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,…
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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…
Strategic agreement to combat illicit, illegal and unregulated fishing
A Ministerial Declaration on the Plan Régional de Surveillance de Pêches (PRSP), as well as an Agreement on the administrative…
Blue economy: Experts deliberate on development of operational oceanography
The 20th Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) and Integrated Annual Meetings kicked off this morning at the Labourdonnais…