Measures to Enhance the Surveillance System and the Situation of Offenses Seen in Maritime Fishing: The National Fisheries Surveillance and Police Center (CNSP) in Guinea

This work’s goal was to compile a list of fishing-related violations in order to suggest ways to enhance the surveillance system. In order to accomplish this goal, the following approach was used: Executive consultation and archive exploitation; surveillance agent survey; surveillance system identification and description; identification of offenses and fleet involved in the Guinean exclusive and economic area in recent years; identification and categorization of offense causes; surveillance system evaluation; and suggestion for enhanced surveillance system measures. Monitoring of this strategy showed that: fishing operating zones, administrative paperwork, and fishing gear are all linked to the infractions committed in the Guinean exclusive and economic zone. Records show that there were 308 boardings between 2006 and 2021. IP (Intellectual Property) infringement rates are 59%, Motorized Artisanal Fishing is 25%, and Semi-industrial fishing is 16%. In Motorized Artisanal Fishing, the Guineans have committed 33, the Senegalese have committed 23, and the Leonese have committed 18. In Semi-industrial fishing, the Chinese have committed 17 and the Senegalese have committed 16. According to the stakeholder survey, Vessal Monitoring System monitored 79 vessels in industrial fishing and 49 in Semi-industrial fishing in 2021. Registration certificates, personnel, rescue gear, gross tonnage, coastal state fishing authority, and maritime radio license are typically the primary documents examined at sea. From 2006 to 2022, a total of 135 fleets—80 demersal trawlers, 7 cephalopod boats, 21 shrimp boats, 22 pelagic trawlers, and 5 cargo ships—were implicated in violations in the Guinean exclusive and economic area. By integrating the automatic identification system and Vessal Monitoring systems for fisheries surveillance, establishing a marking system for fishing gear, investing in highly effective launches, and protecting the privacy of patrol activities, Guinea’s surveillance system might be improved more effectively.