https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/520.html Rest of Africa Fishing news 15 Fishing news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/520.html en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:38:47 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/520/200136.html A five-year, $50m Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded programme rolled out by FAO and its partners have made progress in protecting international waters' biodiversity possible; of which eighteen new areas protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems, including sea turtles and tuna, has been established, making these waters less harmful. "Keeping international waters healthy and preserving their rich biodiversity has long been a challenge for marine areas that do not fall under the responsibility of any one country," says Maria Helena Semedo, FAO's deputy director-general, climate and natural resources. 1-200136 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/643/197700.html Oil spills can be deadly, killing microscopic organisms, thus damaging entire food chains and causing severe environmental damage. To combat oil spills, Oil Spill Eater II (OSE II) was developed in 1989 in the USA and has been used to clean up more than 44 000 spills since. Approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (and featured on the National Contingency Plan List) and the UK Marine Management Organisation, OSE II is now available in South Africa through Lubrication Engineers (LE) SA. 1-197700 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/520/197072.html The EU, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a €40m, five-year programme (FISH4ACP) to boost the development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. 1-197072 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/520/192444.html According to a new FAO working paper investigating an array of species and related livelihoods that too often are undervalued, small freshwater fish around Africa offer a large and underrecognised opportunity to boost food and nutrition security. 1-192444 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/520/191408.html The foraging behaviour of African penguins could provide useful information to aid fisheries management, a study conducted in South Africa suggests. 1-191408 Thu, 30 May 2019 11:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/187052.html South African fishing and food company Sea Harvest International (SHI) has entered into a bid implementation agreement with its 56.3% held Australian subsidiary, Mareterram, regarding the potential acquisition of the remaining shares of Mareterram by way of an off-market takeover offer. 1-187052 Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/358/180971.html There are two strong arguments why we need to get greater involvement of women and youth in agriculture - pragmatic and strategic. 1-180971 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/520/177187.html Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and overfishing deplete fish stocks and cause billions of dollars in losses a year, experts say. But new technologies offer opportunities to combat IUU, particularly for countries with limited means to patrol their waters or enforce legislation, said the London-based think-tank the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). 1-177187 Fri, 18 May 2018 09:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/358/173390.html In a big step towards cleaner seas and safer navigation, countries agreed on a set of draft Voluntary Guidelines on Marking Fishing Gear. When abandoned, lost or discarded at sea, fishing gear, made predominantly of plastic, forms a significant component of marine debris. Approximately eight million tonnes of plastic litter end up in our oceans every year, 10% of which is estimated to come from the fisheries sector. 1-173390 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/520/134676.html GENEVA: Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned on Wednesday. 1-134676 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Fishing Rest of Africa