Partnerships are crucial to the work of the GFCM, both to implement actions on the ground and to share and develop knowledge and best practices across the region.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
- ACCOBAMS – Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area
- AOAD – Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
- ATLAFCO – Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation Among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean
- Black Sea Commission – The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
- CIESM – International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea
- EFCA – European Fisheries Control Agency
- Eurofish – International Organisation for the Development of Fisheries in Central and Eastern Europe
- ICCAT – International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
- ICES – International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
- INFOSAMAK – Centre for Marketing, Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Arab Region
- IUCN-Med – International Union for Conservation of Nature – Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- NEAFC – North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
- SPA/RAC – Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre
- UfM – Union for the Mediterranean
- UNEP-MAP – United Nations Environment Programme – Mediterranean Action Plan for the Barcelona Convention
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Civil society organizations (CSOs)
- LIFE – Low Impact Fishers of Europe Platform
Academia
- CIHEAM-IAMZ – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ) of the International Centre for Advanced Agronomic Mediterranean Studies (CIHEAM)
- Istanbul University Fisheries Faculty
- Mohammed I University
- Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute
- Universidad de Alicante
- Università Roma Tre
- World Maritime University
Resource partners
About
The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2025
The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the status and trends of fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Social
Join the conversation
Visit our Youtube channel
Subscribe to the GFCM quarterly newsletter