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Book (series)Report of the forty-first session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), Budva, Montenegro, 16 - 20 October 2017
GFCM Report No. 41
2018The forty-first session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as well as the eighth session of the Committee on Administration and Finance was attended by delegates of 22 contracting parties, as well as of three cooperating non-contracting parties and one non-contracting party. Representatives from 20 intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its regional projects as well as the Bureaus of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies, were also in attendance. During the session, the progress in the implementation of the mid-term strategy was reviewed, including in relation to the 2017 Malta MedFish4Ever Ministerial Declaration. Moreover, cooperation activities within the framework of agreements with contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties and with partner organizations were discussed. In light of its increasing cooperation with the GFCM, the Commission granted cooperating non-contracting party status to the Republic of Moldova. In relation to the management of fisheries and aquaculture in the GFCM area of application, a total of eight binding recommendations were adopted, dealing with the following issues: reporting of aquaculture data and information; management of blackspot seabream fisheries in the Alboran Sea; establishment of a fisheries restricted area in the Jabuka/Pomo Pit (Adriatic Sea); multiannual management plan for turbot fisheries in the Black Sea; establishment of a regional adaptive management plan for the exploitation of red coral in the Mediterranean; submission of data on fishing activities in the GFCM area of application; a regional plan of action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the GFCM area of application and an international joint inspection and surveillance scheme outside the waters under national jurisdiction in the Strait of Sicily. Furthermore, the Commission adopted six resolutions including: a strategy for the sustainable development of Mediterranean and Black Sea aquaculture; guidelines for the streamlining of aquaculture authorization and leasing processes; the reactivation of the Working Group on Fishing Technology; a permanent working group on vulnerable marine ecosystems; a network of essential fish habitats and the application of an International Maritime Organization number. Finally, the Commission adopted its programme of work for the next intersession and approved its budget amounting to US$2 532 162 for 2018 as well as a number of strategic actions to be funded through extrabudgetary resources. It also unanimously endorsed the renewed Bureaus of the Committee on Administration and Finance, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture, the Working Group on the Black Sea and the Compliance Committee. -
Book (series)Rapport de la dixième session du Comité scientifique consultatif de l’aquaculture. Izmir, Turquie, 27-29 mars 2017 2017
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No results found.The Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held its tenth session in Izmir, Turkey, from 27 to 29 March 2017. The session was attended by delegates and representatives from 13 contracting parties and 2 cooperating non-contracting parties, 2 observers from intergovernmental organizations and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the GFCM Secretariat. The agenda also in cluded the fifteenth session of the Information System for the Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (SIPAM), which was organized concomitantly. During the session, the Committee reviewed the work carried out during the 2015–2017 intersession. In particular, the CAQ discussed aspects related to i) its reorganization; ii) the finalization of guidelines on a harmonized environmental monitoring programme (EMP) for marine finfish cage farming; iii) preparatory work on guidelines to streamlin e aquaculture licensing and leasing processes; iv) finfish and shellfish aquaculture industry and market, including a collection of success stories; and v) the status of aquaculture multi-stakeholder platforms in the region. Moreover, the Committee examined the contents of a draft strategy for the sustainable development of Mediterranean and Black Sea, developed by a dedicated Task Force, and agreed to keep working towards its finalization so that it could be submitted to the next session of the Commission, given the key role to be played by this strategy in efficiently addressing current and emerging challenges facing the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The Committee then formulated advice in order to steer future work on aquaculture market and industry, aquaculture licensing and leasing processes, aquaculture and environment and aquaculture multi-stakeholder platforms and within the framework of the SIPAM. Finally, the Committee agreed u pon its work plan for 2017–2018 and elected its new Bureau. -
BookletGuidelines in support of social acceptability for sustainable aquaculture development 2022
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No results found.This publication presents guidelines prepared and adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to improve the social acceptability of the aquaculture sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Specifically, it identifies the governance, environmental, economic, social and ethical aspects that could influence the social acceptability of aquaculture in the region. By recommending practical actions to stakeholders, these guidelines aim to help unlock the potential for sustainable aquaculture development and provide decision-makers with a useful tool for policy development.
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