The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is a regional fisheries management organization. With 23 member countries & the EU, its main objective is to ensure the conservation and the sustainable use of living marine resources as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea.
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Launch of an interactive tool to map initiatives addressing small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
23/03/2020 | The GFCM has launched an online interactive tool to map initiatives and projects addressing small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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Launch of a university dedicated to small-scale fishers
26/02/2020 | The GFCM is launching today a university devoted to small-scale fisheries. The SSF University will offer workshops and training courses to small-scale fishers and fish workers across the Mediterranean and Black Sea region.
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Launch of a study on the connectivity of fish stocks exploited by fishing fleets in Spain and Morocco
20/02/2020 | Scientists will carry out a 25-day study in waters on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar aimed at obtaining larvae and eggs of selected target commercial species.
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FAO Director-General visits the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean headquarters
05/02/2020 | “I appreciate your contribution as a regional platform. But it is also very complimentary to the global mandate of FAO in the field of fisheries and aquaculture”.
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Overview of the GFCM activities in 2019
01/01/2020 | Main activities and achievements of the GFCM: decisions adopted, surveys, major events, regional management plans, demonstrative centers, data quality indicators, methodologies and publications, etc.
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The UNGA annual resolution on sustainable fisheries highlights the role of the GFCM
10/12/2019 | The GA reaffirmed the importance of the long-term conservation, management and sustainable use of living marine resources and the duty to cooperate to this end.
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