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fishing and
living coasts

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Young Senegalese engineers specializing in fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic ecosystem management.

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Our vision

From marine science to lasting ocean protection

Scientific expertise put to work for Senegal’s ocean and coastal communities

Clear blue seabed with seaweed, a plastic bag, a plastic bottle and a fishing net

Marine science.
Community action.
Senegal.

We bring young engineers and coastal communities together to protect Senegal’s marine environment, promote responsible fishing, and share the knowledge needed to care for our ocean.

  • Marine pollution Our activities include beach cleanups and awareness campaigns on protecting marine and coastal environments.
  • 2 Responsible fishing
  • 3 Aquatic ecosystems
  • 4 Climate change 
A Senegalese fishing pirogue standing upright, painted blue, yellow, red and white

Scientific expertise.
Community action.
Ocean protection.

Plastic pollution

Yearly

19–23 million tonnes

of plastic waste enter rivers, lakes and seas every year.

Global annual estimate · Source: UNEP

We organize beach cleanups and awareness activities that bring people together to care for marine and coastal environments.

We promote good fishing practices and raise awareness of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, encouraging the sustainable use of fisheries resources.

Through discussion days and exchanges, we explore the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems and coastal communities.

We organize training sessions to strengthen the knowledge and skills of students preparing for careers in fisheries and aquatic sciences.

We mark occasions such as World Oceans Day to share knowledge and encourage participation in ocean protection.

Our work

Protecting our ocean.
Supporting the people
who shape its future.

A fisherman mending a green fishing net on a pirogue

Marine and coastal action

We organize activities in coastal protection, responsible fishing, and environmental awareness.

A man speaks into a microphone at a Jappo Ocean gathering by the sea

Training and knowledge sharing

We help students and future engineers build their skills and contribute to marine protection.

Our expertise

Different disciplines.
A shared commitment
to the ocean.

Jappo Ocean was founded in Senegal by young engineers trained in fisheries, aquaculture, fishery product processing, and the ecology and management of aquatic ecosystems.

Fisheries and aquatic sciences

Knowledge across fisheries and aquatic sciences

Our backgrounds connect the use of fisheries resources with the environments that sustain them. Together, they inform our work in awareness, environmental protection, and training.

Meet our team
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  • Fisheries
  • Aquaculture
  • Fishery product processing
  • Ecology and management
    of aquatic ecosystems

Knowledge sharing

Sharing experience. Strengthening skills.

Through training sessions and exchanges, we help students preparing for engineering careers deepen their knowledge and take part in discussions about the future of marine and coastal environments.

Weathered hands mending a fishing net with a wooden shuttle

Plastic pollution

Yearly

19–23 million tonnes

of plastic waste enter rivers, lakes and seas every year.

Global annual estimate · Source: UNEP

Knowledge sharing Marine protection

Scientific Expertise.
Collective Action for Our Ocean.

A traditional Senegalese fishing pirogue, painted blue, yellow, red and white

Our purpose

The ocean connects our environments, our livelihoods, and our future.

Our work brings together fishers, coastal residents, students, engineers, and partners around a shared responsibility: caring for marine resources and the environments that sustain them.

Fishermen on a beach pulling a silvery catch out of a green net
Responsible fishing

Plastic pollution

Yearly

19–23 million tonnes

of plastic waste enter rivers, lakes and seas every year.

Global annual estimate · Source: UNEP

A painted pirogue drawn up on the sand beside black rocks and the sea
Coastal communities
Sunlit deep-blue water over a seabed of seagrass and rocks
Aquatic ecosystems
Line drawings of seashells and starfish in deep blue
Marine biodiversity
Weathered hands mending a fishing net with a wooden shuttle
Knowledge sharing

We’re Not Just Sharing Knowledge.
We’re Turning It Into Action for the Ocean.

  1. Understand

    Bring scientific knowledge and local experience into conversations about marine and coastal challenges.

  2. Share

    Make responsible fishing and environmental protection easier to understand through awareness activities.

  3. Act

    Bring people together through cleanups, public events, and collective activities.

  4. Strengthen skills

    Support students and future engineers through training and knowledge sharing.

Our activities

See how our commitment
takes shape on the ground.

Discover the activities, conversations, and training sessions that bring our mission to life.

  • Volunteers in high-visibility vests gathering waste into sacks on the beach

    Participants come together in Soumbedioune to collect beach waste and care for the coastal environment.

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    A day of coastal action

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  • A man speaks into a microphone with local residents at a table by the sea, beside a Jappo Ocean vest

    An exchange with local residents in Ngor about responsible fishing and protecting the marine environment.

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    Discussing responsible fishing with local residents

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  • A woman leans in to help students working together at their desks

    Students receive guidance and work together during a learning session at UCAD, building their skills through practical exchange.

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    Building skills

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  • An audience seated in a lecture hall facing a projected presentation

    A gathering at UCAD to share ideas and discuss the protection of marine and coastal environments.

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    Sharing knowledge

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Our president

Scientific expertise.
A personal commitment
to the ocean.

Aziz Diao seated at a table, a pen raised to his chin, a laptop in front of him
Aziz Diao President, Jappo Ocean

Aziz Diao is a fisheries engineer currently pursuing a PhD at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD). As President of Jappo Ocean, he brings his scientific background to the association’s commitment to sustainable fisheries and marine and coastal protection.

His work is part of a collective effort that connects scientific knowledge, local experience, and action for Senegal’s ocean and coastal communities.

“The ocean reminds me that we are part of something larger than ourselves. Caring for it is a way of caring for one another, and for generations we will never meet.”

Our partners

Our next chapter
could begin with you.

We welcome partners who share our commitment to the ocean and the communities who depend on it.

Your expertise.
A shared purpose.

Help us connect fisheries science, education, and community action for Senegal’s marine and coastal environment. Let’s explore what we can build together.

Let’s talk

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Science, explained simply.

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