Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde.

This Agreement establishes the principles, rules and procedures governing: (a) economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view to promoting responsible fishing in Cape Verde waters to ensure the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources and develop the Cape Verde fisheries sector; (b) the conditions governing access by Community fishing vessels to Cape Verde waters; (c) cooperation on the arrangements for policing fisheries in Cape Verde waters with a view to preventing illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing; (d) partnerships between companies aimed at developing economic activities in the fisheries sector and related activities. The Protocol attached to the Agreement sets out the fishing opportunities assigned to Community fishing vessels and specifies the financial contribution to be granted to Cape Verde. In addition, the Annex establishes conditions governing fishing activities by Community fishing vessels in the Cape Verde fishing zone (application for and issue of licences, catch reporting, landing, observers, monitoring, transhipment).