Written by: Kelly Rojas Correa, FAO consultant 

 

With the participation of women and men leaders from the fisheries sector, institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations and partners of the Interinstitutional Group for Social Protection for Fisheries and Aq...

In a major step toward strengthening the country’s coastal fishing communities and sustainable fisheries management, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia (MMAF) has officially launched the National Action Plan for Small-Scale Fisheries Management (NPOA-SSF) on 5 Nove...

FAO officially launched the national implementation phase of the project Enhancing equitable, climate-resilient and sustainable small-scale fisheries through the SSF Guidelines implementation with a technical workshop held at Toliara, in the Atsimo-Andrefana Region...

Delegations from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka gathered in Chennai from 17–19 September 2025 to participate in a regional capacity development workshop to start the process of developing National Plans of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOAs-SSF) in each of the countries...

Represented at plenary, panel and side events, the United Republic of Tanzania highlighted its National Plan of Action for the SSF Guidelines (NPoA-SSF) as a flagship example of rights-based, inclusive fisheries management.