BlackSea4Fish - Background
BlackSea4Fish is the GFCM capacity development programme for the Black Sea. Established in 2016, it contributes to the sustainable management of Black Sea fisheries, providing scientific and technical support and coordinating priority activities of the Subregional Group on Stock Assessment in the Black Sea (SGSABS) and the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Black Sea (ACBS).
Meeting reports
| Year | Meeting title | Report |
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Technical documents
| Year | Document title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GFCM pelagic acoustic survey protocol adapted to the specific characteristics of the Black Sea | EN |
| 2023 | Beam trawl surveys for Black Sea rapa whelk – Guidelines and methodologies | EN |
| 2023 | Technical document on results of beam trawl selectivity for Black Sea rapa whelk | EN |
| 2021 | Technical document on protocol on Black Sea rapa whelk survey beam trawl selectivity study | EN |
| 2021 | Technical document on the review of the integration of Black Sea demersal surveys | EN |
| 2020 | Technical document on otolith exchange exercise - Results on sprat | EN |
Research programmes
Resources
- BlackSea4Fish project document
- GFCM priority species in the Black Sea
- Cetacean-free turbot fisheries in the Black Sea (also available in Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish)
- Piked dogfish (also available in Bulgarian, Georgian)
Publications
Publications
Safe handling and release of piked dogfish in the Black Sea
2025
Also available in Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish and Ukrainian
Publications
Safe handling and release of sturgeons in the Black Sea
2025
Also available in Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish and Ukrainian
Publications
Piked dogfish in the Black Sea – Join our urgent action to restore highly threatened regional populations
2023
Also available in Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish and Ukrainian
Publications
Sturgeons in the Black Sea – Join our urgent action to protect an iconic species group
2023
Also available in Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish and Ukrainian
Publications
Join the work towards cetacean-free turbot fisheries in the Black Sea
2023
Also available in Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish and Ukrainian
Contacts
Hüseyin Ozbilgin
BlackSea4Fish Coordinator
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Fisheries
Aquaculture Compliance
BlackSea4Fish operates at the regional, subregional and national levels.
For more information on current activities across the Black Sea, please visit the following pages: