GFCM News
“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...
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...
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 of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the...
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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 richness, endemism, and the occurrence of rare and vulnerable species,...
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:...