%0 Unpublished Work
%9 AP : Autres productions
%A Brehmer, Patrice
%A Jeyid, M.A.
%T Report of sub-regional workshop on management procedures for small pelagic species in West Africa
%C Dakar
%D 2026
%L fdi:010097667
%G ENG
%I SRFC
%K AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST ; MAURITANIE ; SENEGAL ; GAMBIE ; GUINEE BISSAU ; GUINEE ; SIERRA LEONE ; MAURITANIE ; NOUAKCHOTT ; CAP VERT ; ATLANTIQUE
%P 31  multigr.
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010097667
%> https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2026-07/010097667.pdf
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X The workshop achieved four key outcomes. First, it fostered a shared understanding among











participants of Management Procedures (MPs) and Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE), with











broad consensus on their value for strengthening science-based, coordinated management of shared











small pelagic stocks. Second, it identified critical challenges to their implementation, including limited











harmonization of data systems, insufficient compliance and stakeholder engagement, environmental











uncertainties, and the complexity of managing transboundary resources. Third, it initiated dialogue on











potential sub-regional management objectives (such as stock rebuilding, long-term sustainability, food











security, and catch stability) while highlighting the need to balance trade-offs and build political trust











among countries sharing the same stock. Finally, participants expressed a strong commitment to











continuing this work through a structured regional process under the SRFC framework. The











participants recommended that the SRFC take a leading role in advancing MPs and MSE through a











structured sub-regional process, beginning with pilot applications on key shared stocks. This process











should focus on aligning common management objectives among Member States, strengthening and











harmonizing data systems, enhancing regional scientific and governance coordination, and ensuring











active stakeholder participation throughout the process. To support these efforts, participants











recommended the establishment of a Technical Working Group coordinated by the SRFC and











composed of representatives from the Member States. The Group could work in synergy with FAO,











The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Ocean Foundation (TOF), IRD and other relevant scientific and technical











partners. The Working Group would contribute to the development of a regional roadmap, assess











technical and governance requirements, and support the implementation of pilot activities. As a first











practical step, participants supported the organisation of technical sessions and capacity-building











activities focused on the application of MPs and MSE approaches to the round sardinella (Sardinella











aurita) fishery, with the objective of exploring the development of a pilot sub-regional MP for this











shared stock. More broadly, participants encouraged the progressive extension of these approaches











to other fisheries and strategic stocks of ecological, socioeconomic and food-security importance.
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