Source & Author: FIS The non-government organisation The Nature Conservancy calls for data scientists to join a technology challenge intended to transform Pacific tuna fisheries and ensure a sustainable seafood supply for generations.
Read MoreSource & Author: FIS The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) this week presented a cooperation project to support eleven Latin American and Caribbean countries to put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Read MoreSource: AllAfrica Author: Premium Partner The African Development Bank’s African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) and the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) jointly organized a workshop on “Combatting illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in West Africa.”
Read MoreSource & Author: FAO Gap analysis of inconsistencies in standards and norms
Read MoreSource: The Guardian Author: Charles Clover The UN has pledged to ensure healthy, productive oceans – but how can this be achieved when demand for fish has never been higher
Read MoreSource: SeafoodSource.com Author: Nicki Holmyard Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is widely acknowledged to be one of the fundamental issues preventing governments and regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) from achieving sustainable fisheries.
Read MoreSource: Huffington Post Author: Peter Eigen The fishing communities dotted along Africa’s often inhospitable coastline have overcome many challenges before. But they now face some of their most difficult challenges ever.
Read MoreSource: The Southern Times Author: Staff Reporter A GROUND-BREAKING new maritime document, which has been considered and discussed at the highest level, has the potential to truly boost the protection of Africa’s coasts and seas and to create healthy and sustainable blue economies.
Read MoreSource and Author: Pew Charitable Trust Smaller fishing vessels can now be given unique IMO numbers
Read MoreSource & Author: EU Commission The global ocean economy is estimated at €1.3 trillion. Climate change, poverty and food security are some of the global challenges that can be effectively addressed, if oceans are better protected and sustainably managed.
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