African small-scale fishing communities mobilise ahead of the CAMFA II After a two-day meeting in Abidjan, the representatives of the 15-nation strong African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Professional Organisat... 06/04/2014
PNA discusses need to keep control of tuna supply The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) – comprising eight Pacific island countries that control the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery supp... 06/04/2014
EP resolution on Thai FTA A resolution was approved by the European Parliament (EP) on “[t]he situation and future prospects of the European fishing sector in the context of... 06/04/2014
New FAO study demonstrates that aquaculture benefits local communities In order to address governance problems caused by the aquaculture industry’s fast growth, the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has publishe... 23/03/2014
Trade data analysis to track IUU fishing activities Participants to the fourth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop were presented with a tool to analyse existing fish trade data,as a cost-... 23/03/2014
Fish trade prospects to 2030 presented in a new report The World Bank, together with the FAO, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Arkansas University, published a report ent... 23/03/2014
Proposals on access agreement transparency inserted in UNGA resolution on sustainable fisheries For the annual review of the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution on sustainable fisheries, the EC consulted the Long Distance Regional... 08/03/2014
EU institutions agree on European fisheries aid 2014–2020 After negotiations were suspended last December, the EU Parliament, Council and Commission finally reached an agreement on the European Maritime an... 08/03/2014
Reinforced rules on labelling of fisheries products The reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), in its rules for the Common Market Organisation (CMO) of fish products, stipulates that European consum... 08/03/2014
“Our advice is for Kenya to negotiate the FPA as a development tool” An interview with Peter Sol Rogers, Head of Trade Policy and Business Development at Wanainchi Marine Products, (K) Ltd Peter Sol RogersPeter Sol Rogers is Head of Trade Policy and Business Development at Wanainchi Marine Products Company, in Kenya. He was als... 08/03/2014