FISHERIE SECTOR IN ALGERIA

MINISTRY OF FISHING AND FISHERIES RESOURCESDEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA

JULLY 2005

SUMMARY

GENERAL DATA ON THE COUNTRY

SECTOR OF FISHING IN ALGERIA

– PROBLEMS AND CONTRAINTS

SOME DATA ON THE SECTOR IN 2004

MMaapp ooff AAllggeerriiaaGeneral data on Algeria

Country: Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

Political and economic capital: Algiers

Borders: East: Lybia and Tunisia West: Morocco and western

Sahara South: Mauritania, Malie and

Niger North: Mediterranean sea

Surface: 2 381 741 square km  Population: more than thirty millions

at 1998

National languageNational language: : Arabic; Arabic; Second languageSecond language: : French French OresOres: : oil, gas and phosphate; oil, gas and phosphate; AgricultureAgriculture: : wheat, dates, grapevine and olive wheat, dates, grapevine and olive IndustryIndustry: oil chemistry; mechanical, electronic and steel : oil chemistry; mechanical, electronic and steel

industry; industry; Climate:Climate: Mediterranean moderate; Mediterranean moderate; Sites archaeologicalSites archaeological: Tassili, Hoggar, Tipaza, … : Tassili, Hoggar, Tipaza, …

1 - introduction

For a long time, the sector of the fishing has been aligned among the sectors not strategic. since 2000 the sector is hoisted to the ranks of the productive sectors. It is thanks to the new politics of development.

The Ministry of Fishing and Fisheries Resources is the

central organ of the business management of the fishing in Algeria. It is charged of development general politics of the sector.

The execution structures of this policy are distribute in two categories:

1-1-1-Central department1-Central department

There are five departments: There are five departments: - Department of aquaculture development ; - Department of aquaculture development ; - Department of maritime and oceanic fishing; - Department of maritime and oceanic fishing; - Department of the formation, research and the - Department of the formation, research and the

popularization; popularization;    - Department of regulation; - Department of regulation;

- Department of general means; - Department of general means;

1-1-2- Department of the prefectures2- Department of the prefectures There are 14 maritime prefectures and 07 internal There are 14 maritime prefectures and 07 internal prefectureprefecture. .   

2- Staff and material means

The staff working in these different structures is constituted of the engineers and technicians in.

     - Aquacultures, fishing and statistical;    - Jurists; The number is about twenty by department of

prefecture and about hundred in the seat of the ministry.

2-1-2-1-Formation Formation It is assured byIt is assured by six schoolssix schools of formations of sailors of formations of sailors fishers,fishers, aandnd one institute one institute of formation of fishing of formation of fishing technicians. technicians.

2-2-2-2-Research Research The center of researchThe center of research of the sector is the National of the sector is the National Center of Documentation for the Fishing and the Center of Documentation for the Fishing and the AquacultureAquaculture..

3 - The activities assured by the Ministry of the

Fishing and the Fisheries Resources 3-1 - Development of the sector policy The sector policy is elaborated every five years;

3-2 Regulation of the fishing activities Development of the texts to regulate the fishing

activity;. 3-3 - Assessment of the fisheries resources Assessment and follow-up of the fishing resource by

the center of research.

33-4 - Management of the fisheries resources-4 - Management of the fisheries resources the management of the fisheries resource intervenes the management of the fisheries resource intervenes on: on:       -The periods of closing of the fishing;       -The periods of closing of the fishing;       -The regulation on the used contraptions;       -The regulation on the used contraptions;       -The regulation of the stitches of the nets;       -The regulation of the stitches of the nets;       -The regulation on the fishing grounds;       -The regulation on the fishing grounds; 33-5 - The support to the projects of aquaculture -5 - The support to the projects of aquaculture and fishing by: and fishing by:       -Technical support and financial of the projects       -Technical support and financial of the projects

of aquaculture; of aquaculture;       - Financial helps to the projects of fishing.       - Financial helps to the projects of fishing.

33-6 - Execution of the formation policy by:-6 - Execution of the formation policy by:      - Development of the formation programs;      - Development of the formation programs;      - Development of the formation card      - Development of the formation card   

33-7 -Organization of the fishers communities-7 -Organization of the fishers communities The fishing and aquaculture room assures the The fishing and aquaculture room assures the

organization of the fishers communities in organization of the fishers communities in associations.associations.

3-8-The Budget of the MinistryThe budget on five years (2003 to 2007) is

123 Million $US.     

Example:Example:55-Problems and Constraints of fisheries -Problems and Constraints of fisheries community development in the port of Elkalacommunity development in the port of Elkala Description of the site Description of the site The port of Elkala is a small fishing port, situated to The port of Elkala is a small fishing port, situated to the east of the country on the border with Tunisia.the east of the country on the border with Tunisia.

a-The infrastructures Absence of The sale covered

market on the port. fish is sold on the embankment.

only three small units of boats repair;

Only one factory of ice; Bad maintenance of the port

(silting up); Difficulty of access to the port

by bad weather; Absence of the sleep-way to

dry boats;  Absence of cold rooms.

b-The fleet b-The fleet

    - More than 90% of the flotilla - More than 90% of the flotilla

is artisanal; is artisanal;

  - The middle age of the flotilla is   - The middle age of the flotilla is

over 20 years; over 20 years;

  - The lack of fishing material   - The lack of fishing material

doesn't allow the boats to be doesn't allow the boats to be

going very far to look for fish; going very far to look for fish;

 - Lack of facilities of navigation  - Lack of facilities of navigation

and communication on board of and communication on board of

the boats. ( only VHF and the boats. ( only VHF and

Sounder);Sounder);

c-team marine 84% of these fishers don't

have any specialized formation.

