strengthening the capacity of member countries in the use of COREP website

Interregional COREP

EURO 9.180

Total €206.561


6 REGIONAL DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS

6.1 Overall context in ACP Fish II

The ACP FISH II Programme has been designed to meet the needs identified by beneficiary countries, not directly, but usually through capacity building of institutions and training to beneficiaries/target, which are directly responsible for the development of the sector. These beneficiaries/target of the programme are essentially part of the administrative bodies and fisheries-related administrative entities, regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and the fisheries industry itself (including private sector activities related to prospecting, marketing or processing of fisheries resources in all ACP states). The various components of the programme provide answers to the problems identified in different ways: through short/medium term technical assistance (studies, development of institutional capacity, development of adequate fisheries policy), trainings, and regional workshops facilitation. Therefore, measuring all the positive results achieved through some of these interventions appears to be a complex and difficult operation to perform. For this reason the programme has put in place meaningful measures and processes which are able to identify where results are being achieved (or likely to be achieved) and at the same time to provide some guidelines on which appropriate action should follow to achieve the required results.

The original ACP Fish II logframe and the indicators were focused on the completion of outputs, rather than the achievement of outcomes or results. The indicators proposed were generally not appropriate for measuring the results expected as a result of the programme implementation. The development of the Programme M&E system made the distinction between two types of indicators: the outputs indicators (the formulation of the policy documents for example) and the results indicators (for example, the adoption and implementation of the policy document).

Output indicators are monitored using a simple matrix Results indicators are monitored using a specially designed Results Table

A Table of Results for each region was devised to record the achievement of results beyond outputs. Moreover, the Results Table provides additional information (such as the type of results and deliverables expected, technical and performance evaluation of deliverables and of project implementation, Administration/RFB approval of FTR and other technical documents delivered) and a framework to identify actions, which should be taken at

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beneficiaries’ level to follow up and implement the outputs. Generally, according to their nature, the projects may (a) produce immediate and final results or (b) need further actions to allow the results to be “sustainable”. a) Output Indicators The table below shows the agreed programme indicators as defined at the time of the approval of the M&E Manual of the Programme (approval July 2012). Table 10: Achievement of outputs

Output indicator Target (PE

1 & 2)* Actual (Nov.

2013) Notes/comments

1a N° of national policies (including management plans etc) formulated

7 7

1b N° of regional policies (including management plans etc) formulated

2 2

2 N° of legislation/resolutions on reinforced control and enforcement capabilities (or general fisheries regulations/legislation) formulated

2 2

3a N° of national research strategies formulated and/or studies completed

3 3

3b N° of regional research strategies formulated and/or studies completed

0 0

4a N° of trainings delivered 15 13

4b N° of people trained 228 216

4c Quality of the trainings delivered

5 N° of action plans on improved business support & private sector investment formulated

1 0

The only project in this area has not been implemented because of the lack of candidates

6 N° of reg. information sharing networks supported

2 1

Note: * From the M&E Manual (July 2012).

One critical component of the M&E system are the Project Evaluation Grids (PEGs) completed for each project and assessing both the process followed in the execution of ToRs, the quality of outputs and the degree of achievement of beneficiaries expectations. In Central Africa 33 (82%) of the completed PEGs registered an average score over 3 points (out of 5) in achieving the expectations of the beneficiary.

6.2 Result Indicators The following table provides a summary of the table of results shown in Annex 2.

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Table 11: Summary of projects results achieved in Central Africa

Result indicator Current figures

Notes/comments

1a N° of national policies (including

management plans etc) implemented

2

Only 1 out of 7 fisheries policies formulated is implemented (Cameroon), the others are awaiting Parliament or a high level approval.

1b N° of regional policies (including

management plans etc) implemented

0 The Management Plan formulated for sardinella is not yet approved at political level and still to be taken into account in the four countries.

2 N° of legislations/resolutions on reinforced control and enforcement

capability (or general fisheries regulations/legislation) implemented or

under implementation.

1 Regulations on vessels recording and MCS/VMS were developed and approved by the COREP at regional level. A project on vessels recording implementation is currently ongoing.

3a N° of national research strategies/studies implemented or under

implementation.

1 The strategy plan for shrimp farming is already partially under implementation in Cameroon

3b N° of regional research strategies/studies implemented or under implementation.

0

5 N° of action plans on improved business support & private sector investment

implemented or under implementation.

0

6 N° of reg. information sharing networks operational

1 The website of COREP is operational and can be visited at www.corep-se.org

Note: a policy document or plan is said to be “under implementation” when it is either approved at the highest level, or when funds are allocated, or when activities proposed are actually being undertaken.

