Une exploration des impacts potentiels des règles de l'OMC sur les subventions à la pêche : Le cas de la pêcherie de sardinelles en Afrique de l'Ouest

The sardinella fishery in West Africa faces overfishing and excessive capacity, driven in part by capacity-enhancing subsidies for fuel and water access. The document argues that WTO subsidy prohibitions, combined with improved management and transition periods for small-scale fishers, could improve the region's environmental and economic sustainability and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

• The sardinella fishery in the waters of The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Senegal is characterized by excessive fishing capacity and overfished stocks, which negatively impacts the food security and livelihoods of local West African communities.
• Fisheries subsidies are a primary driver of overcapacity and overfishing in the sardinella fishery; most industrial and artisanal fleets use these subsidies to increase capacity, specifically by reducing costs for fuel and access to foreign waters, which supports their profitability.
• Implementing WTO subsidy prohibitions and better fisheries management could improve the economic and environmental state of West African fisheries, provided there is a transition period for small-scale fishers to avoid short-term negative social impacts.
• Improving the sustainability of fishing activities through subsidy reform is essential for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in West Africa, particularly in coastal regions.

APA

Belhabib,, D. (2019). Une exploration des impacts potentiels des règles de l'OMC sur les subventions à la pêche : Le cas de la pêcherie de sardinelles en Afrique de l'Ouest. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/subventions-peche-sardinelles-afrique-ouest

Chicago

Belhabib,, Dyhia. Une exploration des impacts potentiels des règles de l'OMC sur les subventions à la pêche : Le cas de la pêcherie de sardinelles en Afrique de l'Ouest. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2019. https://www.iisd.org/publications/subventions-peche-sardinelles-afrique-ouest.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{belhabib2019une, author = {Belhabib,, Dyhia}, title = {{Une exploration des impacts potentiels des règles de l'OMC sur les subventions à la pêche : Le cas de la pêcherie de sardinelles en Afrique de l'Ouest}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/subventions-peche-sardinelles-afrique-ouest}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }