General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean - GFCM

News - 2013

Izmir, Turkey - More than 60 experts, professionals and stakeholders in the aquaculture field just gathered in Izmir, Turkey, to discuss about the future of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. On this occasion, the new GFCM Aquaculture...
St Julian’s, Malta – Over 170 participants from all fisheries actors of the Mediterranean and Black Sea have just met in St Julian’s, Malta, to share experiences and make steps towards a sustainable future for small-scale fisheries in the region....
MedPAN 1. On the occasion of its thirty-seventh annual session (May 2013, Split, Croatia), the General Fisheries Commission in the Mediterranean (GFCM) took innovative steps in the management of fisheries through the establishment of marine protected areas. Can you tell us...
FAO Fisheries Department Malta. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and FAO are organizing, in partnership with CIHEAM Bari, MedPAN, WWF and in collaboration with the Government of Malta ,the First Regional Symposium on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and...
Portail du Gouvernement Français La 3e édition du congrès international des aires marines protégées s’est tenue à Marseille du 21 au 27 octobre 2013. Ce congrès rassemble tous les quatre ans, les principaux acteurs du secteur maritime à travers le monde...
The following GFCM decisions entered into force on 4th October 2013: Recommendation GFCM/37/2013/1on a multiannual management plan for fisheries on small pelagic stocks in the GFCM GSA 17 (Northern Adriatic Sea) and on transitional conservation measures for fisheries on small pelagic...
European Commission - The Commissioners (2010-2014) - Maria Damanaki's blog  I was pleased to meet today with the Management Committee and Secretariat of the Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean (RAC MED). We discussed the activity of the organisation as well...
European Commission The European Commission has adopted an updated list of vessels that cannot land or sell their fish in the EU as they have been identified as taking part in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The list comprises vessels included...
UN news centre  Surges in jellyfish populations due to overfishing may be one of the reasons behind the drop in fish stocks observed in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, according to a new United Nations report which argues for including jellyfish in fisheries...
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