The Regional Fisheries Commission for the Gulf of Guinea (COREP) is an Intergovernmental organization and a specialized institution of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS; in French: CEEAC). This regional fisheries advisory body is responsible for coordinating, harmonizing and promoting aquaculture and the development of the exploitation of fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the internal waters of Member States. COREP also assesses the fisheries in the region covered by the Convention, gathers all data referring to fishing resources and coordinates the fishery policies of the Member States in the region.

-10 December 1982 (Montego Bay, Jamaica): The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) led to the creation of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), therefore increasing marine  areas of coastal States which, as a result, are called upon to manage marine and inland water resources. COREP countries were inspired by UNCLOS to create a sub-regional consultation and cooperation tool for the sustainable management of fisheries.

-18-21 November 1983 (Libreville): The Conference of Ministers in charge of Fisheries of the Coastal States of the Gulf of Guinea met in Libreville (Gabon) and agreed to constitute an ad hoc Commission responsible for drawing up the Statute of a Regional Consultative Committee for Fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea.

-16 May-21 June 1984 (Libreville, Gabon): the meeting of the ad hoc committee adopted the draft convention relating to the development of fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea, which was signed on 21 June.

-1985-1988: the Convention was ratified by the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and and Sao Tome and Principe.

-2003: Cameroon ratified the Convention.

-2004: Member States amended the Convention to create new organs (the Technical Committee and the Scientific Sub-Committee) to enlarge the competences of the Organization to inland fisheries and aquaculture. They also decided to replace the name “Regional Commission of Fisheries of Gulf of Guinea” by  “Regional Fisheries Commission for the Gulf of Guinea”.

-2007: COREP becomes a specialized Organization within the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) through Decision N°24/CEEAC/CCEG/XIII/07 at the 13th session of the Convention.

-2017: Angola ratifies the Convention.

• The Convention on Regional Fisheries Development in the Gulf of Guinea (in French);
• Other basic texts

Marine fisheries, inland fisheries and aquaculture of member States. The area of competence in numbers:

- Length of coastline: 3,693 km
- Area of the continental shelf: 150,560 Km²
- Area of EEZs: 1,374,300 Km²

Member: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe.

Observers: Angola, Equatorial Guinea.

• Reports of the Council of Ministers
• Reports of the Scientific Sub-Committee
• Reports of the technical committee

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