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The potential of African inland fisheries is largely underestimated. However, fully harnessing its potential is essential to meet the continent’s growing demand for food of high nutritional value...

The highest theoretical equilibrium yield that can be continuously taken (on average) from a stock under existing (average) environmental conditions without affecting significantly the reproduction...

Live weight of fishery products is derived from the landed or product weight by the application of certain factors and is designed to represent the actual weight of the fishery product as it was taken...

Geographical fishing areas in the European Union Common fisheries policy are defined for a number of specific areas of water: - the north-east Atlantic, which is roughly the area...

Means aquatic organisms resulting from any fishing activity or products derived therefrom. Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013...

Wild forage fish can provide nutrients essential for human health, yet some nutrients may be lost when forage fish are used...

Feedback, a UK and Netherlands based organisation campaigning for sustainable and ethical food, has published a report linking the Norwegian salmon farming industry to poor nutrition and livelihood...