Dear FSN Members,
We have read very carefully the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in particular the 13 guiding principles.
My opinion the principles clearly define the scope of the necessary monitoring.
However for a participatory approach, if there is no basic organization of small fishermen, it would be more practical to promote them and make them responsible in monitoring and reporting data.
The aim is to produce follow-up booklets for each basic organization of small-scale artisanal fishermen.
The booklet will be configured according to the monitoring and evaluation plan defined on the basis of the guide. So you can designate focal points at national or regional level who will periodically monitor applications and aggregate data for a local or national or even regional database.
All tools can be harmonized for better compilation of data at all levels even at the level of the main office.
The focal points can be equipped with a smartphone configured according to a digital data collection application for much more efficiency and data enhancement.
M. Diagne Bassirou