Upcoming meetings
COFI - Sub-Committee on Fish Trade - 13th Session - (FI-709-13)
Feb 20-24, 2012
GFCM - Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) - 14th Session
Feb 20-24, 2012
Latest News
New efforts to implement international fisheries agreements in the Western Central Atlantic ...The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), a body of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), convened in Panama City for its 14th biennial session from 6-9 February 2012, has [more…]
Theme of Future Policy Award 2012: Oceans and CoastsWorld Future Council partners with CBD, GEF and FAO to present awards in Hyderabad, India
Hamburg/Montreal/Washington D.C., Rome
Over 70 per cent of the earth is covered in oceans and major seas. Their health is [more…]
Review of the State of the World Fishery Resources: Inland FisheriesThe fishery statistics reported to FAO by countries and maintained in the FishStat database are
analysed for trends in quantity and composition of catches from 1950 to 2009. Catches have been
increasing at a steady [more…]