Selling and marketing fish in the Solomon Islands More than half of all households in the Solomon Islands are involved in some sort of fishing activity, with the percentage of households involved i... 10/03/2015
Pacific Islands fisheries observers Sixty-seven fisheries observers were trained in 2014 by SPC with financial support from the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency. 10/03/2015
24th Executive Committee of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is holding its first regional meeting for 2015 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 09/03/2015
WTO framework for international market access in fisheries and aquaculture Delegates from 11 countries participated in a joint workshop organised by FAO and Info-SAMAK, on a ‘WTO framework for international market access i... 11/10/2014
Addressing challenges of fish feed supply The latest Globefish report on fishmeal and fish oil highlights that a growing demand from the sectors using animal feed (aquaculture/agriculture)... 11/10/2014
Developments in Ghana–EU fisheries relations While visiting a Fisheries Enforcement Unit in Tema in August, Ghana’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture stated that “the fishing industry, if... 07/10/2014
South African hake thrives under Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reports that 10 years after it awarded its ecolabel to South Africa’s hake trawl fishery, this fishery has dem... 07/10/2014
EU Member States that have exceeded their fishing quotas in 2013 will face reduced quotas in 2014 According to a press release by Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, “The 10 EU Member States that declared having e... 03/10/2014
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