GFCM News
The GFCM family mourns the loss of Ziad Samaha
24 April 2023
24 April 2023
Ziad had an accident on Friday while recreationally scuba diving at a site he particularly loved, the Giannutri island in Tuscany
Ziad had been collaborating with the GFCM and the GFCM Secretariat for a number of years before joining the team...
IYAFA: looking back, looking forwards
31 March 2023
31 March 2023
Today marks the end of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022. It was a busy year for everyone involved, including the GFCM, and FAO is celebrating twelve months of achievements with a special hybrid international closing...
Highlighting best practices on allocated zones for aquaculture at joint GFCM and RECOFI workshop
23 March 2023
23 March 2023
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) organized a two-day workshop on allocated zones for aquaculture (AZAs) in Muscat,...
This week, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held its first workshop on decarbonization – a significant new theme for the fishing sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Decarbonization is the process of reducing and eliminating as...
MAVA Foundation ends with game-changing results
09 March 2023
09 March 2023
This week sees the famous MAVA Foundation officially cease its operations.
Since its creation in 1994 by naturalist Dr Luc Hoffmann – who also co-founded the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Wetlands International and...