Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

Since the close of the 20th century, high economic and social expectations (including livelihoods) have been placed on ‘blue’ growth to fuel a ‘blue’ economy, with a view to creating a ‘blue’...

Seaweed is seen as a promising future source of biomass, and significant efforts are taken to upscale seaweed aquaculture production in Europe. Despite regulatory frameworks for food safety...

This document outlines a roadmap for the transformation of aquatic food systems - ‘Blue Transformation’, providing a compass for the FAO’s work on aquatic food systems for the period 2022–2030. This roadmap...

New rules for a reinforced control system enter into force today, Tuesday 9 January 2024. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled...

Animals and plants worldwide are structured in global biogeographic regions, which were shaped by major geologic forces during Earth history. Recently, humans have...

Organised for the first time in 2024, European Ocean Days will be a week of events related to European maritime topics. Find out more here.