In 1997 the FAO Conference instituted the Margarita Lizárraga Medal to be awarded every two years to a person or organization that has served with distinction in the application of the Code of Conduct for [more...]

On World Oceans Day, FAO releases technical guidelines on deep sea fishing. On the first-ever UN World Oceans Day FAO has published a set of technical guidelines aimed at helping the fisheries sector reduce its [more...]

Responses to climate change must protect aquatic ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture — and make the most of them Saying that vulnerable fishing and coastal communities around the world will bear the brunt of [more...]