EAF-Nansen Program supports the identification and ...
9-14 April 2023, The Gambia – The EAF-Nansen Programme organized a meeting with key stakeholders in the fisheries communities Tanji and Gunjur in The Gambia...
www.fao.orgHere’s a concise update on the latest news about Round sardinella.
- The Round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) stocks in West Africa have been repeatedly described as overexploited in recent assessments, with calls for strong reductions in fishing effort to avoid further depletion. This was highlighted by CECAF/FAO working groups emphasizing urgent management actions.[1]
- FAO/CECAF assessments have identified multiple stock areas (northern, western, central, southern zones) across West and Central African coasts, with current biomasses and fishing mortalities indicating stock pressures in several zones.[2]
- Publicly available summaries and reviews note ongoing concerns about overfishing and the need for catch reductions or even precautionary measures in some fisheries to ensure sustainability of Round sardinella stocks in the region.[7][8]
If you’d like, I can pull the most recent regional stock assessment summaries or fetch the latest FAO/CECAF documents to give you precise current targets, recommended management measures, and the exact stock status figures. I can also summarize potential implications for local fisheries around Buffalo, NY, if you’re looking at import/market context.