The information from the Results Table (Annex 1) can be presented as follows:

20 projects (out of 32) produced direct, immediate and measurable results (studies and training, mostly).

11 projects had immediate positive outcomes by strengthening fisheries Administrations capacities and enabling identification/diagnostic of national needs and proposal of actions.

http://www.corep-se.org/

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6 projects already implemented by ACP Fish II enabled beneficiary countries (and regional organisations) to implement monitoring measures for ensuring the implementation of the deliverables produced (studies and policy documents). This was made possible either by financing or complementary projects.

4 projects have started their early implementation, through other projects or support from other donors (confirmed, negotiated or under negotiation).

8 projects had no follow up actions by the beneficiaries and thus remain technical or policy proposals.

14 projects outputs were evaluated by the target groups and beneficiaries (through Project Evaluation Grids) as meeting their expectations; scores over 3 points (out of 5) represent 82 % of the 14 evaluated projects.

6.3 Impact Indicators

Impacts will be the final piece in the results chain and can only be investigated after such time that the outputs have been approved and implemented and only then can there be an identified impact either on the fish stock or on the communities involved in the harvest of the resource.

7 LESSONS LEARNT FROM PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR FURTHER ACTION IN CENTRAL AFRICA

During the last programme monitoring workshop held in Libreville, focal points have engaged in an exercise to draw lessons from the implementation of the ACP Fish II Programme. In the context of a much requested ACPFISH III in order to capitalize on the achievements of ACP FISH I and II, they took these ideas further and assessed the needs proposed on the basis of the necessary priority areas identified.

7.1 Lessons learnt from the implementation of the Programme

These positive and negative lessons (Table 12) will be used to identify the activities to be carried out, to repeat or avoid in other projects and programmes to come.

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Table 12: Lessons learnt from Programme implementation in Central Africa

Positive aspects of the Programme

Negative aspects of the Programme

At structure level At implementation level At structure level At implementation level

Consistent ACP regions division with nationally-based RFUs and Focal Points

Committed and dynamic Focal points for projects implementation

The centre for decision-taking is far from where activities are implemented

Information time lag between the CU in Brussels and the national Focal Points

Regular monitoring (FPs workshops) and control bodies (Steering Committee) meetings

Needs assessment carried out with a participatory approach with participants from all countries

Procedures restrict the choice of companies for projects implementation

Late capacity building for FPs in the framework of Programme implementation

Programme staff dynamic and proactive

Strengthening of FPs capacities in terms of Monitoring and Evaluation and Terms of Reference devising

(However, these trainings should have been delivered in the beginning of the Programme)

Local companies not trained on EU procedures

Projects not implemented implied no full disbursement of the available budget

Implementation of almost all projects planned

Coordination staff limited both at the CU and RFU

Mid-term evaluation report not available in the second phase of the Programme

Possibility of extending the programme, enabling thus the implementation of projects that risked to be dropped due to lack of time

FPs costs not covered

Beneficiaries satisfaction of the programme results

FAs role in the operating mechanisms of the programme

EU vertical structure

Budget limits for projects according to EU procedures

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7.2 Priority areas

In order to dentify new needs in the context of a possible FISH III programme, all ideas were oriented around the "ecosystem valuation", including fisheries in the concept of "Blue Economy".

AREAS Instruments ACP FISH II Programme

Facts To be done or repeated

AQUACULTURE - Capacity building

- New technologies introduction

- Research - Land

1) Capacity building: - in fry production; - in fish feed formulation; - in aquaculture and shrimp farms management 2) Study tour for experience sharing

1) Capacity building in fry production, in fish feed formulation, in research, in aquaculture products processing and marketing. 2) Devising of strategic plans for aquaculture development.

CAPTURE FISHERIES

- Policies - Resources

management - Research - Legislation

and regulatory framework

- MCS - Capacity

building - Management

plans

- Devising of Policy documents - MCS trainings - Fisheries Management Plans

at national and regional level - Regulatory frameworks

development - Building Administration,

research and RFBs (COREP, CEBEVIRHA) capacities

- Development of management tools - MCS trainings - Fisheries Management Plans at

regional level - Establishment of centres of

Excellence for capacities strengthening at all levels

- Establishment of information exchange networks in the region

TRADE Intra- and extra-regional trade strategies

- Harmonization of trade regional policies

- Strengthening the role of regional economic organisations

- Strengthening the private sector

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ANNEXES

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Annex 2 : Implemented Projects in Centra Africa by Programme Estimate PE1+ PE2

