12 August 2022
In the framework of the Shared Sardinella initiative, implemented by the EAF-Nansen Programme and fisheries authorities in partner countries, key stakeholders in Senegal met for their first consultative meeting on the 7th and 8th...
05 August 2022
In April this year, Dr Gabriella Bianchi stepped down as the research coordinator for the EAF-Nansen Programme, after having dedicated almost a lifetime to the work of the Programme – throughout its different phases. In fact, Dr Bianchi has been contributing to the Nansen Programme in various positions since...
06 June 2022
Back in 2015 and 2019, the EAF-Nansen Programme set out with the research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen to study seamounts in the southeast Atlantic Ocean. The research findings helped the Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization (SEAFO) understand what is needed to safeguard vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) from significant...
29 April 2022
The Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) in Tenerife, Spain, will host a series of post-survey workshops in fish taxonomy research, organized by the EAF-Nansen Programme, to improve the capacity of scientists from the partner countries to conduct taxonomy work for better management of their fisheries resources.
25 March 2022
Data collected from the EAF-Nansen Programme research surveys contribute to generating and improving scientific knowledge about marine resources and ecosystems in Programme partner countries. For some countries, this is the only opportunity to access research data that can be used as a basis for decision making. Furthermore, given the regional...
15 March 2022
The identification of jellyfish species can be difficult, and it is often challenging for even the more experienced researchers. Together with the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the EAF-Nansen Programme has taken on the challenge of updating and broadening the understanding of jellyfish around Africa through a...