News - 2015
An international day to raise awareness on the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
30 April 2015
30 April 2015
Marrakech, Morocco. In a global context of fierce competition for fishery resources which are progressively being depleted as a consequence of overfishing, overexploitation and overcapacity, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has become a growing concern. IUU fishing encompasses a...
Joint ACCOBAMS-GFCM project on mitigating interactions between endangered species and fishing activities
08 April 2015
08 April 2015
Last Tuesday, 7 April 2015, the joint ACCOBAMS-GFCM project on mitigating interactions between endangered species and fishing activities was officially launched on the occasion of a kick-off meeting held in Tunis (Tunisia) at the premises of the International Center for Environmental...
A decisive step towards enhanced regional cooperation for the management of Black Sea fisheries
13 March 2015
13 March 2015
Tbilisi, Georgia. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (GFCM/FAO) concluded yesterday the fourth annual meeting of its Working Group on the Black Sea. The meeting was hosted by Georgia,...