Table 1 Periods covered, main EU countries engaged, and current status (as of January 2025; ‘active’ in green, ‘expired’ in yellow, and ‘denounced’ in red) by agreement and target species
Target speciesa | Agreement withb | Main EU fishing countriesc | Years covered | Status (Jan. 2025) |
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Large pelagics only | Cape Verde | Spain (55.1%) and France (42.2%) | 1991–[…] |
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Comoros | Spain (50.1%) and France (47.4%) | 1988–2016 |
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Cook Islands | Spain (75.0%) and France (25.0%) | 2016–2024 |
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Côte d’Ivoire | Spain (55.8%) and France (43.0%) | 1991–2024 |
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Gabon | Spain (53.6%) and France (45.3%) | 1998–2011, 2013–2016, and 2021–[…] |
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Kiribati | Spain (61.0%) and France (32.3%) | 2003–2015 and 2023–[…] |
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Liberia | Spain (58.1%) and France (41.9%) | 2015–2020 |
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Madagascar | Spain (50.6%) and France (44.2%) | 1986–2018 and 2023–[…] |
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Mauritius | Spain (50.4%) and France (42.8%) | 1990–2007 and 2014–[…] |
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Micronesia | Spain (74.0%) and France (22.0%) | 2007–2010 |
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Mozambique | Spain (50.3%) and France (47.7%) | 1987–1993 and 2004–2015 |
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Seychelles | Spain (52.4%) and France (43.9%) | 1987–[…] |
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Solomon Islands | Spain (73.8%) and France (23.0%) | 2006–2012 |
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São Tomé & Príncipe | Spain (51.8%) and France (47.1%) | 1983–2024 |
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Large pelagics and demersal species | Equatorial Guinea | Demersal species: Undetermined (100.0%) Large pelagics: France (62.7%) and Spain (33.4%) | 1984–1992 and 1994–2001 |
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Gambia | Demersal species: Spain (83.3%) Large pelagics: Spain (58.7%) and France (41.3%) | 1987–1996 and 2019–[…] |
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Guinea | Demersal species: Spain (40.4%), Italy (24.7%), and Greece (22.7%) Large pelagics: France (53.5%) and Spain (45.2%) | 1983–2012 |
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Guinea-Bissau | Demersal species: Italy (37.8%), Spain (36.5%), and Portugal (23.3%) Large pelagics: Spain (51.0%) and France (43.9%) | 1980–2012 and 2015–[…] |
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Senegal | Demersal species: Greece (37.9%), Spain (36.7%), and Italy (22.5%) Large pelagics: Spain (50.1%) and France (49.2%) | 1979–2006 and 2014–2024 |
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Large pelagics, demersal species, and small pelagics | Angola | Demersal species: Spain (89.5%) Large pelagics: France (76.7%) and Spain (21.9%) Small pelagics: Ireland (87.9%) | 1987–2004 |
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Mauritania | Demersal species: Spain (83.7%) Large pelagics: Spain (57.2%) and France (41.6%) Small pelagics: Netherlands (30.7%) and Lithuania (22.9%) | 1987–[…] |
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Morocco | Demersal species: Spain (89.1%) Large pelagics: Spain (75.4%) and France (24.6%) Small pelagics: Netherlands (24.6%) and Lithuania (20.4%) | 1988–1999, 2007–2011, and 2014–2023 |
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