Gabon - Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Support Project (PSPA)

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Support Project (PSPA) falls within the scope of the Gabon Government’s PRSP (interim document of June 2003), reflected in the Fisheries and Environment Sector Program (PSFE), supported by all the development partners whose Bank. The minor investments earmarked under the project should help test the application of the reforms in the field through key activities among the actors of the fisheries and aquaculture sub-sector. The main activities concerned are: (i) improvement and strengthening of the institutional and regulatory framework of the fisheries and aquaculture sub-sector; (ii) putting in place of basic infrastructure to promote the development of artisanal and aquaculture fishing; and (iii) building the capacities of the staff of the fisheries and aquaculture administration, as well as communities that derive their livelihood from this activity. The project should provide permanent and temporary employment opportunities to an estimated 12,000 female operators out of about 21,700 actors in the sub-sector.