At a time when millions of people in developing countries depend of fisheries for their livelihoods and nutrition and with most fisheries being over or fully exploited, this book examines the interface between development and fisheries policy.

This publication is a compilation of papers and records of the Workshop on Policy Coherence for Development in Fisheries, hosted by the OECD's Committee for Fisheries and Development Assistance Committee in April 2006.

Provides an analytical framework adapted to the West African context, as well as an action framework based on the facts and realities in the field in order to improve the coherence of fisheries policies in West Africa.

This publication sets out the proceedings of a workshop, hosted by the OECD's Committee for Fisheries and Development Assistance Committee and held in Paris in April 2006, to discuss policy coherence for development in fisheries. Policy coherence relates to the application of mutually reinforcing policies across government departments to achieve objectives consistent with internationally agreed development goals. The study focuses on the fisheries sector because it is central for poverty reduction strategies in many developing countries, mutually supportive policies by OECD and non-OECD countries are urgently needed to protect vital marine fisheries resources and in order to promote sustainable development.

This publication highlights the main conclusions of the Fishing for Development joint meeting, held in Paris in April 2014 to initiate a dialogue between the fisheries and development policy communities.

At a time when agriculture is no longer the dominant sector in rural economies in OECD countries, this study examines the advantages of developing coherence between agricultural and rural development policies.