Around the table are government institutions, fisheries and aquaculture organisations, research institutions, civil society, the private sector, non-state actors and development partners — the same actors who will have to carry the reforms once the workshop closes. Measuring national policy against continental commitmentsParticipants are examining how far Togo’s fisheries and aquaculture policies, strategies and legislative frameworks align with the Policy Framework and Reform Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa (PFRS) and other continental and global instruments. “Together, we must ensure that fisheries and aquaculture become pillars of economic transformation, resilient food systems and the protection of aquatic ecosystems. Getting that right is what unlocks financing for fisheries infrastructure, aquaculture production, value chains, research, data systems, ecosystem protection and community resilience. That contribution is being eroded by weak institutional coordination, inadequate investment, policy gaps, environmental degradation, overexploitation of aquatic resources and the impacts of climate change.