GFCM News
Launch of a scientific survey on fisheries resources in Lebanon
30 September 2021
30 September 2021
For the first time ever, a scientific survey on fisheries resources will be carried out to discover what lies at the bottom of the sea in Lebanon.
Beirut | Today, fishers and passersby may have noticed a different type of boat docked at the port of Beirut....
Non-indigenous species and fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea | The case of the blue crab
01 September 2021
01 September 2021
The ecosystem of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea has changed significantly over the last few decades due to the introduction of non-indigenous species, also commonly called alien species. With over 900 non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean Sea and almost 300 in the Black Sea, fisheries are adapting to take into account the ever-changing marine...
The GFCM has signed a Letter of Agreement with Algeria for the execution of joint pelagic and demersal surveys in Algerian waters with the National Centre for Research and Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture (CNRDPA).
Algeria is the third largest fisheries producer in the Mediterranean...
The ninth meeting of the Working Group on the Black Sea (WGBS) was held online from 28 to 30 July 2021. It was attended by delegates from six Black Sea countries and the European Union, as well as eight observers and representatives of the GFCM...
Publication just released: Incidental catch of vulnerable species in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries – A review
20 July 2021
20 July 2021
Bycatch – a term widely used to refer to the part of catch unintentionally captured during a fishing operation in addition to target species, and consisting of discards and incidental catches of vulnerable species – is considered as an important threat to the profitability and...