Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy /Ministre des Pêches et de l'Economie maritime (Senegal)

Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy  supports the activity of artisanal fishing and promotes modernization. It instructs fishing license applications and delivers authorization after a transparent public tender procedure. It represents Senegal at all international meetings on fisheries and fisheries agreements signed between Senegal and other countries. It promotes and monitors the development of fish farming and aquaculture, in conjunction with the Ministry of Ecology. He is responsible for the management and exploitation of the seabed. It is responsible for the implementation and port infrastructure development aligned with the best international standards. In this capacity, he supervises the Ports, the Merchant Navy and all the structures in charge of building and ship maintenance.