Rapport sur les possibilités d'une organisation de la pêche maritime en guinée française et en côte d'ivoire

Different scientific mission reports, confirmed by everyday observation, show that compared to Mauritania and Senegal, the coasts of Guinea and Ivory Coast abound with all sorts of edible fishes. But those important ichthyic resources are rarely exploited and, fishing, in Guinea or Ivory Coast, is mostly indigenous and keeps a very primitive character: locals only fish in order to satisfy their personal needs, and on an irregular basis. When those needs are satisfied, and only in the case of large catches, the surplus is sent to the next agglomeration or smoked to be sold at inland markets. Both for French Guinea and Ivory Coast, the consumption possibilities for fishing products, without mentioning any exportation to Metropolitan France, are hugely superior to the present production. This production could and has to be intensified. All the applicable means are exposed separately hereafter for each of the two colonies. (unverified OCR)