Improved Livelihoods, Food Security and Environmental Stewardship for Coastal Communities in Bassa

About this project

Fisheries contributes approximately 10 % of Liberia’s gross domestic product (GDP); and the small-scale fisheries sector is estimated to employ around 33,000 people in the country. Fisheries in Liberia can broadly be split into two types: artisanal and semi-artisanal coastal fisheries, which make up around 86 % of fisheries in the country; and industrial fisheries. Liberia’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) reports that artisanal fisheries yielded 18,086 tons of fish in 2020; and industrial trawlers yielded 5113 tons of fish in Liberian waters in the same year. Available data points to two critical challenges facing Liberian fisheries. On one hand, per capita fish consumption is among the lowest in west Africa, at 11.42 kg per capita annually. Fish provides approximately 15 % of Liberia’s animal protein supply and is a primary source of protein as well as the second most-purchased food commodity. Yet between 2014 and 2020, Liberia imported 33,116 tonnes of fish annually on average, compared to an average annual export of 123 tonnes. On the whole, there is a need for building skills in the workforce to develop a vibrant fisheries sector in Liberia; especially on the ground’ skills for artisanal fishers. Skills for artisanal fisheries are especially important given the significant role that small-scale fisheries play in bringing benefits from the marine environment to Liberia’s people. Current initiative will focus on improving the knowledge and skills of f…

Published by

CAFOD · International NGO

Countries

Liberia

Sectors

Fishery developmentEnvironmental education/training

Focus

Environment · Main focus

Funded by

Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Implemented by

Caritas & Development Office Monrovia

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-LIB124.

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