Cabo Verde

The current fisheries partnership agreement between the EU and Cabo Verde entered into force on 20.3.2007 and it is tacitly renewed. 

This protocol implementing the fisheries agreement is part of the tuna network fisheries agreements in West Africa.

Duration of the agreement

Tacitly renewed since 2007

Duration of the protocol

5 years (23.07.2024-22.07.2029)

Nature of the SFPA

Tuna fishery agreement 

Financial contribution

An annual contribution of €780,000 out of which €430,000 to support the fisheries sector of Cabo Verde.

Fee for ship owners

First two years of application: €80 per tonne caught (for purse seiners); or 75 €/t (for longliners and pole-and-line vessels)
Last three years of application: €85 per tonne caught (for purse seiners); or 80 €/t (for longliners and pole-and-line vessels).

Fishing opportunities

The protocol considers the following fishing opportunities for EU vessels

• 24 freezer tuna seiners
• 10 pole-and-line tuna vessels
• 22 surface longliners

These fishing opportunities target fishing for highly migratory species listed in Annex I to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), within the limits set in appendix 2 of this protocol and with the exception of species which are protected or prohibited within the framework of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) or other international conventions.

Reference tonnage

7 000 t. /year
 

The first fisheries agreement concluded between the EU and Cabo Verde dates back to 1990.

Current legal framework

 Adopted by Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/2006 of 19.12.2006 (OJ L414 30.12.2006)

Protocol: Adopted by Council Decision (EU) 2024/2152 of 15 July 2024 (OJ L, 2024/2152, 21.8.2024) 

Allocation of fishing opportunities, adopted by Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2158 of 15 July 2024