News - 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 and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), including its Mediterranean...
EU Commissioner visits GFCM headquarters
18 February 2016
18 February 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 and Fisheries, as well as a delegation of several EU...
Another step forward in raising awareness on IUU fishing
21 January 2016
21 January 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 combatting its negative effects. On the occasion of the intersessional...