GFCM News
Adoption of a record number of measures benefiting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
08 November 2019
08 November 2019
Athens | On the occasion of the forty-third session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), representatives of 22 countries and the European Union, met in Athens to review recommendations and resolutions to improve the management and conservation...
The GFCM strengthens its collaboration with Lebanon to develop responsible fisheries and sustainable aquaculture
01 October 2019
01 October 2019
Rome | H.E. Hassan Lakiss, Minister of Agriculture of Lebanon and Mr Abdellah Srour, Executive Secretary of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) signed today a letter of agreement to strengthen their collaboration towards responsible fisheries and sustainable aquaculture development...
Successful implementation of the BlackSea4Fish project boosts WGBS
20 September 2019
20 September 2019
Trabzon | The WGBS reviewed the work carried out during the 2018-2019 intersession and discussed in particular aspects related to:
Data collection and data quality
The implementation of the Regional plan of action for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
The...
Malaga | The session was attended by delegates and representatives from 18 Mediterranean contracting parties, 3 cooperating non-contracting parties, 7 observers, invited experts and the GFCM Secretariat. The Committee started with the election of its Bureau: Chairperson Ibrahim Al Hawi...
MedFish4Ever signatories renew their commitments to a sustainable future for Mediterranean fisheries
17 June 2019
17 June 2019
Rome. Mediterranean countries and the European Union have pledged to pursue and strengthen their commitments agreed under the declaration that was signed in 2017. The road is still long to reverse the fisheries crisis in the region, but first efforts...