26 March 2019 - Fish from capture fisheries and aquaculture provides about 17% of total animal protein. At the same time, international trade of fish and fishery products has expanded significantly in the last decades, with about 36% of the production being exported. If ...

12 March 2019 - The FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade has a specific mandate to promote social sustainability in fisheries value chains, mainly the recognition and protection of human and labour rights in national and international value chains, and to collaborate with international partner ...

05 March 2019 - Seafood Expo North America, the largest seafood event of its kind on the continent, will take place from 17 to 19 March in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. The three-day annual event will bring together thousands of buyers and ...

19 February 2019 - An advanced course on Seafood Value Chain Analysis, organized jointly by FAO, and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), through the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ), will be held on 13-17 May in Zaragoza, Spain. [Read more..]   

24 January 2019 - The Agadir Dialogue, organized by FAO and in cooperation with the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and the Centre for Marketing, Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Arab region (INFOSAMAK), will take place in Agadir, ...