GFCM News
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 collectively to establish and implement all necessary measures to protect...
The first restorative aquaculture centre in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea aims to reshape the sector in the region
24 April 2024
24 April 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 highlight the importance of restorative aquaculture for Blue Transformation in...
New study sheds light on women's roles, challenges and opportunities in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries
08 March 2024
08 March 2024
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Women work just under a third of all fishing-related jobs in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. These are the data revealed by Women in fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region:...
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 Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Fish...
Coordinated management plan aims to promote the recovery of the European eel population in the Mediterranean
20 December 2023
20 December 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 closure of eel fisheries each year, a complete ban on...