News - 2019
Overview of the GFCM activities in 2019
01 January 2020
01 January 2020
High-level conference on MedFish4Ever Initiatives >Mediterranean and Black Sea countries renewed political commitments to the MedFish4ever Declaration in the context of the GFCM. Awards organized for best regional practices in the fight against IUU fishing based on a peer-review assessment.
ADOPTION...
New York | The General Assembly on 10 December 2019 adopted by consensus the annual resolution “Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of...
World Fisheries Day: Black Sea countries team up to ensure sustainability of marine resources
21 November 2019
21 November 2019
Since the 1960s, a series of dramatic environmental changes have occurred in the Black Sea, putting at risk the survival of living marine resources. Black Sea countries have united to tackle this grave situation and achieve sustainable fisheries in the...
Bridging the gap between the global and local: Regional fisheries innovations around the world
18 November 2019
18 November 2019
Rome | This side event, attended by more than 100 representatives, built on the success of the 2018 GFCM Fish Forum to highlight the role played by regional organizations in supporting sustainable ecosystem-based management of marine living resources.
It gave voice...
Adoption of a record number of measures benefiting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
08 November 2019
08 November 2019
Athens | On the occasion of the forty-third session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), representatives of 22 countries and the European Union, met in Athens to review recommendations and resolutions to improve the management and conservation...