Vietnam aims to increase the export of shrimps to international marketplaces. (Image source: TheeErin/Flickr)
Vietnam’s shrimp exports increased 22.3 per cent in 2017 as compared with 6.7 per cent in 2016, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)
FAO aims to boost up development of fishing communities across the Asia-Pacific region. (Image source: razel.mella/Flickr)
FAO has been recently approved two projects to strengthen community-fisheries in Tonga and Samoa
The fisheries officers will assist in the distribution and training the local fishermen and women in the use of the Marine Safety Grab Bags. (Image source: FAO)
FAO has donated three marine safety grab bags to improve the safety at sea for the fisherwomen of Silana Village, Tailevu in Fiji
A villager using the traditional fish-smoking method in her village in Sri Lanka. (Image source: FAO)
FAO has launched new smoking ovens for the fishing community in eastern Sri Lanka, aiming to make fish value chain more productive and profitable for the poorest families in the region
The country implements action to stop illegal fishing activities and to export fisheries products to the international market. (Image source: Maria e Fernando Cabra/Pixabay)
As European Commission has asked Vietnam to take appropriate action against illegal fishing, the country takes steps to implement national action plan to combat illicit fishing activities
