Rapport Et Documents Présentés Au Deuxième Atelier Sur la Technologie, L'utilization Et L'assurance de Qualité Du Poisson en Afrique

Book excerpt: The second Workshop on Fish Technology, Utilization and Quality Assurance in Africa was organized by the Fish Utilization and Marketing Service of FAO's Fish Products and Industry Division in collaboration with the Centre spécialisé de valorisation et de technologie des produits de la mer (CSVTPM), under the auspices of the Institut national de recherche halieutique (INRH) in Casablanca, Morocco. The workshop reviewed progress in post-harvest fish utilization in Africa and made recommendations to FAO, its member countries and institutes interested in fish utilization in Africa. The experts reviewed in particular fresh or live fish handling, fish processing, post-harvest loss assessment, quality and safety, and marketing and socio-economic issues. The meeting included: a presentation by the secretariat of a report on progress and events since the workshop held in 2005, presentation of 22 papers and a field trip to the port of Agadir (fish auction and jetty) and to CSVTPM. The report includes the recommendations as well as the papers that were made available to the experts.