17 July 2019 - In line with the mandate from the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) to promote social sustainability in fisheries and aquaculture value chains, a number of dialogues will be organized over the coming months. In particular, the dialogues will focus on ...

26 June 2019 - A new online database (https://edb.wto.org/) is available to track trade and environmental measures and policies of over 160 World Trade Organization (WTO) members. With search functionalities to filter data by member/country, sector (e.g. fisheries), objective (e.g. sustainable fisheries management) and type ...

29 May 2019 - For the third consecutive year, the city of St. Petersburg will host the Global Fishery Forum and Seafood Expo, the Russian fishery sector’s key event. The Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo 2019 will take place from 10–12 July 2019 in St. Petersburg, ...

28 May 2019 - International trade is an important element associated with fish production - shifting economic activities from a local environment to the mainstream global markets is a crucial activity for many economic actors and countries. Global fish production is estimated to have ...

16 May 2019 - The FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade has a specific mandate to promote social sustainability in fisheries value chains, in particular the recognition and protection of human and labour rights in national and international value chains.  FAO Fisheries is pleased to announce that ...