Sea-going fishing crews & vessel owners
As a vessel owner or sea-going fisher, you catch, land and preserve at the dock the fish from Cameroon’s coast bound for markets and processing.
Definition in the architecture : Offshore catch, landing and dockside preservation
What you do
- Equip and operate motorised canoes or coastal and offshore fishing vessels
- Catch fish, shrimp and other seafood according to seasons and authorised zones
- Land catches at landing sites and fishing ports along the coast
- Keep catches on ice or in dockside cold rooms before sale
- Maintain boats, engines and fishing gear throughout the season
- Sell to fish traders, smokers and wholesalers along the coast
You stand at the origin of the marine fisheries value chain. You receive fuel, ice, gear and spare parts from suppliers, together with licences and monitoring from the competent services. You deliver your catches to fish traders, smokers and artisanal processors, wholesalers and industrial units along the coast. You secure the supply of fresh sea fish to coastal and inland cities, and you unlock for downstream actors a raw material whose freshness at the dock determines its value, its processing and its access to demanding markets.
Where are you found?Along the Atlantic coast: Douala and its estuary, Kribi and the southern coast, Limbe and the South-West coast, together with the creeks and fishing villages of the Littoral. The ports and landing sites of Douala, Kribi and Limbe concentrate landing, dockside preservation and first sale.
Why your business matters in Cameroon and Central Africa
Marine fishing supplies a significant share of the fish consumed in Cameroon and supports many coastal families. It provides the raw material for artisanal smoking and drying, products in high demand on national and sub-regional markets. Its sustainability depends on respecting zones and seasons, fighting illegal fishing and improving preservation on board and at the dock. A better-equipped fleet and organised landing sites reduce losses, improve sanitary quality and open the way to regional outlets within CEMAC and towards neighbouring Nigeria, a major consumer of seafood.
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- Improve preservation on board and at the dock to protect the value of every catch
- Access fuel, ice and spare parts on stable terms throughout the fishing season
- Secure regular outlets with fish traders, processors and wholesalers along the coast
- Comply with sustainable fishing rules to protect the resource and market access
- Finance the renewal of boats, engines and fishing gear with suitable credit
What the directory brings to your organisation
Your fishing activity becomes visible to fish traders, processors, wholesalers and equipment suppliers looking for identified landings.
You receive proposals for offtake contracts, shared cold storage and equipment schemes put forward by value chain actors.
You take your place in the fisheries value chain of Cameroon and Central Africa, oriented towards CEMAC markets and neighbouring Nigeria.
Your listing in three steps
The directory is not a mere listing: each profile is positioned within the architecture (sub-domain, actor, value chain), checked by XP-NOVA, then published. You keep control of your profile after publication.
- The form
You enter your organisation, your position in the architecture — pre-filled from this page —, your value chains, your area of operation and your contact details. Your profile is created as pending and you receive your access.
Start my registration - Verification by XP-NOVA
The XP-NOVA team reviews your profile: consistency of the position in the architecture, reality of the declared activity, completeness of the information. If there is a reservation, the reason is sent to you and you can complete.
- Validation and publication
Once validated, your profile is published in the directory available to members, under your actor code. You update it from your area: contact details, logo, capacities, description.
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- The documents area — the pieces to gather, step by step, and the templates.
Position within the architecture
Upstream — aquaculture and fisheries production
Other actors of the sub-domain — Fisheries & aquaculture