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 fight against IUU fishing based on a peer-review assessment. ADOPTION...

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 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of...

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 tackle this grave situation and achieve sustainable fisheries in the...

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 supporting sustainable ecosystem-based management of marine living resources.  It gave voice...

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 review recommendations and resolutions to improve the management and conservation...

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 strengthen their collaboration towards responsible fisheries and sustainable aquaculture development...

Trabzon | The WGBS reviewed the work carried out during the 2018-2019 intersession and discussed in particular aspects related to:  Data collection and data quality   The implementation of the Regional plan of action for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea  The...

Malaga | The session was attended by delegates and representatives from 18 Mediterranean contracting parties, 3 cooperating non-contracting parties, 7 observers, invited experts and the GFCM Secretariat. The Committee started with the election of its Bureau: Chairperson Ibrahim Al Hawi...

Rome. Mediterranean countries and the European Union have pledged to pursue and strengthen their commitments agreed under the declaration that was signed in 2017. The road is still long to reverse the fisheries crisis in the region, but first efforts...