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International Day for the Fight against IUU Fishing - 5 June 2020
05/06/2020
States face new challenges to monitor, control and surveil fishing operations, and to ensure the implementation of sustainable fisheries management. Join us on Friday 5 June to discuss innovations and...
GEF Council endorses two FAO/GFCM projects supporting sustainability in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries
03/06/2020
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has endorsed two projects of more than USD 12 million to reverse the overexploitation of select commercial fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.  The...
Tune in to our virtual seminar ‘Aquaculture and Marine Spatial Planning’
29/05/2020
Allocated zones for aquaculture (AZAs) within marine spatial planning (MSP) are essential for the sustainable development and expansion of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Wednesday, 3 June, the...
COVID-19: Impact on fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
28/04/2020
  Throughout the world, the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are facing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a view to sharing information among its countries and facilitating a reflection on...
Over 4 000 participants tune in to free online courses on aquaculture techniques
24/04/2020
More than 4000 people participated in the ADC online initative: free online courses on techniques and technologies in aquaculture.  These courses are developed in close collaboration with the GFCM Aquaculture Demonstrative...
Launch of an interactive tool to map initiatives addressing small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
25/03/2020
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has launched an online interactive tool to map initiatives and projects addressing small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. This tool was created...
Launch of a forum dedicated to small-scale fishers
26/02/2020
The GFCM is launching this week a forum devoted to small-scale fisheries. The SSF Forum will offer workshops and sessions to small-scale fishers and...
Launch of a study on the connectivity of fish stocks exploited by fishing fleets in Spain and Morocco
20/02/2020
Scientists from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), the University of Málaga (Spain) and the National Institute of Fisheries Research of Morocco (INRH) will carry out a 25-day study in...
FAO Director-General visits the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean headquarters
05/02/2020
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu paid a visit today to the headquarters of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) – a FAO statutory body which operates under FAO Governing...
Overview of the GFCM activities in 2019
01/01/2020
High-level conference on MedFish4Ever Initiatives >Mediterranean and Black Sea countries renewed political commitments to the MedFish4ever Declaration in the context of the GFCM. Awards organized for best regional practices in...
The UNGA annual resolution on sustainable fisheries highlights the role of the GFCM
10/12/2019
New York | The General Assembly on 10 December 2019 adopted by consensus the annual resolution “Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the...
World Fisheries Day: Black Sea countries team up to ensure sustainability of marine resources
21/11/2019
Since the 1960s, a series of dramatic environmental changes have occurred in the Black Sea, putting at risk the survival of living marine resources. Black Sea countries have united to...
Bridging the gap between the global and local: Regional fisheries innovations around the world
18/11/2019
Rome | This side event, attended by more than 100 representatives, built on the success of the 2018 GFCM Fish Forum to highlight the role played by regional organizations in...
Adoption of a record number of measures benefiting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
08/11/2019
Athens | On the occasion of the forty-third session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), representatives of 22 countries and the European Union, met in Athens to...
The GFCM strengthens its collaboration with Lebanon to develop responsible fisheries and sustainable aquaculture
01/10/2019
Rome | H.E. Hassan Lakiss, Minister of Agriculture of Lebanon and Mr Abdellah Srour, Executive Secretary of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) signed today a letter of agreement to...
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