The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) has appointed Ivan López Van der Veen as its new chair

López, vice president of the Spanish Confederation of Fisheries, was officially elected during ICFA’s general assembly in Rome, where the organisation discussed critical issues such as decarbonisation, climate change, food security, nutrition and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

In a related announcement, Fiona MacMillan, general manager of Communications and Marketing at Seafood New Zealand, was named chair of the Global Seafood Communicators.