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Report on the current performance of the shared management component of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and its impact on the Common Fisheries Policy

The present brief focuses on the contribution of sustainable marine food (i.e. seafood, which includes fish, crustaceans, molluscs and algae) to food security at global level and the impact...

How can policy makers successfully implement the policy changes needed to achieve greater economic, social, and environmental sustainability and resilience? This report combines lessons from the available...

Background The demand for fish and fish products is now higher than ever. However, several problems such as nutrient loading or excessive use of resources can be associated...

The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of biomass production and the use of biomass for the production of key products, as well as to map businesses operating in the field of bioeconomy in Estonia. The importance...

This study focuses on voluntary consumer information provided on Fishery and Aquaculture Products (FAPs). It explores its functioning, whether such a claims are compliant with EU...

Advances in ocean observing technologies and modeling provide the capacity to revolutionize the management of living marine resources. While traditional fisheries management approaches like single-species stock assessments...

The biological status of many commercially-exploited fishes remains unknown, mostly due to a lack of data necessary for their assessment. Investigating the spatio-temporal dynamics of such species can...

The FAO Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics is a compilation of statistical data on capture fisheries and aquaculture production, employment, commodities production and trade, apparent fish consumption and fishing...