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Highlighting best practices on allocated zones for aquaculture at joint GFCM and RECOFI workshop
23/03/2023
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) organized a...
Decarbonization workshop marks launch of key GFCM initiative
18/03/2023
This week, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held its first workshop on decarbonization – a significant new theme for the fishing sector in the Mediterranean and the...
MAVA Foundation ends with game-changing results
09/03/2023
This week sees the famous MAVA Foundation officially cease its operations.   Since its creation in 1994 by naturalist Dr Luc Hoffmann – who also co-founded the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the...
Fishers and scientists pledge common efforts to preserve critically endangered European eel
03/03/2023
Dozens of fishers, scientists and administrators met this week in Orbetello, Italy to share knowledge and discuss the future of the European eel fishery in the Mediterranean Sea. They expressed...
The future of aquaculture rests on women: United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science
10/02/2023
Women are transforming aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. As their contribution to this traditionally male-dominated sector increases, however, their value often remains underappreciated and their voices unheard.  Their...
Mitigation solutions aim to reduce dolphin depredation in the Mediterranean
27/01/2023
Dolphins are known around the world for their intelligence and their curiosity. Across the Mediterranean Sea, they approach fishing vessels and attempt to remove catch...
Closing an important year to welcome 2023 on solid bases
29/12/2022
    2022 marked the 70th anniversary of the GFCM Over the years the role of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has expanded, and its mandate is more relevant now...
KAUST, MEWA and the GFCM working hand in hand for algae innovation
13/12/2022
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together...
Overfishing falls in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, but fisheries resources remain under significant stress
07/12/2022
New UN report highlights the need for stronger management measures  Overfishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea has fallen significantly in the past decade, but exploitation of...
Meet the new Executive Secretary of the GFCM: Dr Miguel Bernal
01/12/2022
Today, Miguel Bernal is starting his mandate as Executive Secretary of the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).   After...
Countries take concrete steps toward achieving sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
14/11/2022
More than twenty countries and the European Union adopted 21 measures to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine living resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea...
The GFCM marks its 70th anniversary
07/11/2022
News from the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean marks its 70th anniversary this year, a significant milestone for the organization as it looks to...
GFCM celebrates its 70th year with the launch of a new logo
07/11/2022
2022 marks the 70th anniversary of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). This significant milestone is celebrated by an updated, forward-looking visual identity to represent an organization with...
International Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences looks forward to a more innovative aquaculture sector
05/11/2022
Nearly 200 experts, scientists and academics from 23 countries gathered in Trabzon, Türkiye, from 25 to 27 October 2022 to attend the International Symposium of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (SOFAS...
GFCM-Lex project takes stock of important achievements with a region-wide legal framework established
12/10/2022
The project “Towards a region-wide legal framework for the management and conservation of Mediterranean living marine resources and ecosystems” takes stock of its achievements with a final workshop to share...
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