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On Tuesday, February 18, the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute in Iceland buzzed with energy as GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme fellows gathered for an afternoon seminar that promised both inspiration and a fresh perspective on global fisheries projects. The event featured Mr. Xavier Vincent, a seasoned Senior Fisheries Specialist at the World Bank, who shared with the audience his insights into the inner workings of WB-funded projects across the Pacific, Africa, and Asia.

Exploring future trends for fisheries, the FTP fellows asked questions like “what is likely to change and what will probably continue”, during the fourth week of the Six month training programme.

How Suðurnesjamenn, “The Southerners”, harness their inhospitable land and sea, seeking a balance between dare and awe, to provide for themselves and build up prosperous operations, is an inspiring story that our fellows set out to explore in a field trip Wednesday December 4th.

After settling in the programme and adjusting to winter conditions in Iceland, the newly arrived 2024-25 cohort of fellows spent their second week drawing up a general outline of the status of world fisheries and aquaculture.

Over the coming days most of the fellows, invited for this year’s Six-month training, will arrive in Iceland.

Today our 25th cohort of fellows graduated from the six-month training programme, in a cheerful ceremony held at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute -- 25 fellows from 15 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.