To mark International Women's Day, and taking advantage of her visit to Brussels as part of the Fisheries and Oceans Dialogues organised by the European Commission, we interview Raïssa Madou, a fish processor in Côte d'Ivoire.
European Ocean Pact: small-scale fisheries insist they are part of the solution
It’s a long way to mutual understanding: European and African stakeholders find common ground on fishing joint ventures
The European Transport Federation (ETF) examines the new social clause in European fisheries agreements
8th OACPS Ministerial meeting declaration: "SSF are the mainstay of OACPS' fisheries sector with enduring roots in traditions and values"
Costas Kadis: “the EU Ocean Pact will be a model of sustainability, good governance, and coherence”
8th meeting of OACPS Ministers Responsible for Oceans, Inland Waters and Fisheries: artisanal fisheries representatives call for the protection of coastal zones by and for communities
In September 2024, the Ministers responsible for Fisheries of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) met in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to discuss the theme ‘ Accelerating action for sustainable and resilient oceans, fisheries and aquaculture in OECP member countries and regions’.
MEPs discuss international challenges to be addressed by EU fisheries and aquaculture policies
Senegal fishers lodge a complaint against energy companies for failing to exercise due diligence in their GTA project
COFI reaffirms the importance of capture fisheries and the crucial contribution of small-scale and artisanal fishers
The EU must not support intensive fish farming — it's not sustainable
African and European stakeholders call for the development of a regulatory framework for sustainable fisheries joint ventures
Senegal's exports of fishmeal and fish oil "explode"
Liberian artisanal fishers oppose further unravelling of their fishing zone to let trawlers in
In April 2024, the Liberian National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) invited several fisheries stakeholders to validate a draft fisheries management plan for a multi-species deep-water shrimp fishery, which are very vulnerable and already over-exploited. LAFA deplores the absence of an appropriate stakeholder engagement during the development of the plan.