G - Social and legal aspects of fisheries activities       
Country Dates Project title Project description FIN Member
Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru 2003 - 2004 Study on Impact of International trade in fishery products on  food  security in Latin America. INFOPESCA analysed the positive and/or negative impact of international fish trade (exports and imports) on food security, including food fish availability and accessibility, employment, hard currency earnings, the distribution of benefits and the impact on the fishery resources and aquatic environment.  INFOPESCA
Latvia 2003 - 2004 Food Safety and Market Orientation Issues in the fisheries industry The purpose of the project is to improve the fish processors knowledge about production of safe fish products, in accordance with EU regulations, and to increase their knowledge of market demands as regards food safety.  Traceability issues are also incorporated and two other Baltic countries (Estonia, Lithuania) and Poland will be linked to the project EUROFISH
Brazil, Nicaragua and Chile 2003 Study on Impact of International trade in fishery products on  food  security in Latin America The objectives were the following: a)       provision of overall statistics for the Latin American regions with respect to food intake, imports/exports. b)       Completion of final report on food security with special emphasis on Brazil, Chile and Nicaragua. c)       Case study on the impact of fish trade on food security to be carried out in Brazil Chile and Nicaragua. INFOPESCA
Nicaragua 2003 Building Sustainable Livelihoods for the food Insecure/Vulnerable Groups The project objectives were: to carry out a  study of the situation of the domestic market of fish and fishery products in Managua with the objective of train women of the Nicaraguan fishery sector. The situation diagnosis approached the following topics: domestic market; artisanal communities; the woman in the industrial activity; fish sale retailers; fishmarkets; supermarkets; etc.   Basing on the conclusions of the study is planned next year to develop training material to carry out a series of training seminars for the Nicaraguan women of the sector INFOPESCA
Regional 2003 Study on the tuna fishery industry in Latin America and the Caribbean The activities were: - collect regional and national data and information on tuna markets and industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, its socio- economic importance and profitability, with a particular focus on the following countries: Argentina, Brazil (as main tuna importers), and Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico (as main tuna producers and exporters)  - make comments to the draft report titled “The Tuna Fishery Industry: Market and Socio – economic importance” . INFOPESCA
Regional (Pacific) 2003 Impact of WTO membership on Small Island Countries Study to evaluate the benefits and costs of WTO Membership for the Food, Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry sectors of Small Island Countries in the Pacific (TCP/RAS/2906) - collection of information/data on fisheries sector in the Pacific INFOFISH
Sierra Leone 2003 Diagnostic report for the fisheries of Sierra Leone Prepare a programme for the sector which will be incorporated in the global country development policy INFOPECHE
Argentina 2002 Survey on the situation of the female workers of the fishery plants in Rio Grande, Brazil and Mar del Plata The objectives were to study the main characteristics and the situation of the female workers in fishery plants of Brazil and Argentina. INFOPESCA
Argentina 2002 Study on the situation of the women in the Argentinean fishery sector The objectives were to study the main characteristics and the situation of the female workers in all the chain of the fishery sector in Argentina.. INFOPESCA
Regional (Caribbean) 2002 Trade Facilitation in the CARICOM Fishery Sector The objective of this project was to formulate a trade facilitation project as a component of the Regional Special Programme for Food Security  with particular attention given to food quality and safety standards, trade and commodity development programmes, transitory and compensatory measures relating to the environment, and capacity building required for effective participation in multilateral trade negotiations. INFOPESCA
Uruguay 2002 Integrated Coastal Zone Management Diagnosis and design of a development strategy for the fisheries sector INFOPESCA
Uruguay 2002 Study on the situation of the women in the Uruguayan fishery sector The objectives were to study the main characteristics and the situation of the female workers in all the chain of the fishery sector in Uruguay. INFOPESCA
Regional 2001 Study on the International Trade Barriers of the Fishery Products Preparation of a survey on The International Trade Barriers of the Fishery Products. INFOPESCA
Regional 2001 Study of the impact of international trade of fisheries products on food security and employment in the fish processing industry in Latin America The activities were the following: Prepare an outline of the salient issues and questions to be raised in the study, Develop guidelines and methodologies for the undertaking of the specific case studies, Propose a list of appropriate countries and locations/fisheries, Monitor the progress of the case studies and the reporting, Provide inputs to the study keeping in mind their concerns and competences, Comment upon the draft report and final report. INFOPESCA
Argentina 1999 The study of the socio-economic impact of the joint UE-Argentinean fisheries enterprises  Survey on socio-economical impact of the joint UE-Argentinean fisheries enterprises in Argentina INFOPESCA
Honduras 1999 Social and marketing study of the artisanal fisheries of the Bay Islands  Survey on social and marketing aspects of the artisanal fisheries of the Bay Islands: Roatán, Guanaja, Utila, in Honduras INFOPESCA
Regional 1995 Fisheries profile for West Africa Prepare country profiles INFOPECHE
Togo 1995 Fishery strategy Plan in Togo Preparation of a programme for the development of the fishery sector INFOPECHE