With 21 countries and over 20 languages spoken in the region, national legislation on the conservation of living marine resources and ecosystems varies greatly.   On 6 April 2021, the GFCM launched GFCM-Lex, an online repository for fisheries and aquaculture legislation in...

This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) falls at a time where women across the globe are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fisheries and aquaculture sectors have been particularly affected by the crisis. Although the data are limited,...

Lagoons are an integral part of the coastal landscape. The Mediterranean region hosts around 400 coastal lagoons, covering a surface of over 641 000 ha differing in both their typology and use. Fisheries and various forms of aquaculture have been traditionally carried out...

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we want to thank all of the women that contribute to our understanding, protection and management of our ocean's invaluable resources. At the GFCM, women make up 50% of staff. Their experience, diversity...

More than 80 experts from 15 countries worked together over two weeks to obtain the most up-to-date picture of the status of the stocks in the Mediterranean. In an effort to cope with the restrictions imposed by the current COVID-19...