CCLME bycatch reduction project
Reduction of the impact of coastal shrimp trawling through by-catch reduction and management changes
This CCLME demonstration project will be implemented as part of Component 2: Marine living resources
Participating countries: Mauritania and Guinea Bissau
Associated countries: Morocco, Senegal, the Gambia and Guinea
Industrial shrimp trawling is an important source of revenue to most CCLME countries and is responsible for substantial but poorly estimated by-catch, discards and ecosystem impacts. The project will assess trawling impacts and undertake field trials of selective, low-impact gears in order to demonstrate the feasibility and environmental benefits of selective, low-impact fishing methods.
