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Promoting harvest strategy-based management for more sustainable tuna fisheries
12 March, Rome-Washington – New information material on management procedures - long-term, pre-agreed and science-based fishery management approaches - is now available on HarvestStrategies.org, an interactive knowledge hub aimed at demonstrating how harvest strategies can lead to more sustainable and profitable fisheries.
The new material includes an...
Amid heightened public attention for healthy oceans, Common Oceans Program bolsters management of the high seas
6 February 2024
6 February 2024
Global partnership takes stock of progress in sustainable ocean management and marine biodiversity conservation
Rome – With ocean issues brought into the limelight following the adoption of a groundbreaking...
On course to more sustainable deep-sea fisheries
12 December 2023
12 December 2023
Global deep-sea fisheries partnership takes stock of initial efforts towards sustainable use and protection of the oceans
Rome – Assessing the achievements of the FAO deep-sea fisheries guidelines 15 years after their adoption, and developing an online training on deep-sea fisheries are among the first milestones of...
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- A side event was held during the 20th Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in the Cook Islands today. The event delved into the Common Oceans Tuna Project's multifaceted agenda,...
New fund to drive conservation, sustainability of wild species, ecosystems
Rome/Vancouver, 30 August - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed the launch of a Global Biodiversity Framework Fund at the 7th GEF Assembly held in Vancouver from 22-26 August.