Journal of Agriculture and E nvironmental Sciences June 2017, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-16 ISSN: 2334-2404 (Print), 2334-2412 (Online) Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. Published by American Research Institute for Policy Development DOI: 10.15640/jaes.v6n1a1 URL: https://doi.org/10.15640/jaes.v6n1a1 Analysis of Ten Years Surveil of Industrial Fisheries in Senegal, 1998-2007 Farokh NIASS 1 & Adama FAYE 2 Abstract The present study makes the current situation of the surveillance (supervision) of fisheries in Senegal. So, it allows measuring the impact of the implementation of the Vessels Monitoring System (VMS) in the strategies of inspection and control. The state of exploitation of the resources appears through the reduction in the landings, what denotes of a pressure supported on the main stocks exploited by the small-scale fishing and the industrial fishing boat. This reduction requires the implementation of various strategies regarding management and regarding development of the resources. The fisheries surveillance appears in this respect as a tool working to the correct application of laws and regulations governing the activities of fishing. So, during the decade 1998-2007, period when this study was confined, the exploitation of the boardings database allowed to determine the evolution of the noticed breaches, which will have to serve as medium to judge the options and the strategies of control. On the basis of statistical tools, satisfactory results were obtained in consideration of the objectives of departure. From the interpretation and the discussion of the results ensue the necessity of strengthening and even of perpetuating the VMS which, coupled with the other systems of inspection would act as transverse solution to the troubles of the surveillance. This is consolidated by its positive impacts from the point of view of the optimization of the means of surveillance, of its efficiency through the targeting of the inspections and finally its dissuasive effect with an almost permanent follow-up. However, the fisheries surveillance calls on to a conjugation of efforts in the scale subregional even worldwide for a long-lasting management of the resources. Keywords: Fishery, Surveil, breaches, control, VMS. 1. Introduction In Senegal, fishing is a key economic, sociological and nutritional sector. After the decline in the export of groundnut and phosphates in the 1970s fishing gained an important place in the economy of the country (Ganapathiraju and Pitcher, 2006). With 36 kg per year, Senegal has the second highest fish consumption per capita in Africa (York and Gossard, 2004). The fishing sector currently employs more than 600 000 people, about 20 000 pirogues and 100 industrial fishing vessels. It ensures the satisfaction of more than 75% of protein consumption of animal origin of the population of the country (York and Gossard, 2004). Furthermore, the motorization of pirogues combined with the increase in market demand for fishery products and free access for artisanal fisheries contributed to the increase in the volume of landings (Lenselink, 2002). Subsequently, these favorable conditions led to a decline in the fishing sector in Senegal (Dahou et al., 2001). The resulting overcapacities in fisheries have led to the overexploitation of several stocks (Thiao et al., 2012 and Laurans et al., 2004).For all these reasons, fishing must therefore be subject to special protection and surveil. Fisheries surveil is defined as the correct application of rules governing fishing activities. 1 Biologiste des pêches, enseignant-chercheur, UFR des Sciences Agronomiques d'Aquaculture et de Technologies alimentaires (S2ATA), Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis BP 234, Saint- Louis, Sénégal. Téléphone : (+221) 77 658 65 46 E mail : farokh.niass@ ugb.edu.sn 2 Ingénieur halieute, Direction de la Protection et de la Surveillance des Pêches (DPSP)