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With fish production estimated to reach 204 million tonnes in 2030, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing costs up to $23 billion every year to countries and affects one in every five fish caught. UNECE member states face these issues both on the high seas and in areas within...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities are putting fish stocks and marine ecosystems in peril, jeopardizing a vital supply of food and nutrition for billions of people. As leaders in the seafood sector, we are determined to act collaboratively...

Ahead of the Fisherman's Day, celebrated this year on July 12, Vasily Sokolov, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo), gave an interview to the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation on issues related to the development of the...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources, is organizing a seminar on the development of strategies and a national action plan for the implementation of the 2009...

As the third African State to ratify the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) in 2014, Mozambique is now moving ahead with key steps in efforts to implement the agreement, and close their ports to illegally caught fish. Read the article published...