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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...

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...

April 10 2024, Sao Tomé and Principe – Technical assistance from the EAF-Nansen Programme aimed at strengthening the political and legal frameworks of Sao Tomé and Principe is anchored in the legal report on the ecosystem approach to fishing in Sao Tomé and Principe, published in 2023 by FAO after approval...

On January 21, the research vessel (R/V) Dr. Fridtjof Nansen departed Las Palmas, set for Casablanca, Morocco to commence the first scientific survey of 2024. Over the course of more than 50 days, the vessel sailed along the northwest coast of Africa to study...