The ocean surrounding Kiribati is a precious source for the population livelihoods: it provides employment, source of income and healthy food. Kiribati has one of the highest per capita consumption of fish in the world with around 77 kg/capita. In [...more]

Fisheries co-management is a powerful tool to protect our oceans and improve livelihoods. Check this video to see why The Republic of Korea and FAO are working to improve it.

Project “Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities: Sustainable Fisheries and Diverse Livelihoods” Virtual meeting, Maputo, the Republic of Mozambique, 22 December 2021 The five-year FAO project “Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities: Sustainable Fisheries and Diverse Livelihoods” aims at improving [...more]

Down the coast of Southeastern Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Mozambique has the geographic potential to develop its economy, reduce poverty and improve livelihoods from aquatic resources. Mozambique has a coastline of 2 470 km (one of [...more]

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]