CENTRAL AFRICA REGION

Activity Code Countries* Budget

1. Improved fisheries policies, legislation and management plans at regional and national level

1,1 Regional meetings to approve and follow up

project implementation B0

2nd, 3rd and 4th ACP FISH II Regional Monitoring Workshop for the Central Africa Region

REG (All countries) € 159 600

TOTAL 1.1 € 159 600

1,2

Devise/review/update fisheries policies, legislation, management plans (FMP)

and public awareness initiatives

A1 Formulation/Elaboration of policy documents for the fisheries sector in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea

€ 150 000

A2 Elaboration of a plan for the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in Central African Republic

RCA € 103 000

B1 Formulation of a management plan for shared Sardinella stocks in the Golf of Guinea region

REG (Angola, Congo, Gabon,

Democratic Republic of Congo)

€ 184 194

B2 Formulation of a framework document for the fisheries

policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic

Republic of Congo € 120 704

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B3

Strengthening of the fisheries and aquaculture legal framework:

Elaboration/Review of regulations for the new fisheries acts in Congo and in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo,

Congo € 100 000

TOTAL 1.2 € 657 898

1,3 Support implementation of FMPs and/or Conservation and Management Measures

(CMMs) B5

Support in the preparation and implementation of regional and national fisheries management plans in

COREP countries

REG (COREP countries), Chad,

CAR € 85 000

TOTAL 1.3 € 85 000

1,4 Assist in formulating fisheries management

plans B6

Support to analyse data collected through the Nansen trawling campaigns in the waters of coastal Central

African countries

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,

Gabon, Congo, Democratic

Republic of Congo, Angola, Sao Tome

and Principe

€ 75 000

TOTAL 1.4 € 75 000

1,5 Capacity building in development of

policy instruments and legislation

A3 Capacity building of RFBs and fisheries administrations' technical staff in setting up systems for collecting and

processing fisheries data

REG (Cameroon, CAR, Chad, DRC, Congo, Gabon,

Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and

Principe)

€ 87 240

A8c Capacity building of the fisheries and aquaculture

administration staff in the designing of development programmes and projects

Chad € 9 870

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TOTAL 1.5 € 97 110

Component 1 - Total Project Cost € 1 074 608

2. Strengthened MCS Capabilities

2,1

Support the formulation, review or update of MCS and enforcement regulatory frameworks and the implementation of control and

enforcement schemes

B8 Strengthening of MCS skills and capacities in the COREP

area

REG (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon,

Equatorial Guinea, RDC, Sao Tome and Principe,

Angola)

€ 185 000

TOTAL 2.1 € 185 000

2,4 Studies to support compliance of national

fisheries regulations with the EU IUU regulation

B9 Catch documentation scheme for fisheries products: Technical support for the start-up of the laboratory services for fisheries products control in Cameroon

Cameroon € 50 000

TOTAL 2.4 € 50 000

Component 2 - Total Project Cost € 235 000

3. Enhanced National & Regional Research Strategies

3,1 Support to beneficiary countries and

regional research institutes for specific A4

Project for the development of communal shrimp farming at IRAD/Aquasol in Cameroon

Cameroon € 9 900

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stocks

B12a Development of communal shrimp farming;

dissemination in Congo of the results obtained in Cameroon

Congo € 10 000

B12b Development of communal shrimp farming;

dissemination in CAR of the results obtained in Cameroon

CAR € 10 000

B12c Development of communal shrimp farming;

dissemination in Gabon of the results obtained in Cameroon

Gabon € 10 000

B13 Training on the procedures of feed mills and the

management system for aquaculture intensive fish farming in closed-loop systems



Principe)

€ 80 000

TOTAL 3.1 € 119 900


4. Improved business support and private sector investment

4,1

Support to internal organisation and training of staff for producers/traders

organisations through fisheries administration or private stakeholders

A7a

Private and Public Investments in the Fisheries and Aquaculture and their Impact in the Contribution of the Sector to the National Economy in Gabon, from 1980 to

2010

Gabon € 9 980

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A7b

Private investment in the fisheries sector in Congo and sector perspectives in the framework of the planned

reforms for the restructuring of the national economy starting from 2011

Congo € 9 600

A8a

Aquaculture development plan: Support to the Directorate of Fisheries of MINEPIA - Cameroon - in the

development of technical sheets for development projects

Cameroon € 9 900

A8b National capacity building of small producers in the

intensive production of Claria and Heterotis fingerlings Gabon € 8 700

A8c Capacity building of the fisheries and aquaculture

administration staff in the designing of development programmes and projects

Chad € 9 900

B15 Technical Assistance for the identification of areas and

the construction of Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) Equatorial Guinea € 105 000

