



Sakchai McDonough
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@sakchaimcd
🌊🦑 Fisheries+all things oceans with @FAOAfrica. Views are my own #zerohunger #SDG14 #oceandecade







Organized the 1st Pillar 1 Coordination Committee Meeting of our #WestAfrica Sustainable #Ocean Program #WASOP project with implementers: @FAO_CECAFCOPACE @FCWC_CPCO @CSRP2016 & @EFCA_EU, talking about how are we going to coordinate & ensure our joint work all along the project🐟

@FAOfish Report on the "Review of the state of world marine fishery resources – 2025" 🌍For Major Fishing Area 34 (#CECAF) section, jump to P. 117 - 129 🔗: doi.org/10.4060/cd5538…


📄Read the preliminary summary report of the FAO #CECAF Small Pelagic Working Group (Northwest Africa) May 2025 🌍 Supported by the #EAFNansen and hosted by #IMROP 🔗openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…













Presenting the Guidelines for Sustainable #Aquaculture & recommending african states & stakeholders to own them & shape them to their own socio-economic, cultural & environmental particularities and taking in account their national challenges & opportunities #Africa #Aquaculture









🔎Rapport sur la cogestion des pêches artisanales au #Sénégal avec @AfriqueCaopa: 📊 211 répondants, 13 sites de pêche. ♻️ 14 initiatives de cogestion identifiées. 👥 Acteurs clés: pêcheurs/transformateurs, administration des pêches, conseils locaux. 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd2761…

Under the EU #PESCAO, representatives gathered to strategize #WestAfrica fisheries knowledge Discussions ranged: knlowedge systems, human migration, stock assessments... Needs: 📊Better data systems 🤝Regional collaboration 🔬Science-based management 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd3397…



📊 Report analyzes small-scale fisheries data systems in #CECAF region Key findings: 🔷Senegal: diverse monitoring methods and needs modernization 🔷 Mauritania: SSPAC system with good coverage 🔷 Ghana: faces registry functionality challenges 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cc8222…

🌍 Fisheries in #CECAF region requires data and alternative solutions exists. 🔷 Report = length-based methods & catch-only models can assess fish stocks even with limited data 🔷 Consider: test alternative models for contextual and sustainable fishing 🔗doi.org/10.4060/cd2719…







This @FAOFish guide supports fishery managers, policymakers, & industry stakeholders in adapting to #ClimateChange impacts. It highlights climate-adaptive practices to strengthen resilience in global #fisheries management. Read more 👉 buff.ly/4hQfvH4