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During the Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI), which met virtually last week, FAO Members agreed on the need for international guidelines on transshipment in fisheries. Members welcomed FAO’s in-depth study on transshipment, published in December 2020, and expressed...

Transshipment in fisheries is increasingly being considered an essential support for certain fishing operations but requires effective regulation, monitoring and control to reduce the risk of this practice facilitating the entry into the value chain of fish derived from illegal,...

Information relative to four national fleets has recently been uploaded into the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record), bringing the number of participating countries to 65 States. With the new data uploaded of vessels...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) invited non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to attend a webinar on the topic of transshipment in fisheries. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts participated....

As part of an in-depth study on transshipment practices in fisheries, FAO staff are making a series of fact-finding missions in a number of ports around the world.  The first field visits are focusing on selected ports in the Latin American...