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Global exchange of information on compliance with national, regional, and international fisheries laws and regulations governing sustainable fishing is now possible with the launch of the Global Information Exchange System (GIES) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided technical assistance to South Africa in response to the country’s request to review its Marine Living Resources Act (MLRA), 1998. The mission took place between 20 – 24 November 2023. The...

Officials from several European countries participated in the fifth in a series of regional workshops organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), that took a closer look at the new Voluntary Guidelines for Transshipment. The workshop...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a workshop in Honduras to discuss and assess the country’s monitoring, control and surveillance means to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This workshop, held between 27 November and...

Sixteen legal professionals have just completed a three-week course organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The International course on fisheries law, which forms part of the FAO fisheries training programme in support of the implementation...