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18th Apr 13

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Southern Africa

documents (6)
events (1)
links (2)
news (29)
presentations (1)

documents

The growth in certification of marine fisheries in Southern Africa: Potential benefits and challenges
01/10/2009
This report discusses potential benefits and challenges of certification schemes. It states that 'international ecolabelling initiatives are unde ...
Author: Institute for Security Studies, South Africa (Andre Standing)

United States Africa Command Posture Statement 2009
18/03/2009
This booklet contains the text of US Africa Commands written testimony to the US Congress in March 2009. This posture statement describes the US Afric ...
Author: United States Africa Command

Statement of Commitment by SADC Ministers Responsible for Marine Fisheries on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
04/07/2008
This is the Statement of Commitment signed by ministers from SADC coastal states at the end of a ministerial conference in Windhoek, 2-4 July 2008, to ...
Author: SADC (Southern African Development Community)

Stop Illegal Fishing in Southern Africa
02/07/2008
This report looks at the status and impacts of IUU fishing in the southern African region, covering a number of themes and issues including internatio ...
Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

Study and Analysis of the Status of IUU Fishing in the SADC Region and an Estimate of the Economic, Social and Biological Impacts
01/05/2008
The study explores and helps to quantify the magnitude and types of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern African Developm ...
Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

SADC Protocol on Fisheries
01/01/2001
Click here for links to the various sections of the Protocol. These include ...

events

8th International Forum on IUU fishing
11/02/2013
This is the 8th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 11-12 February 2013.

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Atlantic Africa Fisheries Conference (COMHAFAT)
The key objective of COMHAFAT is to promote an active and organized cooperation in the area of fisheries management and development in the eastern and south eastern Atlantic Africa coastal region. COMHAFAT members include: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Cte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Morocco, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

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Southern Africa Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI)
SASSI was set up in November 2004 to inform and educate all participants in the seafood trade, from wholesalers to restaurateurs through to seafood lovers. SASSI's main objectives are to:

- Promote voluntary compliance of the law through education and awareness.
- Shift consumer demand away from over-exploited species to more sustainable options.
- Create awareness on marine conservation issues.

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presentations

The Billion Dollar Question: Stopping Illegal Fishing in Southern Africa
01/04/2008

Author:
Per Erik Bergh, Sandy Davies & Sally Frankcom, SADC/Namibia Programme

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