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A new short course, entitled "Quality Management And Value Addition in Fisheries in Bangladesh" was developed through cooperation with the UNU-FTP, Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) and Matís and was held at the Marine Fisheries Academy in Chittagong, Bangladesh May 8-13, 2016.

Eighteen professionals, working in Fisheries Management, Animal Health and Food Safety and from across the CARIFORUM region, were specially selected to attend a SPS Management Course during 17-30 April 2016 at the Marine Research Institute in Reyjavik, Iceland. The course will expose the selected trainees to the full range of issues faced in fisheries value chain management, with special focus on achieving SPS measures and the institutional arrangements required for optimized performance of the fishing industry.

Last week, UNU-FTP fellow and scholarship recipient Ricardo Morris of Jamaica successfully completed his Master's of Science at the University of Iceland in marine biology. Mr. Morris was a fellow in the UNU-FTP six month programme in 2010, at which time he specialised in fisheries policy and planning. His thesis was entitled, "Distribution of Queen conch (Strombus gigas) on the Pedro Bank, Jamaica: Descriptive and Predictive distribution models"

Yesterday, the 18th cohort of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme graduated from the six month training course with a ceremony held at the Marine Research Institute. This year, there were 20 fellows from 14 countries participating in the training. They specialized in Quality Management in Fish Handling and Processing, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries Policy and Management.

UNU-FTP is pleased to announce our distinguished guest lecturer Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, who will give a series of lectures at the Marine Research Institute February 1-3. The lectures are open to the public. Dr. Chunpagdee will focus on management issues in small scale fisheries, one of the most challenging "wicked problems" in our field.

Joint research efforts of UNU-Gender Equality Studies Training Programme (GEST), UNU- Fisheries Training Programme (FTP) and Matís were presented at the Þjóðarspegillinn Conference in Social Sciences held at the University of Iceland on October 30th.