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The second informal meeting of the UN/CEFACT Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries (ToS SF) took place in Hangzhou, China, on 16 October 2018. The team reviewed the promotion, development and implementation of the Fisheries Language for Universal eXchange (FLUX) standard...

The findings of the “FAO Global Study on Transshipment: Regulations, Practices, Monitoring and Control” were publicly presented at a Side Event held during the thirty-third session of the Committee of Fisheries (COFI), at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy on...

The Global Record, released to the public on Monday 09 July 2018, can be part of the solution to bridge the information gap that surrounds many IUU fishing activities, including those related to the transshipment of fish products.  Alicia Mosteiro, Fishery...

A third of the global eligible fleet has been registered on the Information System of the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record) which was publicly released today. The Information System was released during a...

A Side Event, entitled "Developments in combatting IUU fishing", held on the first day of the thirty-third Session of the Committee of Fisheries (COFI), was well received by the approximately 120 delegates that attended.  The hour-long event was held at the...