How fisheries contribute to food security – and why this needs greater recognition Sustainable food from aquatic ecosystems plays an increasingly critical role in global food security and nutrition. For instance, small-scale fisheries are estimated to account for over 50% of animal protein intake in many of the least developed countries...

During the 2018 WTO Public Forum in Geneva in the beginning of this month, the FAO organized a working session called FAO Instruments supporting the Sustainability of Traded Fish and Fisheries Products. This session focused on how international instruments and initiatives can contribute to sustainable trade in fish and fishery products. The SSF...

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a "High-level Conference on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea" (Malta, 25-26 September 2018). This event represents the culmination of work carried...

In September, approximately 240 participants from 30 countries gathered at a high-level conference in Valletta, Malta, to discuss progress made in recent years and solutions to support the small-scale fisheries sector. The conference, organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, in partnership with other actors, led to the...

Parliamentarians from 17 countries met in Panama in September for the IV Foro de Parlamentarios de la Pesca y la Acuicultura de América Latina y el Caribe. The forum was organized by the FAO in coordination with the Latin American parliament (PARLATINO), the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger (PFH) and the...