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Fisheries

Developing local fishing capability across the Red Sea State — from sea to market — with the Government of Norway and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research.

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Overview

Zeidab is working closely with the Government of Norway and Sudan's Red Sea State Authorities to develop the local fishing capability through improved techniques, equipment and know-how across the whole fishing chain — from sea to market..

The initiative is one of the first concentrated efforts to industrialise fisheries in the region, building cold chain, equipment supply and skills capability in parallel.

Sea→Market
Full-chain capability
Red Sea
State-wide initiative
Norway
Bilateral partnership
Capabilities
01
Vessels
Modernisation of small and mid-sized fishing fleet.
02
Cold chain
Cold storage and logistics from landing site to market.
03
Training
Skills transfer for fishermen and processors.
04
Methodology
Sustainable harvesting practice from Norwegian science.
05
Market linkage
Distribution channels into domestic and export markets.
06
Infrastructure
Landing site, processing and packing facility upgrades.
Initiative partners
Government of Norway
Bilateral support and funding for the Red Sea State fisheries initiative.
Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Scientific lead on fisheries assessment and methodology.
Red Sea State Authorities
Sudanese government partner for on-the-ground operations.