Papers and more

The fisheries environment in the region of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is important to the communities living around the region. [Continue]

This document is an update of the 1997 National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) implementation plan for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (Code). [Continue]

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 564  [Continue]

Creating a Direct Connection Between Fishermen and Consumers - By Anna Child [Continue]

An environmental comparison between artisanal fisheries in the Casamance region and a trawl fishery based in Dakar - FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1044 [Continue]

The project focuses on post-harvest issues for freshwater species in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia [Continue]

In this 35th anniversary year of the Magnuson Stevens Act, the nation’s cornerstone for managing living marine resources, NOAA Fisheries releases the 14th Annual Report to Congress on the Status of the Nation’s Fisheries. [Continue]

INCOTERMS are an integral part of the international transactions, dealing with the questions related to the delivery of the products from the seller to the buyer and indicating their respective obligations. [Continue]

Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) - Twenty-ninth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Committee on Fisheries [Continue]

A video on women employed in artisanal fisheries in Senegal [Continue]

Presentations given by Norman Grant, Chairman - Seafood Importers Association of Australasia Inc [Continue]

Presentation by Steven Wilson Chief Quality Officer USDC Seafood Inspection Program [Continue]

A “supermarket revolution” has occurred in developing countries in the past 2 decades. We focus on three specific issues that reflect the impact of this revolution, particularly in Asia: continuity in transformation, innovation in transformation, and unique development strategies.  [Continue]

¿Cuáles nuevas especies podrían alcanzar niveles comparables con camarones, salmón o tilapia?  [Continue]

For historical and traditional reasons, markets and marketing of fresh water tilapia in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region is of major importance in mainly two countries: Egypt and the Sudan. However, in recent years, due to the declining trend in landings from capture fisheries coupled with several favourable characteristics several countries in the wider MENA Region where demand for tilapias is growing, have introduced tilapia farming in their aquaculture projects. [Continue]

Tilapia is both a genus of fishes in the Cichlidae family and the common name for nearly a hundred species of freshwater and some brackish water cichlid fishes belonging to the three genera Tilapia, Sarotherodon, and Oreochromis.  [Continue]

This paper provides an updated review of world tuna fisheries. Previous studies discussed the historical development of tuna fisheries, described current world tuna fisheries, and explained the technological developments that have affected fishing operations. The current paper expands the discussion to include socioeconomic aspects of the tuna industry as a whole, specifically including recent changes in processing, trade, marketing and consumer preferences. [Continue]

Form Preface: This book is the result of many years’ experience of teaching fisheries economics and management, also called bioeconomics, for undergraduate and graduate students in interdisciplinary programs, both in Norway and abroad. [Continue]

FAO and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have initiated a comprehensive value-chain analysis of international fish trade with an impact assessment of the small-sale sector in developing countries (1). The aim is to identify ways to improve food security for local populations through more informed policy decisions.  [Continue]

Arab fisheries resources, capture and farmed, are considered very important sectors for development. If rationally and scientifically exploited, fisheries could play an important role in meeting increased demand for food and in spearheading the economies of several Arab states.  [Continue]

Eurofish cooperates with INFOFISH, the producer of The Fish Inspector, to send out the Newsletter to all European subscribers.  [Continue]

El presente documento sobre los nombres locales de las especies pesqueras de importancia en América Latina tiene por objetivo ayudar al reconocimiento de los recursos que, muchas veces, se denominan de diferentes maneras de acuerdo a los países o a las diveras regiones de un mismo país. [Continue]

FAO estimates total fish imports to have exceeded USD 100 billion in 2008, for the first time in history. The value of fish exports is estimated slightly lower. About half of world fish exports originate in developing countries, while 80% of world imports go to the developed part of the world. [Continue]

With aquaculture representing a growing share of world production of fish and fishery products, the sector also contributes a growing proportion of the fish entering into international and regional trade. [Continue]

This collection of four CD-ROMs provides the identification of wild capture and aquaculture fish and fishery products found on European markets.  [Continue]

State of exploitation of marine fishery resources - FAO analysis of marine fishery resources (full report available as FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 457). [Continue]

A selection of papers presented during the 2nd ad-hoc workshop on fish price indices held in Sardinia (Italy), 28-29 September 2010  [Continue]

The new issue of FAO's Food Outlook providing market analysis on the major food commodities in world trade. [Continue]

With data series extending for 60 years, including catch data for almost 1850 species items, and reflecting geo-political, historical and natural events, the FAO capture database provides a service to the community interested in fishery information.  [Continue]