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Election of the ASFA Steering Committee Chair and Vice Chair persons
27/06/2025
In January 2025, ASFA replaced its 25 year old partnership agreement with Terms of reference for cooperation in the preparation and publication of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (A...
ASFA Advisory Board Meeting 2024 to introduce new governance structure
16/09/2024
The Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) network is set to hold its annual Advisory Board Meeting (ABM) online from September 16 to 18, 2024. This year's meeting is particularly noteworthy as it will focus on adopting new Terms of Reference that aim to modernize ASFA's governance an...
OpenASFA highlights: Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear
03/06/2024
OpenASFA has curated several collections on specific topics within the fields of aquatic sciences, fisheries and aquaculture. To coincide with Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) being AGROVOC’s concept of the month for June 2024, this news article presents the OpenASFA collecti...
Latest additions to the ASFA Thesaurus
07/07/2023
The ASFA thesaurus has been updated with the latest terminology relevant to aquatic science, fisheries and aquaculture. The July release of the ASFA thesaurus brings the total number of concepts to 5 131, available in up to 42 languages, thanks to the efforts of Agrovoc editors and ASFA workin...
Reflections on the water: Juan Manuel Ordoqui
11/05/2023
For this article in the Reflections on the Water series, Silvina Perez (Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras, Uruguay, ASFA National Partner) interviews Juan Manuel Ordoqui - a student, activist, and winner of National Geographic's "Young Explorers 2021." Juan shares his thoughts, experiences, and opportunities around Marine Biodiversity.
Alignment between ASFA and AGROVOC thesauri completed
01/12/2022
Thanks to some very hard work from the ASFA vocabulary working group and AGROVOC team, the ASFA Secretariat is pleased to announce that the alignment of ASFA concepts to the AGROVOC thesaurus is now complete. This means the ASFA thesaurus is now available to browse or download, which you ...
ASFA Advisory Board approves new partnership agreement
01/12/2022
ASFA recently held its Advisory Board Meeting, an annual event at which all partners, collaborating centres and associates are invited to attend. During the meeting, the ASFA Secretariat gave an update on progress on the year, including a revised partnership agreement and a major update o...