News 2024
Mediterranean and Black Sea countries align on shared vision for sustainable aquaculture
05 December 2024
05 December 2024
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Climate and economic resilience, governance, innovation, research, data collection and animal welfare are key pillars for the sustainable growth of aquaculture in the region
Representatives from over 30 countries gathered in Heraklion, Greece, for the largest regional aquaculture...
Mediterranean and Black Sea countries convene every year at the session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to adopt decisions for fisheries conservation and management in...
Countries unite to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
08 November 2024
08 November 2024
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Rome - This week, 20 countries and the European Union made significant strides towards enhancing the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture by adopting 17 pivotal decisions, including 12 binding recommendations, during the forty-seventh session...
Enhanced regional cooperation for a common vision: sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Black Sea
31 October 2024
31 October 2024
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Climate varies significantly across the Black Sea, and environmental changes can be sudden, driving fish to undertake long-range, transboundary migrations for feeding, spawning, and overwintering. Integrated and internationally coordinated resource management strategies are therefore essential to ensure the...
“Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea”: the GFCM launches the Regional Aquaculture Conference
17 October 2024
17 October 2024
Rome - The future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea will take centre stage at the Regional Aquaculture Conference on 4 and 5 December in Heraklion, Greece. The conference is organized by the General Fisheries Commission...
Reflecting on the ATDEPA Campaign in Tunisia
25 September 2024
25 September 2024
ATDEPA and CGPM join forces to raise awareness of social protection among small-scale fishers and promote responsible fishing among future generations The Tunisian Association for the Development of Artisanal Fishing (Association tunisienne pour le développement de la pêche artisanale, ATDEPA),...
The GFCM family mourns the loss of Claudia Escutia
13 August 2024
13 August 2024
Our dearest colleague and friend Claudia Escutia has passed away surrounded by her family, after dealing with a serious illness over the last few months. Claudia had been working at FAO for 23 years and was known across the...
Scaling up science for effective fisheries management: read the outcomes and conclusions of Fish Forum 2024
18 July 2024
18 July 2024
The Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Fish Forum), organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is the most important scientific gathering dedicated...
Participants receive intensive training and coaching to strengthen their business, entrepreneurial and marketing skills
Five small-scale aquaculture producers from the southeastern Mediterranean are participating in an innovative capacity development programme organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of...