Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea

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The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) facilitates cooperation in fisheries management between the member countries: Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo. The countries have several shared fish stocks and identified a need for cooperation and shared management of these resources.

The FCWC promotes cooperation among the Member States to ensure the conservation and optimum use of their living marine resources through appropriate management, and the sustainable development of their fisheries based on such resources. 

The FCWC promotes cooperation among the Member States to ensure the conservation and optimum use of their living marine resources through appropriate management, and the sustainable development of their fisheries based on such resources.  

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