Events
28/ 11
2019
30/11
2019
Technical workshop on small-scale fisheries in the Maghreb: state of the fisheries and data collection
28/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
More than 50 representatives from fisheries administrations, small-scale fisheries organizations and research institutions from Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia gathered in Tunis to prepare for data collection on small-scale...
26/ 11
2019
28/11
2019
18th session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa (CIFAA)
26/11/2019 - 28/11/2019
The Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa CIFAA is the regional fishery body for inland fisheries and aquaculture in Africa. In its 18th session, held in Bamako, an...
25/ 11
2019
29/11
2019
Small-scale fisheries value chains, post-harvest and trade discussed in the FAO Committee on Fisheries Sub-Committee on Fish Trade
25/11/2019 - 29/11/2019
At the seventeenth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (COFI:FT), an agenda item on small-scale fisheries value chains, post-harvest operations and trade was considered for...
22/ 11
2019
Building a global knowledge sharing platform to help implement the SSF Guidelines
22/11/2019
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) took the initiative to invite 25 participants from environmental NGOs and other actors working with fisheries and conservation to discuss how they together could help...
18/ 11
2019
21/11
2019
How to secure sustainable fisheries livelihoods discussed at FAO symposium
18/11/2019 - 21/11/2019
Last week, FAO's largest meeting room filled up with a diverse audience sharing a passion for sustainable fisheries. The International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability attracted experts, policy makers, fishers and...
5/ 11
2019
BMZ Innovation Dialogue on the future of African rural areas
05/11/2019
In the context of its project 'A world without hunger', the German Ministry for Development Cooperation (BMZ) co-convened an innovation dialogue called 'Empty seas or great potential? Opportunities for action...
5/ 11
2019
6/11
2019
ICSF workshop on the implementation of the SSF Guidelines at local level in India
05/11/2019 - 06/11/2019
FAO supports an International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) project on social, economic and environmental transformation of inland and marine small-scale fisheries. In early November, ICSF in collaboration with the Kerala Institute of...
5/ 11
2019
FAO empowers small-scale fisheries across the Eastern Central Atlantic region - Strengthened artisanal fisheries to significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity
05/11/2019
Artisanal fisheries, also referred as small-scale fisheries, is a predominant livelihood in Africa, which comprises of more than half of the fisheries sector and involves more than 7.5 million men...
30/ 10
2019
31/10
2019
Central American sub-regional meeting on the implementation of the SSF Guidelines
30/10/2019 - 31/10/2019
The meeting was an important milestone for the Central America Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization (OSPESCA) member countries Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama to...
14/ 10
2019
18/10
2019
World Food Day & the Committee on World Food Security
14/10/2019 - 18/10/2019
World Food Day will take place on 16th October during Committee on World Food Security
10/ 10
2019
11/10
2019
Expert workshop acknowledges sustainability and potential in non-certified seafood
10/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
How do we drive sustainability improvements in non-certified seafood? How do we recognize non-certified seafood that is already produced in a sustainable manner? And how can our collective efforts help...
8/ 10
2019
11/10
2019
Seminar promoted safety at sea and decent work in line with the SSF Guidelines
08/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
In October, FAO organized a regional technical seminar on safety at sea, decent workand the fight against IUU fishing together with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea,...
7/ 10
2019
10/10
2019
Exploring Information and Communication Technology for Fisheries
07/10/2019 - 10/10/2019
Early October, ABALOBI and Blue Ventures, two NGOs using ICTs in their support to small-scale fisheries, organized an international workshop called ICT4Fisheries in practice in Cape Town, South Africa. Information...
19/ 9
2019
Small-scale fisheries round table talks on partnerships and market opportunities
19/09/2019
To enable stakeholders in fisheries to open up to new opportunities, including access to new markets, the FAO Office in Côte d'Ivoire, in collaboration with the Ministry of Animal and...
6/ 9
2019
7/9
2019
ICSF workshop on improving inland fisheries governance
06/09/2019 - 07/09/2019
This national workshop arranged by ICSF with support from FAO was a step towards developing an implementation plan for putting India's 2018 Draft National Policy on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture...
3/ 9
2019
6/9
2019
GIZ staff and consultants got to know the SSF Guidelines better
03/09/2019 - 06/09/2019
When the Deutsche Gesellshaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) hosted a regional conference for their staff members, consultants and implementing partners of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture projects in Africa, FAO together...
3/ 9
2019
5/9
2019
Multi-stakeholder meeting discussed resilient and equitable small-scale fisheries
03/09/2019 - 05/09/2019
How can organizations working in small-scale fisheries best coordinate their efforts to support development outcomes and inclusive governance? This was the focus of discussions at a meeting hosted by WorldFish...
2/ 9
2019
4/9
2019
Indigenous peoples workshop on governance in fisheries
02/09/2019 - 04/09/2019
In the context of implementing the SSF Guidelines, FAO has supported capacity development among indigenous peoples, and also supported the indigenous peoples' own initiative to establish the Alliance of Central...
12/ 8
2019
23/8
2019
EAFM training including the SSF Guidelines
12/08/2019 - 23/08/2019
The SSF Guidelines refer to the ecosystem approach to fisheries as an important principle but how do you integrate the two concepts? A training course in Myanmar in August allowed...
16/ 7
2019
19/7
2019
Training workshop in Cabo Verde: the use of SSF Guidelines in the context of CFI West Africa project
16/07/2019 - 19/07/2019
On 16-19 July 2019, a training workshop for FAO national staff and newly recruited consultants in addition to representatives from national, regional and local administrations for the FAO-GEF Coastal Fisheries...