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New Aquaculture Demonstration Centre opens in Heraklion
19/06/2025
The Mediterranean’s drive toward sustainable aquaculture took a major step forward this week with the opening of the Mediterranean Marine Finfish Aquaculture Demonstration Centre (MMF-ADC) in Crete. The launch was...
Accelerating sustainability in fisheries and aquaculture at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference
16/06/2025
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) concluded a weeklong participation at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France. This landmark event aimed to support further urgent...
From policy to action: major advances in the fight against IUU fishing
05/06/2025
The International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is not merely a note on the calendar. It is a global...
The FishEBM approach: bridging conservation and coastal livelihoods
05/05/2025
The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are treasures of marine biodiversity providing essential economic resources for coastal communities and beyond. Recent years have seen progress in reducing overfishing in the...
Focus on the Adriatic Sea: advancing the long-term sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture
29/04/2025
This month marks the entry into force of the 17 decisions that the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and...
Diving into change: how climate change is reshaping the aquaculture sector
25/03/2025
The boat rocked gently as we approached the first farm, in the middle of an endless blue stretching to the horizon. A few years ago, these aquaculture cages sat closer...
Fisheries restricted areas and how the GFCM contributes to biodiversity conservation
26/02/2025
Two decades ago, the GFCM established the first fisheries restricted area (FRA) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in support of fisheries management. In spring 2025, the eleventh FRA...
Two seas, one vision: celebrating women in science in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region
11/02/2025
Women occupy critical roles throughout the fisheries and aquaculture value chains – from fish farming, repairing fishing vessels and gear, and post-harvest processing to research, inspection, and administrative work. Women's...
From coast to coast: enhancing cooperation to eradicate IUU fishing in the Mediterranean 
16/12/2024
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains a major threat to marine ecosystems, undermining sustainable fisheries and biodiversity conservation. By preying on weak management systems and enforcement gaps, particularly in...
Mediterranean and Black Sea countries align on shared vision for sustainable aquaculture
05/12/2024
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...
Demersal trawl survey in Montenegro
The GFCM fisheries advisory process in action: the crucial role of surveys-at-sea
21/11/2024
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...
Countries unite to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
08/11/2024
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 of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), held in Rome, Italy.
Enhanced regional cooperation for a common vision: sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Black Sea
31/10/2024
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...
“Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea”: the GFCM launches the Regional Aquaculture Conference
17/10/2024
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,...
Reflecting on the ATDEPA Campaign in Tunisia
25/09/2024
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...
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