Freeport Bushrod Island—Ahead of the 2024 15th Ministerial Conference of the Fisheries Committee for West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) three-day International Fisheries Conference in Monrovia from 11-13 December 2024, the Director General of the Liberian Fisheries Authority has confirmed that more than 80 international Fisheries Guests are due to arrive in Liberia to attend the conference.
Already about 46 international guests have arrived in Monrovia ahead of the opening of the conference on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Among the huge guests expected in the Liberian Capital, Monrovia, later include the Fisheries Ministers of Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Cote D’Ivoire, and Benin. The heads of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, JICA, and other international Fisheries Organizations and partners are also expected.
Through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), the government of Liberia has announced that it will host the 15th Ministerial Conference of the Fisheries Committee for West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) in Monrovia. The three-day International Fisheries Conference will run from 11-13 December 2024, with two technical sessions at the Ministerial Conference in Congo Town.
The FCWC Fisheries Conference is bringing together Regional Fisheries Ministers representing Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo, and Cote D’Ivoire, as well as Heads of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations/Bodies, International fisheries-related Institutions, and International Observers.
At the same time, during the three-day International Fisheries Conference, Liberia will assume the Chairmanship position from Ghana as the main driver of fisheries policies and good governance within the subregion.
A NaFAA press release added that the conference will adopt a resolution named and styled “The Monrovia Declaration” to honor the host country.
Meanwhile, the release further indicated that the Government of Liberia, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA, is honored to host this auspicious International Fisheries Conference in Monrovia.
