Nigeria sets sights on reducing fish imports, including by developing foreign tuna fishing A number of recent press articles have reported on Nigeria’s plans to reduce its annual fish imports, and on the introduction of national strategie... 03/10/2014
Emerging issues regarding the assessment and management of seafood safety and quality FAO has published a new technical paper on current practices and emerging issues in seafood safety and quality, including the changing regulatory f... 03/10/2014
EU and Spanish support FAO work for a global register of fishing vessels Commenting on the outcome of the 31st Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries, the EC noted that that there was broad support for the establishme... 24/09/2014
EU and Mozambique open talks on the renewal of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement Protocol The EU and Mozambique met in Maputo to launch negotiations for the renewal of the SFPA protocol due to expire on 31 January 2015. The current proto... 23/09/2014
EU–Morocco SFPA finally signed by Morocco: European fishermen hope to restart fishing in August Morocco’s King Mohammed VI took advantage of Spain’s King Felipe VI’s visit to announce that, at last, he will be signing the fishing agreement wit... 22/09/2014
EU and Madagascar agree new SFPA protocol The EU and Madagascar initialled a 4-year protocol to the SFPA with Madagascar. The EU financial compensation for this agreement is about €6 millio... 21/09/2014
Guinea Bissau and the EU reactivate the procedure for an SFPA Following the national elections in April 2014, the EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries met the newly appointed Prime Minister from... 18/09/2014
EU and Mauritania restart negotiations for a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement The second round of negotiations for the renewal of the EU–Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) concluded without reaching... 17/09/2014
Call on the EU to ban subsidies for high seas fishing The Global Ocean Commission (GOC), an initiative composed of 17 government and business leaders, called for an international governance system for... 07/09/2014