B16 National capacity building of small producers in the intensive production of Claria fingerlings in Central

Africa countries

Cameroon, Gabon, DRC, CAR, Chad

€ 90 000

TOTAL 4.1 € 243 080

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4,2

Formulate, revise or update legal frameworks for private business and

investment

B17 Assessment of the policy and legal frameworks

governing private investment in the fisheries sector in Central Africa countries

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,

DRC, Congo, Gabon, Sao

Tome and Principe

€ 70 000

TOTAL 4.2 € 70 000

4,3

Carry out market and marketing studies to assess the needs and potential for

interregional trade of relevant fish and fish products

A9 Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and

extra regional trade in inland and marine fish products in Central Africa



Principe

€ 76 460

B18 Capacity building of private operators and fisheries

administration in the management of intensive production fish farms (study tour to Nigeria)



Principe)

€ 75 000

A9a

Analysis of the report of Project CA-4.3-A9, « Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and extra regional trade in inland and marine fish products

in Central Africa» and achievement of the expected results for the project


TOTAL 4.3 € 200 323


5. Increased Knowledge Sharing on Management and Trade

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5,1

Organisation and training of information-sharing departments in selected RFBs and member states

fisheries administrations

B19 Technical Assistance for capacity building of COREP:

information management for sustainable fisheries and trade of fishery products in the Central Africa region

REG (COREP Countries)

€ 49 000

5.2

Support organisation of ICT and website design/improvement in RFBs and

training of staff

B20 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector, in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, RCA, S.

Tomé and Chad

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, RCA, S. Tomé and Chad

€ 9 990

B21

Information and communication management in the fisheries sector in Cameroon, Republic of Congo,

Angola and RDC

Cameroon, Republic of Congo,

Angola and RDC € 9 990

TOTAL 5.1 € 68 980

5,3 ACP-wide workshop to evaluate the

impact of conducted activities X3

Global Evaluation and Action Planning Workshop for Component 5 of the ACP Fish II programme


TOTAL 5.3 € 25 000


Component 1 - 5 TOTAL budget € 2 036 891

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Annex 3 : Activities and projects identified by country

Angola

Type of

activity Activities and projects identified for the country PE1 PE2

1.2

B1 Formulation of a management plan for shared Sardinella stocks in the

Golf of Guinea region

R

2.1 B8 Development of a regulatory framework for VMS and MCS measures and

implementation of vessels records by the COREP Member States

R

5.1 B21 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector in

Central Africa: Strengthening the capacity of member countries in the use

of COREP website

R

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Cameroon

Type

of

activit

y

CA- Activities and projects identified for the country PE1 PE2

1.1 B0 Regional workshop for needs planning and validation in Douala R

3 Focal Points regional workshops for Programme monitoring in Brazzaville,

Kribi and Libreville.

R

1.2 A1 Improvement of fisheries policy instruments and management systems in the

Southern part of the Gulf of Guinea

N

1.3 B5 Support in the preparation and implementation of regional and national fisheries

management plans in COREP countries

R

1.5 A3 Capacity building of RFBs and fisheries administrations' technical staff in

setting up systems for collecting fisheries data

R

B7 Capacity building of technical staff of fisheries administrations: practical

activities for the collection, processing and management of data in the fisheries

sector

R

2.1 B8 Strengthening of MCS skills and capacities in the COREP area R

2.4 B9 Catch documentation scheme for fisheries products: Technical support for the

start-up of the laboratory services for fisheries products control in Cameroon

N

3.1 A4 Project for the development of communal shrimp farming at IRAD/Aquasol in

Cameroon: dissemination of results

N

CU/PE1/

GB/10/00

5 A5

Structuring intra-institutional means (public and private) and interinstitutional

relations at the national and international level with respect to shrimp farming in

Cameroon

N

B12b Development of communal shrimp farming: Training on communal shrimp

farming for young aquaculture farmers of Japoma region

N

B13 Training on the procedures of feed mills and the management system for

aquaculture intensive fish farming in closed-loop systems

R

3.3 CU/PE1/

GB/10/00

3

Research Strategy for the Development of Fisheries, Aquaculture and

Mariculture in phase with global changes in Cameroon

N

4.1 CU/PE1/G

B/10/003 A6

Research Strategy for the Development of Fisheries, Aquaculture and

Mariculture in phase with global changes in Cameroon

N

A8a Aquaculture development plan: Support to the Directorate of Fisheries of

MINEPIA - Cameroon - in the development of technical sheets for development

projects

N

B16 National capacity building of small producers in the intensive production of

Claria and Heterotis fingerlings in Central Africa countries

R

B18 Capacity building of private operators and fisheries administration in the

management of intensive production fish farms (study tour to Nigeria)

