FISH-i Africa Task Force meets

FISH-i Africa Task Force meets

December 2015 - Per Erik Bergh (Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Technical Director), Kristín  v. Kistowski (Senior Advisor), Mark Ssemakula (Project Officer) Sally Frankcom (Communications Officer) and Mathew Markides (Intern) were in Zanzibar on 1st -3rd December providing technical assistance at the 4th FISH-i Africa Task Force meeting.

The meeting was attended by the seven Task Force member countries of Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles and Tanzania with Maldives attending as an observer. The Task Force agreed a Terms of Reference establishing guidelines on the operation of the group. Information sharing and networking continue to be key to the success of FISH-i Africa and this was acknowledged with the FAO award of the 2014-2015 Margarita Lizárraga Medal to Stop Illegal Fishing.