World Fisheries Day 2024 – Protecting Fishers From Human Trafficking
The ITF will join representatives from civil society, academia and the UN at a Geneva event at the Palais des Nations today – 21st November – on World Fisheries Day…
Global fish biomass faces steep drop, warns FAO
A set of new projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish biomass for nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top producer countries and those with high reliance…
Aquaculture overtakes capture fisheries
The forthcoming State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 report, due to be made public shortly, indicates that world aquaculture production has for the first time outstripped capture fisheries. According…
New global fisheries management body gets to work
COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management, new body with a global remit, began its inaugural meeting with key items on the agenda including best practices and approaches for the effective management…
Fund for Fishing Safety announces first funding round
Announced at the International Fishing Industry Safety and Health (IFISH6) Conference 2024, held at the UN FAO in Rome, funding is now available for organisations focussed on reducing accidents and…
FAO and Norway announce new phase of EAF-Nansen Programme
The FAO and the government of Norway have announced a new five-year phase of the EAF-Nansen Programme. The Programme is a partnership between FAO, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation…
Mediterranean and Black Sea overfishing at lowest level in a decade
The percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen below 60% for the first time, following a decreasing trend that started a decade ago, according to…
Milestone conference focuses on sustainable fisheries training
The From Waves to Wisdom: Empowering Fishers through Sustainable Fisheries Training Conference, held on 21st September has been a resounding success in fostering dialogue and promoting sustainable practices within the…
Sustainable aquaculture training for young women
Following the success of its first training for young women in aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, held in 2022 in Tunisia, the General Fisheries Commission for the…
Port State Measures Agreement milestone
One hundred states have now committed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). Angola, Eritrea, Morocco and Nigeria are the latest countries to back…