General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean - GFCM

GFCM meetings

Download the complete list of GFCM meetings in 2026.

Year Meeting Category Sub-Category
2024 13th session of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ)
4 June-6 June, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy
CAQ
 
2024 Expert Group on European Eel in the Mediterranean (EGEMed)
4 June-5 June, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy (hybrid)
SAC
 
2024 Subregional Committee for the Adriatic Sea (SRC-AS) including a session of the Working Group on Management Strategy Evaluation (WGMSE) on small pelagics
27 May-31 May, Podgorica, Montenegro (hybrid)
SAC SRC-AS
 
2024 Working Group on Management Strategy on Adriatic Sea small pelagics
20 May-22 May, Online, via zoom
SAC
 
2024 Subregional Committee for the western Mediterranean (SRC-WM), including a Working Group on the Cabliers coral mound province
20 May-24 May, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy (hybrid)
SAC SRC-WM
 
2024 Working group on VMS and related control systems (WGVMS); Working group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (WGIUU); Compliance Committee (CoC) - 17th session
14 May-17 May, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy
CoC
 
2024 Consultation meeting on the isidella elongata pilot project in GSA 18
10 May-10 May, Online, via Zoom
SAC
 
2024 Workshop on the development of principles for responsible investment in aquaculture
7 May-8 May, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy
CAQ
 
2024 Working Group on Stock Assessment of Small Pelagics (WGSASP), Session on small pelagics in the Adriatic Sea
6 May-8 May, Online, via Zoom
SAC
 
2024 Stakeholder consultation on the outcomes of the socioeconomic and LEK survey on the European eel fishery (2023/2024)
6 May-6 May, Online, via Zoom
SAC
 
2024 Joint SAC/CoC Working Group on the Management of Fishing Capacity
29 April-30 April, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy
SAC
 
2024 Data Preparation meeting and Benchmark session for Blackspot Seabream in the Strait of Gibraltar
22 April-25 April, Malaga, Spain
SAC
 
2024 Subregional Committee for the eastern Mediterranean (SRC-EM)
22 April-25 April, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy (hybrid)
SAC SRC-EM
 
2024 Subregional Committee for the central Mediterranean (SRC-CM), including a session on Fishing Technology (WGFiT) and a session on Vulnerable Species (WGVUL)
15 April-19 April, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy (hybrid)
SAC SRC-CM
 
2024 Data Preparation meeting for Small-Pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea
15 April-16 April, Online, via Zoom
SAC
 
2024 Working Group on Red Coral (WGREDCORAL)
4 April-5 April, Online, via Zoom
SAC
 
2024 Workshop on environmental monitoring programmes for marine finfish cages
26 March-26 March, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy (hybrid)
CAQ
 
2024 Meeting on the promotion of aquaculture ecosystem services: restorative aquaculture initiatives in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
25 March-25 March, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy (hybrid)
CAQ
 
2024 Working Group on Small-scale fisheries (WGSSF)
20 March-21 March, Online, via Zoom
SAC SSF
 
2024 Workshop on data collection and submission, including management of compliance-related information (WKDATA), with a focus on best practices for monitoring, control and surveillance of small-scale fisheries and recreational fisheries and notably catch
18 March-19 March, Online, via Zoom
CoC
 
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