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Senegal and Guinea-Bissau signed, yesterday, the Memorandum of Understanding which extends, until December 31, 2018, the Memorandum of Understanding signed on April 1, 2016. With this agreement, Senegalese fishermen can fish quietly in the territorial waters of Guinea-Bissau.
Yet another good news for fishermen in Senegal. They can continue their activities in Guinea-Bissau. The two countries signed yesterday the Memorandum of Understanding extending the Memorandum of Understanding until 31 December 2018, signed on 1 April 2016. The agreement entered into force upon signature. The document was initialed by the two fisheries ministers (Oumar Gueye for Senegal and Adjiatu Diallo Nandinga for Guinea-Bissau) in the presence of fisheries stakeholders. The 2016 MoU expired on March 31, 2018. This protocol is the 20th of its kind. The first was signed on 22 December 1978.
In the 2016 agreement, Guinea-Bissau granted 300 licenses to artisanal fishermen, 10 licenses to industrialists (for tuna fishing). In the document, the two countries also undertake to calculate and pay the levy on the basis of gross registered tonnage.
In addition, the two parties agreed on a negotiating timetable for the negotiation. of a new protocol between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. The first meeting will be held in Bissau (27-29 August), the second in Dakar (26-28 September) and a final validation and signature meeting in Bissau (15-17 October).
Adjiatu Diallo Nandinga, the fisheries minister of Guinea-Bissau, once again asked for Senegal's support in the field of training. A request welcomed by Senegal. "Senegal is ready to welcome trainees and Bissau-Guinean students to its schools. We can also cooperate in the fight against illegal fishing, which is a global scourge, "replied Oumar Gueye.
The Senegalese minister, who has glorified the excellence of cooperation in the field of fisheries, said that two states will work to make fishing profitable for the people. He emphasized the importance of this sector in both countries. In Senegal, he recalled, fishing is the largest export item in terms of foreign exchange, contributes 75% of animal protein intake and employs more than 600,000 people. According to the Guinea-Bissau fisheries minister, this sector accounts for 40% of his country's budget. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Guinea-Bissau comes after the fisheries agreement between Senegal and Mauritania initialed last Monday in Nouakchott
Mamadou GUEYE
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