Industrial fishing licenses 

The exercise of industrial fishing, in maritime waters under Senegalese jurisdiction, is subject to the possession of a valid fishing license, issued by the Minister in charge of fisheries, after consultation with the awarding advisory committee. licenses. There are four categories of industrial fishing licenses issued with the following options 

Underwater fishing

This form of fishing was practiced as a non-profit boating activity. It became a business profession and grew very quickly.

Decree n ° 67-386 of April 13, 1967 which regulates it seems old and seems to take into account only the aspects linked to its exercise as a leisure activity. It subjects the exercise of this activity to an obligation of declaration to the maritime registration administration or to membership in an association of underwater hunters. The 2002 Merchant Marine Code lays down the conditions for the exercise of sport fishing and spearfishing, specifying that spearfishing is only authorized in the coastal zone of the Dakar region. 

Sea fishing agreements

Cooperation in fisheries can relate to surveillance or more specifically to stock management. It can take the form of participation in regional fishing organizations or in shared procedures for monitoring the resource and its exploitation. Within the framework of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, several fishing agreements have been signed by the State of Senegal with: 

 International, regional and sub-regional institutions in the field of sea fishing linked with Senegal