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UN Sustainable Development Goals
Organizations relating to Fisheries
Global Partnership for Oceans / Est. 2012
Baltic Fishermen's Association / Fredericia, Denmark
International Association of Fishing Industry Workers' Unions / Moscow, Russia
Nordic Fishermen's Council / Copenhagen, Denmark / Est. 1992
Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acuicola del Istmo Centroamericano, Panama / La Libertad, El Salvador
Arabian Aquaculture Society / Alexandria, Egypt
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation / Wellington, New Zealand
Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute / Chaguaramas, Trinidad-Tobago / Est. 1974
Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea / Libreville, Gabon / Est. 1984
European Association of Fisheries Economists / Sukarrieta, Spain / Est. 1989
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership / Honolulu HI, USA / Est. 2006
Mediterranean Advisory Council / Rome, Italy
Caribbean Fishery Management Council / San Juan, Puerto Rico / Est. 1976
International Organisation for the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Europe / Copenhagen, Denmark / Est. 2001
European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform / Liège, Belgium
Nordic Network on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems / Hirtshals, Denmark / Est. 2011
Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation Among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean / Rabat, Morocco / Est. 1989
Low Impact Fishers of Europe / Brussels, Belgium
CEDAM International / Croton-on-Hudson NY, USA / Est. 1967
World Fisheries Trust / Victoria BC, Canada / Est. 1996
International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission / Est. 1973
North Pacific Research Board / Anchorage AK, USA / Est. 1997
North Pacific Fishery Management Council / Anchorage AK, USA
Permanent Commission of the International Fisheries Convention of 1946 / Est. 1946
International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries / Est. 1950
Caribbean Aquaculture Association / Est. 1984
Fisheries Society of Africa / Mombasa, Kenya / Est. 1990
International Fishing Association / Est. 1910
Federation of Asian and Pacific Fishery Associations
Convention on fisheries and the conservation of living marine resources in the Black Sea / Est. 1993
Centro Desarrollo y Pesca Sustenable / Buenos Aires, Argentina / Est. 1997
International Network on Genetics in Aquaculture / Penang, Malaysia / Est. 1993
World Agricultural Information Centre / Rome, Italy / Est. 1992
Seafarers UK / London, UK / Est. 1917
Hull International Fisheries Institute / Hull, UK / Est. 1989
International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
South Pacific Fisheries Treaty / Est. 1987
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas / Est. 1958
Protocol to the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts / Est. 1982
Convention Concerning Fishermen's Certificates of Competency / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1966
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean / Est. 2001
Convention Concerning the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment as Fishermen / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1959
Convention Concerning the Medical Examination of Fishermen / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1959
Convention Concerning Accommodation on Board Fishing Vessels / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1966
Agreement Relating to the International Convention for Regulating the Police of the North Sea Fisheries / Est. 1955
Regional Convention on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean / Rome, Italy / Est. 1991
Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishing Agreement / Est. 1983
Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the Southeast Atlantic / Rome, Italy / Est. 1969
Joint Declaration Concerning Fishing Problems in the South Pacific / Est. 1952
London Fisheries Convention / Est. 1964
View all profiles (300 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
World Problems relating to Fisheries
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialLost farming skills
Obstacles to aquaculture
Destructive fishing methods
Radioactive contamination of the marine environment and of fisheries products
Unsustainable exploitation of fish resources
Inequitable allocation of rights to exploit sea-bed and marine resources
Overfishing of sharks
Limited observance of fishing quotas
Destruction of fisheries through dams
Environmental hazards from fishing industry
Criminal offences against the environment
Conflicting claims concerning off-shore territorial waters
Cold as an occupational hazard
Conflicts over fishing rights
Water pollution from fish production
Fish stress
Environmental pollution from aquaculture
Threatened species of Prionailurus viverrinus
Action Strategies relating to Fisheries
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialProviding marine information system
Developing small-scale fisheries
Preventing over-fishing
Prohibiting destructive fishing practices
Improving coordination among international fishery agencies
Developing criteria for fishing practices to minimize waste and by-catch
Transferring environmentally sound fishery technology
Regulating fishing
Establishing sustainable aquaculture development strategies
Promoting aquaculture
Using ecosystem approach for marine resource management
Assessing potential for aquaculture in coastal areas
Deterring reflagging of vessels to avoid fishing regulations
Protecting marine environment
Compiling data on ocean fishing
Enabling local community management of aquatic resources
Integrating small scale artisanal fisheries development in marine planning
Developing fisheries
Recognizing traditional fishery management systems
Transferring fishing technology to local communities
Including interests of coastal peoples in fisheries development strategies
Comparing economic feasibility of aquaculture with other water resource use
Controlling water quality for inland fisheries
Protecting aquatic ecosystems to allow development of aquaculture projects
Assessing the environmental impact of aquaculture
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