06 February 2017 - Now in its second year, the Conference will be held in Sri Lanka, currently the sixth largest supplier of ornamental fish to the global market. The International Ornamental Fish Trade and Technical Conference will take place from 8–10 February 2017 in ...

14 December 2016 - Deadline for application: 28 February 2017Duration: 6 months Background FAO has an ongoing initiative on development of a user-friendly tool called World Aquaculture Performance Indicators (WAPI) for the purpose of facilitating evidence-based policymaking and sector management in aquaculture and related sectors. A ...

15 November 2016 - On the occasion of World Fisheries Day, 21 November 2016, FAO and the Holy See are holding a joint event to discuss labour conditions within the fisheries sector. The event theme will be "Human trafficking and forced labour within the ...

04 November 2016 - The one week course on Safety assessment of seafood products aims to give participants a detailed review of hazards of public health significance covering biological (pathogen bacteria, histamine, viruses, parasites and biotoxins) and chemical (PAH, veterinary drugs, heavy metals, microplastics) contaminants. Standard and innovative methods ...

28 October 2016 - About 370 participants gathered in Vigo, Spain, for the one-day conference on cephalopods on 3 October 2016. This was the fifth time that Conxemar, in cooperation with FAO, organized this conference. In the first part of the conference, the focus ...