Sierra Leone’s fisheries resources have been subjected to undue fishing pressure for decades by commercial Industrial Fishing vessel and artisanal fishing fleets. Previous and current scientific estimates indicate decrease biomass in key commercially exploited fish species with evidence of overfishing between 2016 -2018. This situation, according to experts is due to weak implementation of management...
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EXPERT TRAINS MFMR SENIOR STAFF ON THE USE OF WEBSITE By Max A. Konneh, Press Officer, MFMR
The archiving and dissemination of social marketing information of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources through its official Website is crucial and instrumental in the promotion of government’s New Direction Agenda and the ministry’s core mandate of promoting responsible and sustainable fisheries practices, while contributing to poverty reduction and wealth creation in the country....
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World Bank Boost Data Collection in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources MFMR Media Unit
As Sierra Leone strives to advance its position in the global industrial revolution land scape to enhance sustainable development in the country, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in the bid to scale up productivity in the fisheries sector through the recording of accurate fish catch data, have received form the World Bank,...
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PRESIDENT BIO UNVEILS SUSTAINABLE FISHRIES MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE MONITORING, CONTROL SURVEILLANCE (MCS),COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY AT SEA MFMR Media
In the bid to scale up productivity in the fisheries sector and stimulate economic growth in the country, H.E. the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone have on the 24th of November, 2020 at the Joint Maritime Committee(JMC) compound (Murray Town), Freetown unveiled advance fisheries management equipment and 6 inshore patrol boats to aid...
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MFMR AND FAO PROMOTE SMALL SCALE FISHERIES By Max A. Konneh, Press Officer, MFMR
A Two- day National Inception Workshop for the Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD) Small Scale Fisheries Project has ended at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in Freetown. The workshop followed the signing of a project by NORAD and Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO on 5th October, 2015 to support...
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RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR FISH LANDING SITES/BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE WEST AFRICA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAM (WARFP) IN CAPE VERDE, SENGEGAL, LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE (P106063), AND ADDITIONAL FINANCING FROM GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FUND (GEF) TO WARFP IN LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE (P156759) JULY 1st, 2009, REVISED AUGUST 31st, 2016
This Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) provides guidelines to communities, local leaders and project officers for the development of Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) under the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP) and the Global Environment Fund (GEF) additional financing. RAPs are required, by agreement of each Government with the World Bank, for: i) the identification of...