18 December 2013
UN General Assembly Recognizes the UNU-FTP
On December 9th, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed two important resolutions related to global fisheries; The Oceans and the law of the sea (which was adopted by 115 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions) and a resolution related to Sustainable Fisheries (which was adopted without a vote).
25 October 2013
UNU-FTP fellows visit the Icelandic Coast Guard and Directorate of Fisheries
Yesterday, the UNU-FTP fellows paid a visit to the Icelandic Coast Guard and Directorate of Fisheries.
22 October 2013
UNU-FTP Welcomes Fellows 2013/14
The United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme welcomes the 16th cohort of fellows to Iceland for the six month training programme.
24 September 2013
Aquaculture short course held in Namibia
The UNU-FTP held a course on Profitability Assessment of Aquaculture enterprises early this month in cooperation with the University of Namibia.
30 August 2013
UNU-FTP holds course in Quality, Processing, Marketing, in Mombasa, Kenya
The UNU-FTP, in collaboration with the State Department of Fisheries in Kenya, held a training course on Fish quality, processing and marketing for Artisinal fisheries at the Kenya School of Government Matuga 12-17 August 2013.
28 August 2013
UNU-FTP Deputy Director Joins Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
The UNU-FTP Deputy Director, Thor Asgerisson, has joined the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) headquartered in Belize for a sabbatical period from July-December 2013.