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]

Myanmar, one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia, has a coastline of about 3 000 km and extensive marine and freshwater fisheries resources. The whole fishery and aquaculture sector provide opportunities for employment to 2.3 million people and fish is [...more]

24-25 November 2020 Myanmar Project Area Identification Meeting| Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities   A two-day virtual meeting will bring together all fisheries stakeholders in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to discuss how fisheries co-management systems may [...more]

The substantial demand for tuna among sushi and sashimi lovers mainly in North America has been the driving force behind the development of tuna fisheries in the Caribbean region for exports. As a result of this global demand, a number [...more]

7 - 11 and 17 September 2020  FAO Virtual global expert workshop on the fisheries co-management evaluation guidebook The FAO Virtual global expert workshop on the fisheries co-management evaluation guidebook was held from 7 to 11 and 17 September 2020 using the [...more]