Environment

AECP supports the West African fisheries control operation "PESCAO - African Nemo" through satellite image analysis and aerial surveillance - Preliminary analysis of the joint fisheries control operation "PESCAO -...

Aquaculture. From FAO guidelines on assessing and minimising the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture - The FAO has published a very interesting document entitled 'Guideliness...

Amazon, a commercial-scale seaweed between offshore wind turbines- The world's first commercial-scale seaweed farm, North Sea Farm 1, is set to become operational by the end of 2023. The project...

Togo. More than 1.5 million USD to develop fishing and aquaculture in 2023 - In Togo, the State plans to disburse 1.1 billion FCFA (more than 1.5 million USD) this...

Blue Life Hub at AquaFarm The importance of information and the transfer of best practices in aquaculture and the blue economy - AquaFarm, an international exhibition and conference on aquaculture,...

An equation quantifies the impact of bottom trawling - Bottom trawling continues to be the subject of controversy, a method of catching a quarter of the fish caught in the...

Plastic Pollution in Tunisia. An Ever-Evolving Environmental Challenge - Tunisia's blue economy loses over 20 million dollars annually due to the effects of plastic pollution caused by the consumption of...

FAO Enhancing sustainable aquaculture production through genetic improvement - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released a new report that states that through the wider and more appropriate use...

Blue economy: The future is in the ocean - The blue economy is promoted today by many international or regional institutions such as the UN, the World Bank, the European...

Accelerating access to renewable energy in West Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Chad, and Togo launch activities to increase the capacity of renewable energy connected to the grid. The new...