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The GFCM family mourns the loss of Claudia Escutia
13/08/2024
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...
Scaling up science for effective fisheries management: read the outcomes and conclusions of Fish Forum 2024
18/07/2024
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...
Boosting the sustainable growth of small-scale aquaculture in the southeastern Mediterranean through an innovative capacity development programme
12/07/2024
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 pro
Fishers and fisheries stakeholders gather to take stock of progress and shape the future of the small-scale fisheries sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
08/07/2024
Rome, Italy. More than 50 small-scale fishers and small-scale fisheries stakeholders, together with representatives from relevant organizations, gathered in Rome to review progress in the implementation of the Regional Plan...
Towards healthy ecosystems: the GFCM’s multifaceted approach to mitigating interactions between fisheries and vulnerable species
03/07/2024
The Mediterranean and Black Sea region, despite its susceptibility to climate change and other impacts, remains one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots due to high species...
Strengthening collective efforts to eradicate IUU fishing and ensure compliance
05/06/2024
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is gearing up to effectively curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Countries are working...
The first restorative aquaculture centre in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea aims to reshape the sector in the region
24/04/2024
The unique innovation and capacity building centre in La Rapita, Spain, brought by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Departament d’Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural, will...
New study sheds light on women's roles, challenges and opportunities in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries
08/03/2024
Women work just under a third of all fishing-related jobs in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. These are the data revealed by...
Fisheries experts join forces as Fish Forum 2024 scales up science and innovation
23/02/2024
More than 400 participants gathered this week in Antalya, Türkiye with the common goal to scale up science for effective fisheries management at the second edition of the Forum on...
Coordinated management plan aims to promote the recovery of the European eel population in the Mediterranean
20/12/2023
The future of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), an iconic fish species, also much appreciated in Mediterranean cuisine, is currently at risk. But a management plan that includes a partial...
Closing an important year to welcome 2024 on solid bases
19/12/2023
  Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls to lowest level in a decade The percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen below 60 percent for...
Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls to lowest level in a decade
07/12/2023
New FAO-GFCM report also includes for the first time data on the region’s marine aquaculture sector   The percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen...
Farmed aquatic species publication named best free culinary book in the world
30/11/2023
Farmed aquatic food for all tastes: the journey of twelve Mediterranean and Black Sea species from farms to your plates, a publication recently released by the General Fisheries Commission for...
Countries unite for a sustainable future: progress in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture management
10/11/2023
More than 20 countries and the European Union have adopted 34 measures to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine living resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the...
Together, for the future of fisheries – Antalya will host the Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in 2024
03/11/2023
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Türkiye and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will...
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