The Guidelines to Prevent and Reduce Bycatch of Marine Mammals in Capture Fisheries were produced by FAO in response to the request from the Committee on Fisheries at its Thirty-third Session in 2018 to develop technical guidelines on this subject,...

This publication is based on an assessment of fish and fishing gear loss from selected gillnet and trammel net fisheries of India. It presents information on the types, causes and levels of losses, as well as technological, social, environmental and...

تستمم اثاث عملات اليتاع على الئا ة لالمنوع الئاولو، مب ت ذ كلت تلت النت ة عن ءتوس اءتم عاد م عا اليتاع ءل ءتوس ، ا تمب ذ ً تقويض اءت تمعامة ميت تتيع اواتامب لاعتىظة على اعاتت مب...

One of the most contentious issues in management of marine fisheries is the use of mobile bottom contacting gears, mainly trawls and dredges. There are growing concerns about the overall ecosystem impacts of bottom trawling. Some countries have banned bottom...

In early 2019, GESAMP established Working Group 43 under the co-lead of FAO and IMO, with cosponsorship from UNEP. Later in the year a first, interim report was prepared and is submitted to IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), as...