The FAO has organised a workshop for different ministerial departments on the analysis of gaps in data gathering and the information system for industrial and small-scale fisheries in Equatorial Guinea.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has organised a workshop on the analysis of the data gathering gap and the industrial and small-scale fisheries information system. The workshop is being held from the 14th to the16th in the Auditorium of the United Nations Building in Malabo, and the work of this workshop is scheduled to continue next week in the Continental Region.
The workshop will serve to identify the additional information requirements of the fisheries sector in Equatorial Guinea, with the aim of responding to the main users of fisheries information. The sessions include:
A presentation of the fisheries data collection and information system in Equatorial Guinea.
A follow-up of the recommendations from the fisheries data collection report 2016-19 and an analysis of the constraints to the sustainability of the fisheries data collection and reporting system.
The identification of gaps and needs for additional information that is not currently gathered in order to update the small-scale and industrial fisheries manuals and data collection methods.
The proposal of recommendations and ways forward for the updating, consolidation and sustainability of the fisheries data collection and information system.
In addition to expressing their concerns and recommendations for adjustments, the participants, consisting of technical staff from the Ministry for Fishing and Water Resources, the Ministry for Finance, the Economy and Planning, the National Institute of Statistics of Equatorial Guinea, and representatives from fishermen’s groups, will review existing information on the fisheries data collection system and explore alternatives in order to strengthen it.
The workshop will also serve as an opportunity to present to the participants the aims of the “Assistance for the strengthening and development of the integrated fisheries data collection system” project, financed by FAO through the Technical Cooperation Programme and implemented jointly with the Ministry for Fishing and Water Resources.
“We thank the FAO for this project that is contributing to the Government’s effort to generate fisheries information to support decision-making and the consolidation of a fisheries market,” said Cristóbal Gerona Quintana, Director General for Fishing and Fish Farming.
Source: Official Web Page of the Government