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  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...
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...
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...
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...
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...