R

A9 Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and extra regional trade in inland

and marine fish products in Central Africa

R

A9a Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and extra regional trade in inland

and marine fish products in Central Africa

R

5.1 B21 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector in Central

Africa: Strengthening the capacity of member countries in the use of COREP

website

R

5.3 X3 Global Evaluation and Action Planning Workshop for Component 5 of the ACP

Fish II programme

R






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Congo

Type of


1.1

B0

Regional workshop for needs planning and validation in Douala R



R

1.2 B1 Formulation of a management plan for shared Sardinella stocks in the Golf of

Guinea region

R

B3 Elaboration/Review of regulations for the new fisheries acts in Congo and in

the Democratic Republic of Congo

N

1.3 B5 Support to COREP in the preparation and implementation of regional and

national fisheries management plans

R

1.5 A3 Capacity building of RFBs and fisheries administrations' technical staff:

practical activities for fisheries data collecting, processing and management

R


activities for the collection, processing and management of data in the

fisheries sector

R


3.1 B12a Development of communal shrimp farming in Congo: feasibility study and

identification of suitable sites

N



R

4.1 A7b Private investment in the fisheries sector in Congo and sector perspectives in

the framework of the planned reforms for the restructuring of the national

economy starting from 2011

N

4.3 B18 Capacity building of private operators and fisheries administration in the


R

A9 Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and extra regional trade in

inland and marine fish products in Central Africa

R

A9a Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and extra regional trade in


R



website

R

5.3 X3 Global Evaluation and Action Planning Workshop for Component 5 of the

ACP Fish II programme

R

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Gabon

Type of



3 Focal Points regional workshops for Programme monitoring in

Brazzaville, Kribi and Libreville.

R

1.2 B1 Formulation of a management plan for shared Sardinella stocks in the Golf

of Guinea region

R



R

1.5 A3 Capacity building of RFBs and fisheries administrations' technical staff in

setting up systems for collecting and processing fisheries data

R



fisheries sector

R


3.1 B12c Development of shrimp farming in Gabon: Capacity building of Kango

female shrimp fishers in functional accounting and for grouping into

cooperatives.

N



R

4.1 A7a Assessment of private and public investments in the fisheries and

aquaculture and their impact in the contribution of the sector to the national

economy in Gabon, from 1980 to 2010

N

A8a National capacity building of small producers in the intensive production of

Claria and Heterotis fingerlings

N

B16 National capacity building of small producers in the intensive production of


N

4.3 A9 Opportunities and obstacles to sustainable intra and extra regional trade in


R



R



R

5.1 B20 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector:

Strengthening the capacity of member countries in the use of the website of

COREP

R



R

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Equatorial Guinea

Type of





R

1.2 A1 Improvement of fisheries policy instruments and management systems in the

Southern part of the Gulf of Guinea

N



R



R



fisheries sector

R



R

3.1 B13 Training on the procedures of feed mills and the management system for


R



R



R



R



website

R



R

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CAR

Type of





R

1.2 A2 Formulation of a development plan for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in


N



R



R



R



R



R



R

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DR Congo

Type of



3 regional Focal Points workshops for Programme monitoring in Brazzaville,


R

1.2 B1 Formulation of a management plan for shared Sardinella stocks in the Golf of

Guinea region

R

B2 Formulation of a framework document for the fisheries policies in the


N

B3 Elaboration/Review of regulations for the new fisheries acts in Congo and in

the Democratic Republic of Congo

N



R



R



fisheries sector

R



R



R

4.1 B16 National capacity building of small producers in the intensive production of

Claria and Heterotis fingerlings in Central Africa countries

N





R



R



website

R



R

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Sao Tome and principe

Type of





R

1.3 B5 Support to COREP in the preparation and implementation of regional

and national fisheries management plans

R



R



fisheries sector

R



R



R

B14 Initial assessment, potential and identification of aquaculture sites in Sao

Tome and Principe

N



R



R



R

5.1 B20 Information and communication management in the fisheries sector:

Strengthening the capacity of member countries in the use of the website of

COREP

R



R

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Chad

Type of





R



R



R

A8c Capacity building of the fisheries and aquaculture administration staff in the

designing of development programmes and projects

N



R

4.1 B16 National capacity building of small producers in the intensive production of


N



R



R



R



R

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