Fisheries experts convene today in Sofia, Bulgaria – to take stock of progress towards sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Black Sea and propose actions to maintain the momentum.

All Black Sea countries signed the landmark Bucharest Declaration in 2016, with the goal of a sustainable future for fisheries and aquaculture in the Black Sea. Participants in this week’s High-level Conference on Black Sea Fisheries and Aquaculture will review what has been achieved since then.