The FAO Virtual Expert Workshop on the Toolbox for Fisheries Co-management was held on 24, 26 and 28 May 2021 using the Zoom platform to finalize the outline and contents of the Toolbox for Fisheries Co-management Evaluation and to find [...more]

500 km off the coast of Senegal, in the Atlantic Ocean, an archipelago of ten islands and eight islets forms the Republic of Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde has more than 1 000 km of coastline on which about 80 percent [...more]

The news of the preparation of the FAO Guidebook for Evaluating Fisheries Co-management Effectiveness is arousing interest among fisheries stakeholders. During the week that celebrates the International Day of the Mediterranean Sea, the Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE), an [...more]

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are unique. Wonderful landscapes immersed in peculiar geographic conformations, small dimensions, and separation from mainland: this nature makes the approximately 60 million inhabitants who populate SIDS highly dependent on fisheries for their economy and [...more]

Following a busy week with over 30 sessions of the SSFOpenHouse to highlight the importance of small-scale fisheries and celebrate their unvaluable contributions, the last day was dedicated to “Capacity and Prospects”. The fifth day was dedicated to seven events, [...more]

During the webinar series on Unpacking the SSF Guidelines – One chapter per day, featured in the context of the Too Big To Ignore, the SFC team will lead the session Developing guidance and sharing lessons on co-management in Asia. The webinar will showcase co-management experiences in [...more]

Co-management is defined as a management arrangement whereby government and user groups share responsibility for the management and utilization of fisheries resources, with the goal of achieving a balance between economic and social goals, within the framework of preserving the [...more]

Fisheries is of vital importance in achieving food security and nutrition, and the sector plays a major role in national SIDS economies. The set of challenges SIDS need to face, such as shifting market access conditions of key markets as well legal and policy frameworks which must adapt to [...more]

A two-day hybrid meeting will bring together all aquaculture stakeholders in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to discuss how smart and sustainable aquaculture may contribute to achieve economic, environmental, and social sustainability and enhance biosecurity governance, systems and practices [...more]

Biosecurity is a fundamental concept to prevent and control the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases in aquaculture systems. Fish disease limits successful aquaculture production, with lasting effects on socio-economic development. It can lead, among the others, to food shortage, [...more]