FAO, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF), and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) opened today the 3-days “Inter-regional Workshop on Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development” to launch the newly developed fisheries [...more]

29 November–1 December 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF) and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) are jointly organizing a hybrid Inter-regional Workshop on Fisheries [...more]

An online collection of tools and resources that can be used in the evaluation process of fisheries co-management effectiveness. The tools and resources may be useful to the planners, evaluation team, and participating stakeholders.

  The SVC4SIDS is a global project implemented by FAO with funding from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea. In Cabo Verde, the SVC4SIDS project is working to enhance the effectiveness of the tuna and black [...more]

Following the validation workshop held in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique, in June 2022, which highlighted the challenges and opportunities for fisheries co-management and fishing communities’ livelihoods, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the Ministry of Oceans [...more]

The Republic of Korea through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is investing USD 1.2 million to strengthen shrimp aquaculture in Sri Lanka. The investment is part of a global project implemented by FAO in Sri [...more]

8-10 November 2022  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the Ministry of Fisheries of Sri Lanka are jointly launching a Project Inception Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture through Effective Biosecurity and Digital Technology. Through an in-depth presentation [...more]

Evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness This course offers a process and method to evaluate the performance of a fisheries co-management system, in order to enhance its effectiveness in delivering benefits and contributing to environmental, social and economic sustainability and good governance.                           Audience   The primary [...more]

The Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness offers a process and method to evaluate the performance of a fisheries co-management system and its plan in order to enhance its effectiveness in delivering benefits and in contributing to environmental, social and [...more]

With an approximate 16.1%1 of the world’s total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surrounding them (averaging 28 times1 the country’s land mass), Small island developing states (SIDS) face several challenges. And although SIDS are the most reliant on ocean economy sectors, [...more]