Maldives

Sri Lanka is positioning itself as an emerging player in the Indian Ocean seaweed economy, following its participation at the seventh India International Seaweed Expo and Summit 2026 held at…

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) – which includes Palau, Maldives, and Fiji, amongst others – have called for the global community to prioritise the combatting of biodiversity loss related…

The Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP), an intergovernmental fisheries advisory body, is using art to raise public awareness of the instrumental role women play in fish cultivation in South Asia in a…

MALDIVES - Maldivian tuna supply chain companies Ensis Fisheries PVT Ltd and Maldives Quality Seafood PVT Ltd have become the latest Members of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the…

MALDIVES - The new online Fisheries Information System (FIS) recently introduced to Maldivian one-by-one tuna fisheries is truly innovative and pushes the envelope in terms of what can be achieved in…

MALDIVES - The Maldivian pole-and-line tuna fishers have begun a comprehensive experimental trial of an on-board bird tracking radar in an attempt to improve efficiency of one-by-one tuna fishing…

MALDIVES - A new online Fisheries Information System has been launched to monitor catch logbooks, fish purchase information, fishing vessel licence information and catch certificates in the Maldives…

MALDIVES - The Maldives has expressed interest in helping Bangladesh develop and modernise its local fisheries industry.

MALDIVES - A recent independent audit of the Maldives pole and line skipjack tuna fishery has determined the fishery continues to meet the high bar set by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and…

MALDIVES - On 3-4 February 2016, the Maldives will host an important workshop to further advance the understanding of Management Strategy Evaluations (MSEs), with the overriding aim to agree an…

MALDIVES - Ensis Fisheries Pvt. Ltd. has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its hand line along with pole and line tuna fishery.

MALDIVES - The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Ltd. (MIFCO) has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its hand line fleet.

MALDIVES - In a move to support employment in the Maldives, MacAlister Elliott & Partners (MEP) has trained and appointed a locally based auditor who will specialise in Marine Stewardship Council…

MALDIVES - Two aspiring pole and line fishers from the Maldives are heading to Washington state, USA, to learn how to responsibly fish for albacore tuna, in association with the International Pole &…

MALDIVES - A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Government of the Maldives and the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) to continue collaboratively working towards…

MALDIVES - Switzerlands largest retailing group, Migros, and the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) have officially opened a training centre for pole and line fishermen in the Maldives.…