On Monday 27 May, the European Commission issued a ‘yellow card’ to Senegal, urging it to step up its measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).
The shortcomings observed concern vessels flying the Senegalese flag and operating in waters outside the country's jurisdiction, as well as checks carried out on foreign fishing vessels in the port of Dakar. In addition, illegal exports of fishery products from Senegal to the EU market have been detected, compromising the reliability of the traceability system on which certification of the legality of fishery products is based.
Finally, Senegal has so far shown insufficient willingness to cooperate with the Commission on IUU fishing.
The Commission is initiating a formal dialogue with Senegal, which has the option of taking measures to remedy the situation. However, in the event of prolonged and persistent non-compliance, a ‘red card’ may be shown, with penalties in the form of a ban on exports of Senegalese fishery products to the EU market.
Details: https://aeur.eu/f/cdg (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)