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Lessons learned from the Electronic Monitoring System Pilot Activity in Seychelles - By Miguel Herrera
4 September 2017
4 September 2017
In 2016, the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) received support from the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project, the Organización de Productores Asociados de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores (OPAGAC) and Satlink -DOS for the implementation of a pilot activity to test the feasibility of monitoring activities of two purse...
Vacancy announcement: Project Coordinator for the Common Oceans ABNJ Deep Seas Project
4 September 2017
4 September 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is now recruiting a Senior Fishery Officer for the position of Project Coordinator for the Common Oceans ABNJ Deep Seas Project. The position is located within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department at FAO headquarters in Rome.
Details about the vacant position...
Caribbean Billfish Project session during the World Recreational Fishing Conference in Canada
16 August 2017
16 August 2017
July 16-20 2017 | Victoria, Canada. 400 attendees from 21 countries came together for four days of presentations, workshops and social activities at the 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference...
Summary of the Fourth Project Steering Committee Meeting of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project
16 August 2017
16 August 2017
The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Projects Fourth Project Steering Committee Meeting (PSC) took place on the 11-13 of July, gathering Steering Committee members and partners at FAO headquarters in Rome. Participants included...
The fourth - and final - session of the Preparatory Committee on the development of an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ PrepCom 4),...