Overfishing by foreign vessels is driving many species towards extinction and destroying the livelihoods of fishing communities in countries such as Ghana, Liberia and Mauritania, said the London-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

The Nigerian government plans to boost local production of species, in an attempt to reduce the import of fish

Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the worlds most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to an FAO report

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) will collaborate with the government of Liberia to launch an aquaculture project valued at US$492,000