In support of the ongoing establishment process of a new regional fisheries management organization in the Western Central Atlantic, FAO in collaboration with the World Bank, Conservation International and Wilderness Markets, have prepared a stepwise approach for the development of a Sustainable Fisheries Fund...

23 January 2019 | Accra, Ghana. The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project's electronic monitoring pilot in Ghana has come to an end. At a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development of the Republic of Ghana, representatives from the partners involved in the activity - the Government of...

A two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue and capacity-building partnership event organized by the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) took place on January 24 and 25, 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event aimed to provide an opportunity to build awareness...

It is both the best and worst of times for the world’s open ocean sharks.  On the upside, more people than ever before are recognizing the importance of conserving these majestic and valuable top marine predators.  Many national and international organizations now have specific measures in place designed to manage...

By the end of 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Conservation International (CI) and partners completed the process of developing a series of fishery assessments in the Caribbean, as part of the Common Oceans ABNJ Ocean Partnership Project (OPP). The Common Oceans ABNJ Ocean Partnerships Project of...