News - 2018
A success for the first Forum on fisheries science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
17 December 2018
17 December 2018
Rome, Italy – More than 450 experts and scientists from 45 countries as well as from several international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders gathered at FAO headquarters, in Rome, from 10 to 14 December to discuss the state of...
A new Bureau for the GFCM
14 December 2018
14 December 2018
Rome, Italy – In the mark of the forty-second session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), which was resumed on Friday 14 December 2018, the GFCM elected its new Bureau for a two-year renewable mandate.
Roland Kristo, from Albania,...
Rome, Italy – Although the main commercial fish species in the Mediterranean and Black Sea are still over-fished, pressure has reduced over the past years, raising hopes – for the first time - for the recovery of fish stocks, according to...
A wide consensus on GFCM decisions drives future management of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries
26 October 2018
26 October 2018
Rome, Italy - On the occasion of its forty-second session, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 22-26 October 2018, the GFCM has shown its ability to translate its technical work into concrete decisions and demonstrated that there is...
Regional plan of action for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: a common commitment for the future
26 September 2018
26 September 2018
Valletta, Malta. High-level representatives from 18 Mediterranean and Black Sea countries as well as the European Union just signed in Malta a Ministerial Declaration aimed at implementing a Regional Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and...