The mission of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of FAO is to facilitate and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world's fisheries and aquaculture. FAO is acutely aware of the fundamental social and economic role played by these two sectors in:
Meeting global and national sustainable food security.
Providing self and paid employment for fishing and aquaculture related communities as a means of alleviating poverty in these fishing communities and stemming rural/urban drift.
Huge search continues for missing crew after fishing boat sinks United Kingdom
A desperate search for two missing fishermen has entered its second day after their boat sank off the East Sussex coast.
The coastguard pulled one man from the water after the vessel, Joanna C, se...
Domestic market situation for wholesale frozen fish Russia Fed.
From November 16 to 22, the price dynamics of frozen fish in the wholesale segment of the domestic market continued to be multidirectional.
In the Far East region, prices for pollock (93 rubles / k...
Lots of fishing is going on across Alaska – November updates! United States
A preliminary wrap up of Alaska’s 2020 salmon fishery shows that communities will be hurting in terms of fish tax revenues this coming year. The value of salmon landings is down by half or much ...
Frozen yellow croaker imports, down 50% year-on-year South Korea
In October 2020, the import volume of frozen yellow croaker was 318 tons, down 50 % from 631 tons in the previous year, while the cumulative import volume in October was 3,230 tons, down 27 % from 4,4...
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