Guinean fisheries, past, present and... future?

D. Belhabib; A. Doumbouya; I. Diallo; S. Traore; Y. Camara; D. Copeland; B. Gorez; S. Harper; D. Zeller; D. Pauly

Guinean fisheries, past, present and... future?

D. Belhabib, A. Doumbouya, I. Diallo, S. Traore, Y. Camara, D. Copeland, B. Gorez, S. Harper, D. Zeller, D. Pauly

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

Guinea is known for the wealth of its fisheries resources, targeted by both the domestic as well as foreign legal and illegal fleets. Domestic fisheries catches along the Guinean coast between 1950 and 2010 were estimated at 8.3 million t, compared to 2 million t of landings as reported to FAO. Small-scale fisheries subsectors accounted for over 5.6 million t. Foreign fisheries, with an estimated 22.6 million t between 1950 and 2010, constituted the bulk of fisheries removals in Guinean waters, and threaten the sustainability of Guinea’s already over-exploited fisheries. These fleets caught over 3 times the maximum potential catch estimated by the Guinean government. This poses serious concerns regarding the domestic food security of Guinea, as well as livelihood of fishers and the local economy, as thousands of jobs are lost to illegal foreign fishing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Marine fisheries catches in West Africa, 1950-2010, Part I
Editors	D. Belhabib, D. Zeller, S. Harper, D. Pauly
Place of Publication	Vancouver
Publisher	University of British Columbia
Pages	91-104
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Fisheries Centre Research Reports
Number	3
Volume	20

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Cite this

Belhabib, D., Doumbouya, A., Diallo, I., Traore, S., Camara, Y., Copeland, D., Gorez, B., Harper, S., Zeller, D., & Pauly, D. (2012). Guinean fisheries, past, present and... future? In D. Belhabib, D. Zeller, S. Harper, & D. Pauly (Eds.), Marine fisheries catches in West Africa, 1950-2010, Part I (pp. 91-104). (Fisheries Centre Research Reports; Vol. 20, No. 3). University of British Columbia.

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Belhabib, D, Doumbouya, A, Diallo, I, Traore, S, Camara, Y, Copeland, D, Gorez, B, Harper, S, Zeller, D & Pauly, D 2012, Guinean fisheries, past, present and... future? in D Belhabib, D Zeller, S Harper & D Pauly (eds), Marine fisheries catches in West Africa, 1950-2010, Part I. Fisheries Centre Research Reports, no. 3, vol. 20, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, pp. 91-104.

Guinean fisheries, past, present and... future? / Belhabib, D.; Doumbouya, A.; Diallo, I. et al.
Marine fisheries catches in West Africa, 1950-2010, Part I. ed. / D. Belhabib; D. Zeller; S. Harper; D. Pauly. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2012. p. 91-104 (Fisheries Centre Research Reports; Vol. 20, No. 3).