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1 February 2019
Aug 18-21: Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment in Accra, Ghana ...read more1 November 2018
Nov 8: CRC to host RIMTA’s Annual MeetingCRC will be hosting the RI Marine Trades Association’s annual ...read more25 October 2018
Nov 8 and Nov 9: Game of FloodsCRC is teaming up with Providence, RI Emergency Management Agency – ...read moreThe USAID/COMFISH Project was a 5 year, 7 month initiative (February 11, 2011 - September 30, 2016) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project was implemented through a Cooperative Agreement between USAID and the University of Rhode Island (URI)/Coastal Resources Center (CRC). Implementing and strategic partners included national and local government agencies, Local Artisanal Fishing Councils (CLPAs), fisheries associations, university centers, research institutes, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on marine capture fisheries and other related cross-cutting issues along the coast of Senegal.
read moreTo contribute to address the issue, FoN and partners under the SFMP project, rolled out a behavior change communication campaign and worked with stakeholders to build local community networks of advocates, including strengthened capacity of local government agencies and media on addressing Child Labour and Trafficking (CLaT) issues in the Central region.
read moreThis progress report hereby details activities, results, lessons learned during Year 2 (October1, 2015 to September 30, 2016). It further explains how partners significantly contributed to the achievement of set targets and how these achievements will be sustained to meet the overarching goal of SFMP.
read moreThis progress report details activities, results, and lessons learned during the first quarter of Project Year 5 (FY19). It also explains how partners contributed to the achievement of targets and how these achievements will be sustained to meet the overarching goal of SFMP.
read moreAs part of the efforts to achieve its vision: “Improvement of socio-economic status of rural women and wellbeing of children and the community as a whole”, CEWEFIA with support from USAID/SFMP organized a five-day training for fish processors, fishmongers, fishermen, canoe/boat/net owners and all those who are engaged in fisheries related businesses in the project communities, i.e. Moree, Elmina and Sekondi-Ngyresia from Monday 30th April to Friday 4th May 2018. The objectives of the training were to improve the business management skills of its members for maximum income. The training topics included Financial Management Skills, Record Keeping, Customer Care, Calculating Profit and Cost Categorization. The training was facilitated by CEWEFIA Team. A total of 162 participants attended the training as Elmina 48 (3 men, 45 women); Moree 41 (3 men, 38 women) and Sekondi 73 (13men and 60 women).
read moreThe April 2012 BALANCED newsletter highlights how PHE approaches contribute to the progess towards three Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Gender Equality, Chilld and Maternal Health, and Environmental Sustainability. The introductory article calls on the international development community to: promote the value of integrated PHE approaches in international policy dialogues; increase support for universal access to family planning and reproductive health services; and foster creative international financing policies to better link health, development and conservation.
read moreThe USAID/COMFISH Project was a 5 year, 7 month initiative (February 11, 2011 - September 30, 2016) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project was implemented through a Cooperative Agreement between USAID and the University of Rhode Island (URI)/Coastal Resources Center (CRC).
read moreThe importance of fish as a food commodity in societies varies from continent to continent. In the early days of man, it was established to be an important food item. Ample evidence proves that preservation techniques for sea fish were developed as early as about 40,000 BC. Fish contributes to millions of the world’s poor caloric intake and is an important source of dietary protein, micro nutrients and essential fatty acids. It is estimated that about 70% of the fish produced by this sub-sector is delivered by the artisan or canoe category.
read moreThis progress report details activities, results, and lessons learned during the third quarter of Project Year 4 (FY18). It also explains how partners contributed to the achievement of targets and how these achievements will be sustained to meet the overarching goal of SFMP.
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