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High Seas Alliance applauds Maldives and Singapore on becoming the first Asian nations to ratify the High Seas Treaty. The High Seas Alliance congratulated the Maldives and Singapore today for becoming the first Asian nations to officially […]
Call for Maldives to reconsider plans to bring back longline fishing. International scientists, including from the UK, are calling on the Maldivian government to reconsider its plans to bring back […]
Gender equality and equity in the Maldives. How IPNLF Maldives helps women fish processors turn fish into money. In the Maldives, traditional one-by-one tuna fishing is largely considered a male-dominated […]
IPNLF strengthens its governance structures by adding another prominent member to its Board of Trustees The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), the global charity which supports and promotes environmentally […]
IPNLF and Maldives Ministry of Economic Development sign MOU to drive social improvements in their fisheries. An important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the International Pole and […]
New collaborative fishing gear recovery and reuse project launched by Satlink, ORP and IPNLF in the Maldives. Framed within Satlink’s Zero Impact campaign, this initiative will work with local communities […]
New Collaboration with Bamber & Bruce – Friend of the Sea Announces New Collaboration with Bamber & Bruce Certification Body to Carry Sustainability Audits. By Amod Ashok Salgaonkar Bamber & […]
Webinar on Friend of the Sea certification for products from sustainable fishing and aquaculture in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Benefits and added value. Friend of the Sea together with […]
New fisheries programme manager for the Maldives. The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) strengthens its Maldivian team and welcomes Hawwa Nashfa in her new role of Programme Manager at […]
IPNLF’s Joanna Toole Project sees Gemanafushi Island fishers remove abandoned fishing nets from Indian Ocean. On November 30th, 2020, fishers of Gemanafushi Island in the Maldives were grinning ear to […]
MOU on Maldives ghost fishing finalised. An important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been finalised between the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) that will seek to assess […]
IPNLF to launch ghost net retrieval project. Funded by the inaugural Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award, a new initiative will be launched by IPNLF aimed at incentivising coastal fisheries […]
IPNLF build links with Maldives tuna fisheries. International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) staff members, Martin Purves and Zacari Edwards recently accompanied a delegation from St Helena for a capacity […]
Maldive resorts commit to protecting seagrass meadows. The #ProtectMaldivesSeagrass campaign, led by the Blue Marine Foundation and Maldives Underwater Initiative, has convinced more than 25 per cent of the country’s […]
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