Maia Perraudeau, September 2023 The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) met this year from 7th to 11th August, in the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. The Commission meeting was preceded by a week of meetings of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP), and by meetings of the IATTC committees on...

Lucy Unwin, September 2023 SFACT have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Aveiro in Portugal, a public foundation under private law whose mission is ‘to contribute to and develop graduate and postgraduate education and training, research, and cooperation with society’. This MoU will allow SFACT and the University of Aveiro to...

Lucy Unwin, September 2023 SFACTs newest scholar, Adam Ziyad, has just embarked on his PhD studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia under the supervision of Professor Quentin Hanich. Mr. Ziyad is a Maldivian national who has worked in the Fisheries Department of the Maldives’ Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture since 2003, holding...

Lucy Unwin, July 2023 Small-scale fisheries contribute to the livelihoods of 379 million people globally and play a crucial role in promoting sustainable seafood practices and supporting coastal communities. Their use of low-impact fishing methods, contribution to local economies, focus on quality, and stewardship of marine ecosystems all contribute to the long-term health and resilience...

Lucy Unwin, May 2023 The 27th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) was held in Mauritius from the 8th – 12th of May 2023, in order to discuss the need to reduce catch allocations for overfished Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna stocks and the management of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the Indian...