Various stakeholders on Friday rejected the proposal to allow commercial fishing vessels to go fishing within the 15-kilometer municipal fishing ground in the Philippines due to its potential adverse impact on the environment and the livelihood of municip...

Shanghai's market authorities have detected 68 cases in a crackdown on sales from illegal fishing in the Yangtze River basin since August, Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation said on Thursday. A total of 187 pieces of information related to s...

Fisheries officers and the Canadian Coast Guard say they seized 337 crab traps over a five-day crackdown on illegal fishing in B.C.’s Boundary Bay. The joint operation was the first time a coast guard hovercraft from the Sea Island base was used for ...

A new organisation established to represent all sectors of Ireland’s fishing, seafood and ancillary service industries has a number of agendas – and high on the list is seeking recognition by government and the Department of Marine that the seafood in...

Covid-19 has caused “widespread upheaval” for the fishing and aquaculture industry around the world, according to a new FAO report. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, The impact of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture food systems...

Promoting women’s roles in dynamic aquaculture sectors can provide a stabilising element in post-conflict areas, particularly in Kenya. A continued question that is asked in international relations circles is how to create stability and growth in pos...

Steve Pocock used to rely on rainproof notebooks to count his oysters off Read Island, but recently he upgraded his operations to include tagging machines and a software program. Pocock received funding from B.C.’s traceability program, which provide...

In a Statement to the 34th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI), the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has stated: 1. The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) welcomes this Agenda item COFI/2020/...

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, CBD, ḥas issued the following Statement on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 02 February 2021: Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands as this year marks 50 years of dedi...

Two upcoming events on food security, nutrition and small-scale fisheries are scheduled to be held over the next two weeks. The first is the CFS 47 Side Event: Exploring the application of CFS instruments to address gender, youth, inequality and data s...