Enhancing Shark Conservation and Management: FAO and the EAF-Nansen Programme's Data-driven Approach
04 July 2023
Sharks are among the most fascinating marine predators in existence. They are both feared and admired around the world, and yet they are a vulnerable group that is often misunderstood.
For decades, the EAF-Nansen Programme has collected data and information on demersal and pelagic sharks, creating a comprehensive shark record which...
08 June 2023
8 June 2023, Maputo – Recognizing years of fruitful collaboration in the fisheries sector, the EAF-Nansen Programme joined Mozambique’s Ministry of Fisheries and the Royal Norwegian Embassy to celebrate World Oceans Day in Maputo....
05 June 2023
The theme for World Environment Day 2023 is ‘Solutions to plastic pollution’, hosted by Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire is showing leadership in the fight against plastic pollution, for example by banning the use of plastic bags and supporting environment-minded initiatives like the...
05 June 2023
5-6 June 2023, Accra, Ghana – The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), a regional fisheries body headquartered in Ghana, partnered with the EAF-Nansen Programme to organize a regional coordination meeting on sustainable management of the on beach seine fisheries in the FCWC...
02 June 2023
29 May to June 2 2023, Accra, Ghana – For five days, representatives of organizations, administrations, scientists, researchers and fisheries stakeholders from the member countries of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo, reviewed...
31 May 2023
31 May, Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire – 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 its French...