Report of the Pre-survey Meeting to Plan the Year 2000 Survey with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN in the Western Gulf of Guinea

Abstract

The Pre-survey Meeting to Plan the Year 2000 Survey with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN in the Western Gulf of Guinea (Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire) was held in Tema, Ghana, on 26 August 2000. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together the regional and international scientists participating in the survey and other interested parties for discussions on the resources of the region, as well as to discuss the results from the 1999 survey with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN in the Western Gulf of Guinea and the objectives of the 2000 survey taking place from 29 August to 17 September. This report gives a summary of the fisheries in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin as well as an overview of the surveys undertaken in the sub-region (both national and sub-regional). The report also provides a summary of the results from the 1999 combined acoustic and bottom-trawl survey with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN in the Western Gulf of Guinea and a summary of the discussions from the pre-survey meeting concerning the results from the 1999 survey and the planning of the year 2000 survey.