CBG Extension Project

As part of the CBG expansion project, a baseline study of fishing activities in the dredging zone is being carried out to gain a better understanding of the issues related to the use of the space shared by CBG and the surrounding fishermen, with a view to promoting better cohabitation of the project with the populations living off the zone’s resources. Due to its natural characteristics, the study area boasts a considerable diversity and abundance of fishery resources. It is a zone of interest for a large community of fishermen, the majority of whom are sedentary and poorly equipped (low mobility capacity). In the various communities, fishing activities are carried out according to the physical and financial capacities at different levels of the zone, with the aim of maximizing the benefits to be derived from the activity. Different types of nets are used to ensure that fishing opportunities are available at all times. Outside the channel used by ore boats, these fishermen lay down their nets following the migration of the fish.