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Building a future for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
01/04/2016
A video on the major challenges for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea today and actions to secure their sustainable future. The video is available in English and...
Governments, international organizations, scientists, NGOs and fishers taking action together to secure a future for small-scale fisheries and marine resources
14/03/2016
Algiers, Algeria – More than 200 persons met last week in Algiers on the occasion of a Regional Conference[1]to discuss the major priorities and challenges for the future of small-scale...
Regional Conference on “Building a future for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea” (Algiers, Algeria 7-9 March 2016)
07/03/2016
The Regional Conference on sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean is organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food...
EU Commissioner visits GFCM headquarters
18/02/2016
GFCM headquarters, Rome. The GFCM Chairperson, Stefano Cataudella, and the GFCM Executive Secretary, Abdellah Srour, welcomed today at GFCM headquarters the European Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for Environment, Maritime Affairs...
Another step forward in raising awareness on IUU fishing
21/01/2016
Rome, Italy. As the plague of IUU fishing is receiving increasing attention from the international community, the representatives of 28 States have just expressed their support towards initiatives aimed at...
Un pas en avant pour la coopération halieutique entre la CGPM et la Tunisie
18/11/2015
Rome, Italie. La CGPM et la Tunisie viennent de donner un nouvel élan à leur collaboration grâce à un nouvel accord établi dans le contexte du Programme-cadre de la CGPM....
La CGPM et la COMHAFAT renforcent leur coopération pour lutter contre la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée
28/10/2015
Marrakech, Maroc. La CGPM et la Conférence ministérielle sur la coopération halieutique entre les États africains riverains de l’océan Atlantique (COMHAFAT/ATLAFCO) viennent de donner un nouveau coup de pouce à...
Bilateral meeting at the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine
15/09/2015
Kiev, Ukraine. On the occasion of a bilateral meeting held at the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine, the GFCM Executive Secretary, Mr Abdellah Srour, had the opportunity to discuss...
Visit of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation at GFCM headquarters
14/07/2015
Rome, Italy. On 14th July 2015, the GFCM had the honor to welcome at its headquarters, in Palazzo Blumenstihl, H.E. Ilya Shestakov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation...
Mediterranean and Black Sea States strengthen their cooperation and take historic measures for the future of fisheries in the region
29/05/2015
Milan, Italy. The representatives of 25 countries of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea, Japan, the European Union as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations have taken historic steps on...
An international day to raise awareness on the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
30/04/2015
Marrakech, Morocco. In a global context of fierce competition for fishery resources which are progressively being depleted as a consequence of overfishing, overexploitation and overcapacity, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)...
Joint ACCOBAMS-GFCM project on mitigating interactions between endangered species and fishing activities
08/04/2015
Last Tuesday, 7 April 2015, the joint ACCOBAMS-GFCM project on mitigating interactions between endangered species and fishing activities was officially launched on the occasion of a kick-off meeting held in Tunis...
A decisive step towards enhanced regional cooperation for the management of Black Sea fisheries
13/03/2015
Tbilisi, Georgia. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (GFCM/FAO) concluded yesterday the fourth annual meeting of its Working Group...
New videos on aquaculture released
19/12/2014
The GFCM Secretariat has just published four new videos on aquculture issues: Enabling good governance in aquaculture - Could aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea be simplified? A healthy environment, a...
Enhancing fisheries data collection in the GFCM area
17/12/2014
Madrid, Spain. The GFCM workshop on the implementation of the Data Collection Reference Framework (DCRF) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea was just held on 15-16 December 2014. It was attended by...
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