Lima/Rome/San Mateo, 29 November - Mahi-mahi, also known as dolphinfish, dorado or perico, is an essential resource for artisanal fisheries in Ecuador. Thousands of families depend on this fish species for their food and livelihoods, with 4 666 small boats and 223 larger tow boats working the artisanal mahi-mahi fishery. However,...

Representative in Côte d'Ivoire Attaher Maiga (on the right) delivers lifejacket to Côte d'Ivoire Landings Coordinator Dedi Séraphin ©FAO/1 August 2023 Locodjro/Rome, 1 August – The Minister of Animal and Fishery Resources, Mr Sidi Tiémoko Touré, presided over the opening of the artisanal fishing season after a month-long biological rest...

Rome, 19 July – The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) shared experience and best practices during the Center for Maritime Research (MARE) 2023 People and the Sea Conference held in Amsterdam from 26-30 June. “Knowledge sharing is a key part of CFI, which covers six countries in three continents,” explained CFI Global...

Dakar/Fatick/Rome, 5 July - Artisanal fishing communities and regional authorities have decided jointly to establish and extend biological rest periods for three species that are key to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Fatick region: ark clams, oysters and shrimp. The closed season for shrimp has been extended by...

31 May, Rome/Grand-Bassam - A workshop on legal capacity building for the fisheries sector was held in the coastal town of Grand-Bassam in Côte d’Ivoire from 15-17 May. The workshop aimed to strengthen the capacities of technical personnel from the Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Animal and Fisheries Resources (MIRAH, in...