In the context of west central Gulf of Guinea, the supply of fish from natural waters declines while demand for fish from growing population increases year by year. In order to increase the local production of fish in the region and in line with FCWC mandate to ensure the sustainable development of fisheries resources. Indeed, at the six conference of Ministers on December 2012, held in Togo, the conference took a strong commitment to amend FCWC mandate to address aquaculture development in the region.
The responsibilities of the working group shall include: