Signing of Grant Agreement with Mauritania：Contributing to sustainable fishery resource management and marine environment conservation by constructing a fishery research vessel
［Goal 14］ Life Below Water
2024.12.03
On November 29, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in Nouakchott to provide grant aid for the Project for the Construction of a Fishery Research Vessel.
Additionally, for the detailed design of the project, JICA already signed an agreement to provide grant aid of up to 52 million yen in September 2023.
Signing ceremony
Outlines on the project are provided as below.
- Project Title
Project for the Construction of a Fishery Research Vessel
- Country (Target Areas)
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
(Sea area of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Autonomous Port of Nouadhibou)
- Project Objective
The objective of the Project is to improve the capacity of the Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic Research and Fisheries (IMROP) to conduct research on fishery resources and marine environments through the construction of its fishery research vessel, thereby contributing to the promotion of sustainable fishery resource management and the conservation of marine environments, based on reliable scientific evidence.
- Specific Project Details
(a) Procurement of equipment
Construction of one fishery research vessel
(b)Consulting services/software components
Detailed design, bidding support, and procurement supervision
- Maximum Grant Amount
2,875 million Japanese Yen
- Implementation Period (planned)
61Months（including detailed design work and procurement）
- Executing Agency
Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic Research and Fisheries (IMROP)
- Contribution to SDGs
Goal 14（Life below water）
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