Senegal - Obtain Fishing License

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Procedure

1. To obtain a fishing license, an applicant will need to submit an application to the licensing department of the Marine Fisheries Office. You may file your request anytime.
2. Aside from the completed application form, you will also need to submit the following documents:
   1. A request for a license addressed to the Minister responsible for fisheries
   2. The articles of the company or the trade register
   3. The technical characteristics of the vessel
   4. The Act of nationality of the ship
3. You do not need to pay anything when you submit your application. But after you have been advised that your application is approved and after you have completed all the required paperwork, you will receive a list of fees you will need to pay before your license is issued. The cost of the license is based on the type of fishing and the gross tonnage of the ship.
4. After payment of the fee, a license, signed by the Minister responsible for maritime fishing, is issued to the ship owner.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• A request for a license addressed to the Minister responsible for fisheries
• The articles of the company or the trade register
• The technical characteristics of the vessel
• The Act of nationality of the ship

Office Locations & Contacts

Directorate for the Protection and Surveillance of Fisheries (DPSP)

Address:
Fentre Mermoz, Corniche Ouest
En face de la cit des enseignants du suprieur. - BP 3656 - Dakar

Telephone:
33 860 24 65

Telefax:
33 860 31 19

Email:
[email protected]

Management of Marine Fisheries (DPM)

Address:
1, Rue Joris - BP 289 - Dakar

Telephone:
33 822 53 53 / 33 823 01 37

Telefax:
33 823 07 10 / 33 821 47 58

Email:
[email protected]

Eligibility

Any physical or legal person of Senegalese or foreign nationality.

Three categories of ships eligible for a fishing license:

• Ships flying the Senegalese flag
• Foreign vessels chartered by the Senegalese companies
• Ships flying the flag of a State with which Senegal is bound by an agreement.

Fees

The cost of the license is based on the type of fishing and the gross tonnage of the ship.

Validity

Once the license is issued, it is renewable each year.

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Instructions

The exercise of industrial fishing in the maritime waters under Senegalese jurisdiction is subject to possession of a valid fishing license, issued by the Minister responsible for maritime fishing, upon the recommendation of the Advisory Committee of the licensing of fishing.

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