N - Fish stock assessment & biology 
Country Dates Project title Project description FIN Member
Brazil, Nicaragua and Chile 2003 Study on Impact of International trade in fishery products on  food  security in Latin America The objectives were the following: a)       provision of overall statistics for the Latin American regions with respect to food intake, imports/exports. b)       Completion of final report on food security with special emphasis on Brazil, Chile and Nicaragua. c)       Case study on the impact of fish trade on food security to be carried out in Brazil Chile and Nicaragua. INFOPESCA
Malaysia 2003 Study on Tuna industry status Study on global Tuna industry status and prospects with special reference to Malaysia  INFOFISH
Nicaragua 2003 Building Sustainable Livelihoods for the food Insecure/Vulnerable Groups The project objectives were: to carry out a  study of the situation of the domestic market of fish and fishery products in Managua with the objective of train women of the Nicaraguan fishery sector. The situation diagnosis approached the following topics: domestic market; artisanal communities; the woman in the industrial activity; fish sale retailers; fishmarkets; supermarkets; etc.   Basing on the conclusions of the study is planned next year to develop training material to carry out a series of training seminars for the Nicaraguan women of the sector INFOPESCA
Regional 2003 Description of the fisheries and review of the fish stocks/resources in South West Atlantic, off East of South America The objectives were: - to document the situation of the fisheries off the East of South America: “Stocks and resources” and “Fisheries” INFOPESCA
Regional 2003 Study on the tuna fishery industry in Latin America and the Caribbean The activities were: - collect regional and national data and information on tuna markets and industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, its socio- economic importance and profitability, with a particular focus on the following countries: Argentina, Brazil (as main tuna importers), and Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico (as main tuna producers and exporters)  - make comments to the draft report titled “The Tuna Fishery Industry: Market and Socio – economic importance” . INFOPESCA
Regional (South-east Asia) 2002 By-catch Marketing Study Study on utilization and marketing of by-catch in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand INFOFISH
Worldwide 1999 Eco-labelling and Sustainable Fisheries Revision and technical editing of the Spanish version of “Eco-labelling and Sustainable Fisheries” for information dissemination to FAO Members on issues related to eco – labelling of fish and fishery products from marine capture fisheries. INFOPESCA
Regional 1998 Study on catches, processing and marketing of sharks and rays in Latin America  Survey on sharks and rays in Latin America about catches, processing and marketing. INFOPESCA