AU-IBAR and AUC Set to Advance Ocean Priorities at UNOC3 Side Event
At the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the African Union (AU), through its various institutions including the Inter-African Bureau…
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New Regional Network Formed to Support Small-Scale Octopus Fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean
AU-IBAR, with the assistance of the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (SIDA), successfully concluded its Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop in…
Tanzania Declares Two New MPAs in Pemba Island Biodiversity Hotspot at UN Ocean Conference
New MPAs in northeast and southeast Pemba cover over 1,300 km² of critical marine ecosystems The areas protect coral reefs,…
HUGE WAVE OF RATIFICATIONS FOR HIGH SEAS TREATY MARKS HISTORIC PROGRESS TOWARDS ENTRY INTO FORCE
Nice, 9 June 2025, Today at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, High Seas Alliance congratulates progress on…
UN Ocean Conference 2025 to feature extensive trade and development agenda
Trade’s vital role in fostering sustainable ocean economies that leave no one behind will be in the spotlight during the…
Protecting SA’s oceans economy through research
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has placed the spotlight on the pioneering work of…
Japan funds renovation of Marine biodiversity Exhibition facility
The Exhibition Facility of the Albion Fisheries Research Centre, refurbished by the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation…
Liberia joins the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)
The Republic of Liberia has taken a significant step towards enhancing fisheries governance by joining the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).…
Mauritania achieves ‘Compliant’ status under the FiTI Standard
Mauritania has become the second country globally to achieve an overall compliant status in implementing the FiTI Standard. The FiTI International Board congratulates Mauritania on this…
AU-IBAR Boosts Aquaculture Research with Delivery of Specialized Water Quality and Lab Equipment to University of Ibadan
On May 2, 2025, AU-IBAR reached a significant milestone in its collaboration with the University of Ibadan, an African Union…