27 November 2024, Sao Tome – Government representatives, fishery stakeholders and experts today endorsed Sao Tome and Principe’s first fisheries management plan, a milestone paving the way for more sustainable utilization of the African island nations’ rich fishery resources. 

"Fisheries are vital for our country. They bring affordable and healthy food, and they are an important source of employment," said Graciano do Espirito Costa, adviser to the Minister of Agriculture, Rural...

10 October 2024, Majuro – A mechanized tuna loader could be a game-changer for efforts of the Marshall Islands to bring more value of tuna fishing on shore and strengthen its position as a hub for tuna containerization in the Pacific, boosting the domestic economy and creating local employment.   

For decades, tuna catches passing through the Marshall Islands have been transshipped from purse seiners onto carrier vessels anchored in the...

26 September 2024, Banjul - The update of co-management arrangements for oyster production in The Gambia marks an important step towards securing a sustainable future for the country's oyster sector, with increased community participation and improved monitoring measures.

The revised co-management plan, covering the harvesting of oysters in the Tanbi Wetland National Park, the Kubuneh-Bafuloto Wetland, and the Allahein River estuary, was endorsed by representatives from government, international partners, civil society,...

19 July 2024, Abidjan – With the support of FISH4ACP, Ivorian fish farmer Larissa Kanate presented an ambitious project to expand her tilapia farm at BlueInvest Africa 2024. An interview with a fish enthusiast who dreams of becoming her country’s "tilapia queen". 

In Bingerville near Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, Larissa Kanate has given life to her innovative project. The restaurant “Miami Beach”, founded by her mother in 2009, isn’t...

Toubacouta, Senegal – 20 June 2024 – In the middle of the Néma Bah oyster farm, Gnima Diouf was busy with the latest adjustments. Together with her colleagues, this young lady, an oyster farmer and Secretary General of the ‘Yoni Diofor’ Economic Interest Group (EIG), was preparing for the visit of a European delegation organized by Belgium, which is presiding the Council of the European Union from January to June...

17 May 2024, Majuro - World Tuna Day was celebrated on the Marshall Islands with a Fisheries Career Day focused on engaging youth in the country’s tuna industry supported by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) in partnership with the global fish value chain development programme FISH4ACP. 

“Tuna resources are a blessing for the Marshall Islands and the people of the Pacific,” said Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine opening World...

2 May 2024, Dar es Salaam – The first assessment of Lake Tanganyika’s lake-wide aquatic resources in decades has come closer with new funding announced at a workshop where experts discussed the best way to carry out a long due assessment that is vital for sustainable management of the lake’s fisheries. 

The funding was secured at the end of the four-day meeting, when FISH4ACP, PROFISHBLUE, the government of Tanzania and Zambia’s...

15 March 2024, Lusaka – Women empowerment in fishing communities, improved access to markets and promotion of alternative livelihoods to diversify incomes were among the efforts highlighted by the global fish value chain development program FISH4ACP at a presentation of progress made under its ten-year strategy to help make Zambia’s small pelagics value chain stronger and more sustainable.  

“Kapenta provides healthy and affordable food to many people in our country and...

13 February 2024, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) met in Rome to discuss collaboration on sustainable exploitation and utilization of Lake Tanganyika’s fisheries resources. Talks focused on fish stock assessment methods and support through the FISH4ACP and PROFISHBLUE programmes. 

"FAO stands ready to assist LTA in promoting sustainable management of Lake Tanganyika’s fisheries," said Manuel Barange, Assistant Director-General...

1 February 2024, Majuro - Maintenance and repair of refrigerated containers are key to transforming the Marshall Islands into a hub for tuna containerization in the Pacific. A first round of training by the global value fish chain development program FISH4ACP showed the way. 

The five-day training was held in the Marshallese capital Majuro from 2-8 December 2023. Twelve technicians from major tuna processing companies learned how to maintain refrigerated containers...