September 2016 | Wellington. The 2013 listing of five species of sharks and all manta rays by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) leaves no doubt that elasmobranch conservation is a major global concern. Responding to the urgent need for reliable information on stock status of these and...

*This news item is also available in Spanish and French.** Report of the workshop is available here Ghana, 31 August 2016 - Atlantic Ocean developing coastal states will join forces to improve the understanding of better management of the shared Atlantic tuna stocks. Improved...

The side event will be held within the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292: Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity...

One of the main objectives of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is to reduce the impacts of fishing activities on biodiversity and the ecosystem. In this context, the Republic of Korea has...

*Spanish version of the news item available here. The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), a body of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), convened in Guadeloupe, 20 -24 June for its 16th biennial session. The Commission, consisting of 33 countries and the European Union,...