Many fishermen in Zambia use poor fishing methods involving insecticide-treated mosquito nets or the use of harmful substances to catch fish. Such traditionally applied, illegal methods are leading to the depletion of…
Climate risks are projected to affect fish biomass around the world's ocean. Lowering emissions can substantially mitigate these impacts, benefiting nearly all regions.
In the coming years, the demand for aquatic food is set to further rise. It is all the more important to minimise the huge losses incurred along the value chain. But to achieve this, they first of all have to be…
World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time. Record production of aquatic foods underlines the sector’s…
The growth rates for fish and seafood production in aquaculture are limited and have already passed their peak, a study says. Scientists say that without wild fish, the world would face an annual shortage of fish food of…
Can subsidised crop insurances contribute to rural development? The European Union allows subsidies for insurances of aquaculture stocks, and the FAO suggests this helps to increase seafood production. However, studies…
Global action to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has stepped up as more and more countries commit to FAO’s Agreement on Port State Measures.
But this cookbook by FAO is about more than cooking. Published in the UN-designated International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, it carries an appeal to recognise the important contribution of fishers to…
Aquatic foods are contributing more than ever before to food security and nutrition. A Blue Transformation in how we produce, manage, trade and consume aquatic foods is crucial to achieving the SDGs, the report states.
Aquatic foods and food systems have long lived in the shadow in agricultural research. Last year’s award of the World Food Prize could change this. Prize recipient Shakuntala Thilsted on healthy nutrition for the poor…
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