Updates & Resources

Across Africa’s coastal regions, fisheries authorities are confronting a shared reality. Fishing fleets are highly mobile, and vessels shift between regions, change flags, and operate across multiple jurisdictions. No single country or region can effectively respond on its own. In 2025 alone, every case reviewed by the Intelligence-led fisheries port controls programme , involved at least two African sub-regions, and sometimes partners beyond the continent. Progress through c

A delegation from FCWC and TMT visit Nigeria's Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola Across the Gulf of Guinea, fisheries are more than an economic activity, they are a pillar of food and nutrition security, employment, and coastal livelihoods. Yet the region continues to face persistent pressure from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing - often compounded by gaps in transparency around which vessels are authorised to operate. Without a harm

Last week the government of Guinea-Bissau took the landmark decision to ban the production of fishmeal and fish oil both by factory vessels and land-based units. This ministerial declaration by the Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Dr. Virgínia Pires Correia, marks a significant and welcome step toward greater sustainability of the region’s fisheries. TIAN YI HE 6 fishmeal factory vessel operating in West Africa. Photo: CFFA By banning fishmeal operations both a

As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a year defined by deeper regional collaboration and steady progress in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Demand for high-quality fisheries intelligence continued to grow, particularly in support of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) implementation and port-based risk analysis. This was alongside important advances in regional vessel records and registries. In parallel, TMT investe