GFCM News
Closing an important year to welcome 2024 on solid bases
25 November 2023
25 November 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 the first time, following a decreasing trend that started a...
Countries unite for a sustainable future: progress in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture management
10 November 2023
10 November 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 Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
The forty-sixth session of the General...
Together, for the future of fisheries – Antalya will host the Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in 2024
03 November 2023
03 November 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 host the second edition of the GFCM Forum on Fisheries...
New Mediterranean and Black Sea fishing gear catalogue: a milestone for fisheries management
02 November 2023
02 November 2023
The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are home to a very diverse fishing sector and host a wide variety of habitats and marine species. These species are caught using an extensive range of fishing gear and methods, with significant subregional...
GFCM pilot project on the marine life of Black Sea Sturgeons
31 October 2023
31 October 2023
Sturgeons are among the most iconic of all Black Sea species but also among the most threatened species groups in the basin and in the world. Though fishing for the several species of sturgeon (Acipenseridae) present in the Black Sea...