The conception and the installation of the nets (dragnets) is made by only one specialist.

 d-Feature of the captures The main captured species are

represented by Blue fish, White fish and crustaceans

e-e-Types Types of fishing of fishing gears gears usedused The dragnets The seinesThe gill netThe lines   

f-Merchandising of fishf-Merchandising of fish Fish is sold in the big cities.The means of Fish is sold in the big cities.The means of transportation used are the refrigerated trucks. transportation used are the refrigerated trucks. g- Fishers remuneration g- Fishers remuneration The fishers are paid to the part on the profits. This The fishers are paid to the part on the profits. This system poses a big problem of inequality between system poses a big problem of inequality between the fishers. the fishers.

h-Monthly middle income of the fishers h-Monthly middle income of the fishers

commandercommander between between 420 420 andand 1300 1300 Dollars US Dollars US

Mechanic Mechanic betwe betweeen n 625625 and and 840840 Dollars Dollars

sailor sailor Betwe Betweeen n 140 140 and and 280280 Dollars Dollars

  

The amounts of investments in the sector of the The amounts of investments in the sector of the fishing are : fishing are :      The trawlers      The trawlers 400 000 $400 000 $       The seiners      The seiners 300 000 $ 300 000 $       Small boat      Small boat 10 000 $ 10 000 $

i-The pricesi-The prices Examples of the prices of some species: Examples of the prices of some species: Sardina pilchardusSardina pilchardus of 1 to 1,5 Dollars / kg; of 1 to 1,5 Dollars / kg; Mululs surmuletus of 6 to 8 Dollars/kg; of 6 to 8 Dollars/kg; Parapenaeus longirostrisParapenaeus longirostris of 8 to 12 dollars/kg ; of 8 to 12 dollars/kg ;

j-Social        - The middle age of the sailors is of 32 years,

married with three children;      -The possession of a car is not accessible to all

fishers;      - The marine fishers of the small boat make a

double function to be able to survive;       -The associations of the marine fishers lack

efficiency in their organization;

THE MAINS PORTS IN ALGERIA

Port of TIPAZAPort of TIPAZA

Port of TIZI-OUZOUPort of TIZI-OUZOU

Port of BENI-SAFPort of BENI-SAF

Port of HONIENEPort of HONIENE

Port of ZIAMAPort of ZIAMA

PORT OF ANNABAPORT OF ANNABA

PORT OF SKIKDAPORT OF SKIKDA

5-General information on the fishing sector in 5-General information on the fishing sector in Algeria Algeria

5-1-General data in 2004 30 ports of fishing exist in Algeria; The maritime fishing surface is estimated to more

of nine millions hectares; The production reached 141 528 tons ; The fish food ratio is 5,12 Kg/h/year; The returns of the sector for the public treasure are

of 485,7 Million $US; The national flotilla recorded is of 3292 units; The total maritime population is estimated to

34046 sailors;

    The infrastructures and the superstructures are: The infrastructures and the superstructures are:           - 45 retail outlets of fishing material;      - 45 retail outlets of fishing material;              - 36 factories of ice; - 36 factories of ice;           - 20 tunnels of congealment; - 20 tunnels of congealment;           - 24 units of transformation;- 24 units of transformation;

- 119 associations of fishers - 119 associations of fishers

5-2-Import and export of the fishing products 5-2-Import and export of the fishing products Imports in Million Dollars Imports in Million Dollars 16,54 16,54 exports in Million Dollars exports in Million Dollars 6,88 6,88

5-3-The relative laws to the exercise of the fishing5-3-The relative laws to the exercise of the fishing       -      -All person exercising the professional fishing All person exercising the professional fishing must have a professional booklet; must have a professional booklet;       -      -The authorization of fishing is obligatory forThe authorization of fishing is obligatory for: :          - the commercial and scientific - the commercial and scientific fishing; fishing;           - the fishing of the big fisher migratory; - the fishing of the big fisher migratory;                     5-4-5-4-The fishing groundsThe fishing grounds The fishing is practiced in the following zones: The fishing is practiced in the following zones:            - inside the six nautical miles; - inside the six nautical miles;             - outside of the six nautical miles; - outside of the six nautical miles;             - to the large - to the large

ConclusionConclusion

To start again the sector of fishing in Algeria, it is necessary of:

- To know well the sector in its socio economic aspect;

- To know the resource well;- To develop the community of fishers.

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