European officials are increasing pressure for an international ban on the commercial fishing of bluefin tuna. But they are facing a delicate balancing act as they try to weigh economic interests of a Mediterranean fishing industry, a sushi-loving Japan, and a species that some experts say is on the verge of extinction.

Minister of Fisheries Wealth Mohammed Shamlan discussed on Wednesday February 3rd with the delegation of European Commission (EC) over a project of the national strategy of developing the fishing sector in Yemen.

Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challenges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management are poorly positioned to cope with new problems stemming from climate change, a new FAO study suggests.

The Moroccan Department of Marine Fisheries organized, in cooperation with national and international partners and organizations, the First Meeting of Euro-Mediterranean Fisheries Cooperatives, on 12 and13 November in Tangier (Morocco) under the theme: «Fisheries Cooperatives as Economic and Social Vehicle in the Region».