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7 June 2024, Tema, Ghana – In celebration of World Oceans Day on 8 June, the EAF-Nansen Programme partnered with Ghana’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Royal Norwegian Embassy to commemorate years of collaboration for the sustainable management of marine life. Marking the...

Plesionika williamsi, photographed using the new equipment onboard the R/V Dr. Fritdjof Nansen © Keider Neves.   Photography of marine fishes and invertebrates plays a crucial role in identifying and documenting biodiversity and has a wide field of...

10-12 April 2024, Barcelona, Spain – UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission organized a conference to mark the fourth year of the UN Ocean Decade of Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). On the occasion, members of the global ocean community and partners attended a side event hosted by...

29 April 2024, Dakar, Senegal – The Minister of Fisheries and Maritime and Port Infrastructure of Senegal, Dr Fatou Diouf met with the participants of the meeting on the management of the Sardinella fisheries organized as part of a mission of the EAF-Nansen Programme, led...

24-25 April 2024, Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire – A training session on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) was held at the Sassandra pier, aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills of local actors in the sustainable management of fisheries. The goal of this initiative was to provide participants with...

8-12 April 2024, Barcelona, Spain – The 2024 Conference of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Developmen focused on “Delivering the science we need for the ocean we want”. It covered critical issues such as climate change, food security, the sustainable management of biodiversity, pollution, and a sustainable ocean...