Gambia: Legislators Voice Concerns About Gambia Senegal Fisheries Agreement

The Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources has said that the bilateral reciprocal fishing agreement between the Gambia and Senegal is not new. The minister made this remark while responding to oral questions raised by the nominated member of the National Assembly, Ya Kumba Jaiteh, followed by supplementary questions, during the questions and answers of the second ordinary session of the National Assembly, in the 2017 Legislative year, in Banjul.

According to the Minister, the agreement was established since the 80s, until December 2014, when it was revoked by the former regime. The two countries, he said, have agreed and signed bilateral cooperation agreements in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Banjul, on the 24th day of March 2017, under the following areas: to privatize fisheries operations in each country; exchange of scientific information and the coordination of research programs to ensure national and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources; promote and develop aquaculture through joint projects and to encourage private initiatives in the area; provision of reciprocal assistance in the training of nationals of both countries in specialized schools and oceanographic research centers and the sustainable management and development of fisheries resources.

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