Recent changes in small pelagics exploitation patterns in Africa: what impacts ?

Exploitation patterns of sardinellas and other small pelagics species off North and West Africa have changed over the past few years, considering one the one hand the types of fishing fleets involved in the exploitation of this shared resource or the valorisation modes of catches and associated trade flows on the other hand.

Recruited by DAI, an expert from F&S coordinated a study commissioned by DG DEVCO of the European Commission aiming at evaluating the impacts of these changes on the sustainability pillars, with a specific attention on risks on food security in countries of West Africa consumers of these species of high nutritional values.