12 February 2021 - The 34th session of FAO's Committee on Fisheries (COFI34) ended its week-long meeting on Friday with its Members endorsing the first-ever Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, urging stronger action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and stressing the importance of recovering ...

09 February 2021 - Global trade in ornamental fish has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with the entire value of the industry inclusive of retail sales, associated materials, wages and non-exported product being estimated at around US$15 - 30 billion per year. Some 55% ...

08 February 2021 - Developed by FAO and in collaboration with the H2020 SponGES project partners, the following six policy briefs focusing on deep-sea sponges are now available online.  Download PDFs :         1. FAO. 2021. SponGES Policy Brief: Threats and impacts on sponge ...

25 January 2021 - Register to follow the virtual event via Zoom. FISH4ACP invites you to the second installment of a series of exchanges on how to support fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and help them meet their full ...

25 January 2021 - COFI 34 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, a key instrument that has been guiding the drive towards sustainable fisheries and aquaculture around the world. The 25th anniversary comes at a challenging time as ...