Legal aspects of monitoring, control, and surveillance of fisheries and prosecution of offences in West Africa
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This document was prepared by project GCP/RAF/302/EEC “Improvement of the legal framework for fisheries cooperation, management and development of coastal States of West Africa”. In the 1960s and 1970s, West African states were among the strongest proponents of change under the old law of the sea regime which they viewed as unable to provide the legal structure necessary to get the maximum benefits from their maritime resources. This paper seeks to examine legal aspects regarding the implementat ion of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) measures as well as issues concerning the prosecution of fisheries offences in the West African region. It begins with an acknowledgement of the policy considerations which play a part in the choice of MCS measures. These considerations can include questions of cost, vessel nationality and even the choice of resource management system.