The Republic of Seychelles has launched the worlds first sovereign blue bond-a pioneering financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects
Aquaculture
Premier Fishing results 40 per cent increase in profits
Premier, one of the largest managed fishing businesses in South Africa, has announced that the company’s revenue increased by 20 per cent from US$28.01mn to US$33.46mn compared to the prior period
South Africa gives progress on allocation of fishing rights
The fishing industry needs more Africans in general to participate as Small Scale Fisheries (SSF) at all levels as primary fishers, processors and marketers, said Senzeni Zokwana, South Africa’s agriculture minister
ALSF strengthen capacity in fisheries agreements and licences
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and African Development Bank (AfDB) held a capacity development workshop to support coastal African countries in effectively negotiating fisheries agreements and concessions
‘Fish stocks in Ghana's marine waters face imminent threat of depletion’
Fish stock assessment of Ghanas marine waters and declining catches of small pelagic fish indicate an imminent threat of stock depletion, according to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP)