Cameroon Mangrove & Wetlands Conservation Network (CMN) in its executive online meeting, in December 30, 2024, denounces Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practices in Cameroon and brainstormed on steps to address this ugly ill in order to hope for more healthy Ocean in Cameroon
A seminar held in Douala, Cameroon, on December 9-10, 2024, provided input for the evaluation of measures and methodologies implemented to eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and illegal industrial fishing in MPAs.

Field pictures

Mangrove landscape

Landcape mangrove view (Photo CWCS)
Degraded mangroves – Mpolongwe (Photo CWCS)
Intact R. racemosa stands- Concuati -Congo (Photo-Gordon Ajonina)

Mangroves species in Cameroon estuary

Avicennia germinans
Conocarpus erectus
Exotic invasive Nypa palms-Nypa fructicans
Rhizophora Propagule
Giant root of R. racemosa
Laguncularia racemosa
Mangrove associates

Mangrove fauna-fisheries-waterbirds

African Skimmers in Ndian basin (Rio Del Rey)
bagging bivalves in lower Sanaga
Bilvalve shells-bags in lower Sanaga
Bivalves on lower Sanaga sandbanks
Egret infested mangroves of Loyal-Congo
Egret infested mangroves of Loyal-Congo
Fishing camp-Ngalaberi-Manoka (Douala VI)

Mangrove use in Cameroon estuary

Fish landing-Yoyo Beach
Illegal mangrove cuts (Yoyo)
Women on mangrove wood cutting trips (Yoyo)
Wood depot with NTFPs (Yoyo)
Wood movements in mangroves (Dizangue)
Wood stock (Tiko)
Wood stock Tiko
Wood stock (Yoyo)

Sensibilisation

Mangrove Community meetings in Cameroon (Photo-CWCS)

Mangrove Permanent Sample Plots and monitoring

Collecting soil sample in mangroves of Tiko
Mangrove monitoring station
Permanent Sample Plots sign post (Cameroon estuary)
Mangrove tree measurement
PSP monitoring (Cameroon estuary)

Traditional & Improved smoke ovens in Cameroon estuary

Lank model CWCS (Yoyo)
Model brick CWCS
Plank model CWCS
Plank model-CWCS (Yoyo)
Traditional fish smoke oven in Yoyo
Traditional fish smoke oven (Yoyo)

Mangrove plantations in Cameroon estuary

CWCS Regeneration signbord
Planted mangroves
Planted mangroves
Planting mangroves

Mangroves nurseries in Cameroon estuary

Collecting mangrove wildings
Established nurseries
Inspecting nusery
Seedling regeneration

Mangrove networks policy

Field Trip of African Mangrove Network
Field trip African Mangrove Network stop at PSP