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Africa: Fisheries Indicators 'Too Narrow' to Show Real Impact
SciDev.Net, 26 May 2015
Global monitoring of fisheries must be improved to understand the mismatch between protecting marine life and the vital role fishing plays in many economies, according to a study. Read more »
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Africa: Angling for Gender Equality in the Seafood Industry
FAO, 18 May 2015
New FAO report traces fisheries' glass ceiling Read more »
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Africa: Plankton Trawl Reveals Ten Times the Species
SciDev.Net, 28 May 2015
The number of known plankton species floating in our oceans has increased ten-fold thanks to an international study aiming to understand the impact of climate change. Read more »
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Angola: FAO Spends U.S $11 Million to Fund Fisheries Projects
ANGOP, 27 May 2015
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said it will invest about 11 million dollars until 2016 to fund ten projects of the Angolan fisheries sector. Read more »
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Angola: Fisheries Minister Launches Programme to Support Women in Fish Processing
ANGOP, 27 May 2015
A total of 188 fish processing women in the municipalities of Nzeto, Soyo and Tomoboco, northern Zaire province, will benefit from micro-credit to foster the activity under the… Read more »
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Angola: Fisheries Sector Plays Key Role in Economic Diversification
ANGOP, 27 May 2015
Fisheries plays an important role in diversification of economy and support the implementation of reduction policy in foreign dependence with a view to covering domestic… Read more »
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Somalia: Oman Blocks Suspect Fishing Vessels
Shabelle, 27 May 2015
Oman has been praised by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) for closing its ports to vessels suspected of engaging in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in… Read more »
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Angola: Zaire - Minister to Lay Cornerstone for Construction of Artisanal Fishing Quay in Nzeto
ANGOP, 25 May 2015
The Fisheries minister, Vitória de Barros Neto, will lay on Tuesday in Nzeto municipality, northern Zaire province, the cornerstone for the construction of the artisanal… Read more »
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Nigeria: 174 Women Trained On Aquaculture, Poultry
Daily Trust, 21 May 2015
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with MDGs and the Destined Women and Child Foundation in Abuja have organised a five-day training for 174 women on aquaculture… Read more »
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Uganda: Making a Kill From Fish Farming
Independent (Kampala), 24 May 2015
Farmers harvest fish from a cage set up on the Ugandan portion of Lake Victoria. File PhotoLocal experts ask government to assist fish farmers amidst dwindling stocks in Uganda's… Read more »
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Namibia: Illicit Fishing Depletes Stocks in Zambezi
New Era, 20 May 2015
The decline in the volume of fish in the Zambezi Region is attributed to sophisticated fishing methods used by foreign nationals in the lakes and rivers of the region. Read more »