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This week, the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme welcomed 20 new fellows for the six month training course in Iceland. This is the 17th cohort to participate in the six month training since the programme was first established in 1998.

Yesterday, September 29, 2014, the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme and the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining collaboration between the two entities in the coming years.

The UNU-FTP will co-sponsor a 2nd Regional Training Course on Broodstock Management in Aquaculture will be conducted from 10-17 October 2014 in Vietnam in cooperation with the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), NhaTrang University, and Holar University College.

The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) held its biennial this summer in Brisbane, Australia. As with the last IIFET conference in Dar es Salaam, the UNU-FTP sponsored the participation of a number of former fellows selected by IIFET to present at the conference. The UNU-FTP extends a special congratulations to Muhamad Suhendar and Fanuel Kapute, who have each received Honorable Mentions from the IIFET for their quality contributions to the conference this year. Fanuel Kaupte has received an honorable mention in the EAFE Best African Student Paper Contest and Mohamad Suhendar for JIFRS-Yamamoto Best Paper on Sustainable Fishing contest.

At 16:00 in Askja at the University of Iceland today, the United Nations Association of Iceland is hosting an event featuring the UNU schools in Iceland. We will be discussing how we measure the results and impact of our work. The event is open to the public.

This week, the UNU-FTP in cooperation with Matis and the Tanzanian Fisheries Education and Training Agency (FETA) are holding a short course on fish drying and smoking in Bagamoya, Tanzania.