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REDUCE focuses on the Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean (ECAO), a region encompassing diverse ecosystems and high biodiversity. This area is critical for numerous threatened marine megafauna species and serves as a vital resource for local and international fisheries.

New post on Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus canariensis) ecology by our colleagues from the Seabird Ecology Lab (UB).

12th edition of the PRCM Regional Marine and Coastal Forum

Expressions of Interest to enrol in the REDUCE workshop “Reducing marine megafauna bycatch in Northwest African fisheries: advancing monitoring, mitigation and sustainability”, on board the Spanish training vessel ´INTERMARES´. Port of Dakar (Senegal). 2-6 November 2026.

12th edition of the Regional Marine and Coastal Forum (FOMACO) of the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine Zones in West Africa (PRCM). Nouakchott (Mauritania). 27-30 April 2026.

Joint Webinars on Fisheries resumed in January 2026.

Working meeting with pelagic long line skippers from the fleet of Peniche. Portugal. 20 January 2026.