West Africa adopts fishing plan.Fish currently provides nearly a quarter of the protein in the African diet, yet sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in which the per-capita availability of fish is declining. To help ensure the security of this food source, government officials meeting at the August 2005 Secretariat Secretariat, 1970–89, thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Lucien Laurin and ridden by Ron Turcotte, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown in 1973. Secretariat (foaled 1970) U.S. of the Economic Community of West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. States endorsed the Abuja Declaration on Sustainable Fisheries fisheries. From earliest times and in practically all countries, fisheries have been of industrial and commercial importance. In the large N Atlantic fishing grounds off Newfoundland and Labrador, for example, European and North American fishing fleets have long and Aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. in Africa. The declaration includes a five-point action plan to support capture fisheries, develop aquaculture, improve fish market chains, increase the benefits from the fish trade, and support government decision makers with information. Speaking at the meeting, Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo pointed out that for Africa's fish consumption to remain at its already-low present level, fish production must increase by more than 250% by the year 2015. |
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