UPDATES & RESOURCES

The announcement of Phase 2 of Norad support to the FCWC West Africa Task Force was at the forefront of the WATF7 agenda last week, as Fisheries Directors and MCS officers from the six-member States – Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo – came together in Abuja, Nigeria on 12-14 November 2018. Participants welcomed the announcement, and recapped and applauded the results of the first phase (2015-2018), which saw the realization of the fisheries Ministers’ r

Article from Stop Illegal Fishing Regional cooperation and collaboration were at the forefront of discussion during the fifth West Africa Task Force (WATF) meeting, held in Accra, Ghana from 7-9th November 2017. The six strong Task Force — drawn from member countries of the the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC): Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo — identified key areas for future cooperation with at-sea transhipment and region

Accra/Tema, Ghana, 11-15 September 2017 Joint training on vessel bridge inspections and information cross-referencing held in support of the FCWC West Africa Task Force. The training workshop was organised and implemented as a cooperation between the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), NOAA, and TMT representing the technical team supporting the West Africa Task Force, and follows on from a previous course on evidence collection jointly delivered b

A regional training was held for the West Africa Task Force in Accra, Ghana 26-29 July 2016. Participants drawn from all six WATF member countries attended the training on regional fisheries enforcement and prosecution. The training covered all stages of enforcement and prosecution, from intelligence gathering and analysis, through evidence collection, inter-agency cooperation and casework. Group sessions and practical exercises took place over four days of intensive training

The second meeting of the West Africa Task Force was held in Accra, Ghana on 12th – 13th April 2016. Task Force members met to review their activities to date, discuss tools and approaches available for future activities and review intelligence regarding fisheries operations in the region. Learn more about the West Africa Task Force. #WestAfricaTaskForce