20 October 2021
More than 100 participants from 32 coastal countries in Africa and the Bay of Bengal, and four regional organizations joined two intense days of the EAF-Nansen Programme Forum, filled up with presentations, plenary discussions and group work related to the three core areas of the programme’s regular work: science, fisheries...
15 October 2021
Small pelagic fish represent nearly 70 percent of catches in Northwest Africa.
In Mauritania, for example, they constitute 90 percent of the total annual catches that arise to around 1.400.000 tonnes, explains Dr Cheikh Baye...
06 October 2021
The mentoring programme of the EAF-Nansen Programme supports fisheries scientists and employees of fisheries management administrations in further developing their skills and sharing experiences with colleagues in research and management institutions in the partner countries. Successful candidate will receive financial support for a mentoring training for a period of maximum...
10 September 2021
The rapid rise of plastic and issues with waste management systems have become major global problems in recent decades, especially for the ocean. In fact, marine debris, also called litter, which consists of any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the marine and coastal...
12 July 2021
Life of many of the coastal communities in west Africa depends on the resources coming from beach seine fishing – an artisanal technique, traditionally handed down from generation to generation and practised all year round by different fishing communities and often entire families.
For small-scale fishers in the Gulf of Guinea,...
29 June 2021
Of the 120 million people who work in capture fisheries and post-harvest sectors, nearly 50 percent are women according to most recent report on the State of Fisheries and Aquaculture from 2020. Yet, there is limited awareness of their work and contribution caused by engrained forms of discrimination...