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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.

A graduation ceremony for GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme’s 25th cohort of fellows will be held Wednesday 15th of May. The ceremony will take place at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Fornubúðum 5 Hafnarfirði and start at 15:10. Concurrently, a poster exhibition of the final projects of the graduating fellows will be on display at the same location.

Fellows on the Quality Management of Fish Handling and Processing line, hosted by Matis Research Institute, are the focus of attention in our third fellows’ research seminar (in a series of three).

Sustainable aquaculture & stock assessment fellows, both hosted by the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (HAFRÓ), are the focus of attention in our second fellows’ research seminar (in a series of three).

Fisheries Policy and Management fellows, hosted by the University of Akureyri (UNAK), are taking center stage in our first fellows’ research seminar (in a series of three).

In a recently published paper a former fellow, João Antonio F. Brito, sheds new light on the status of the fisheries sector in his home country, Cape Verde, and its contribution to total output and employment.