Sustainable fisheries

29 Mar
2021

The practice of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing exacerbates overfishing through distorting our understanding of what has been caught. It also threatens marine ecosystems and the livelihood of coastal communities worldwide. IUU fishing remains a rampant phenomenon, enabled in part by poor traceability and a lack of transparency in seafood supply chains. One way […]

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9 Feb
2021

Source: FAO 8 February 2021, Rome – The 34th session of FAO’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI34) ended its week-long meeting on Friday with its Members endorsing the first-ever Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, urging stronger action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and stressing the importance of recovering from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

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2 Feb
2021

Source: FAO FAO Committee on Fisheries this week explores sustainable future for a fast growing industry 1 February 2021, Rome – Fisheries and aquaculture are of critical importance for global food security as well as recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said […]

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