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The Mediterranean and Black Sea region, despite its susceptibility to climate change and other impacts, remains one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots due to high species richness, endemism, and the occurrence of rare and vulnerable species,...
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The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is gearing up to effectively curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Countries are working collectively to establish and implement all necessary measures to protect...
The first restorative aquaculture centre in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea aims to reshape the sector in the region
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
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The unique innovation and capacity building centre in La Rapita, Spain, brought by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Departament d’Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural, will highlight the importance of restorative aquaculture for Blue Transformation in...
New study sheds light on women's roles, challenges and opportunities in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries
08 March 2024
08 March 2024
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Women work just under a third of all fishing-related jobs in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. These are the data revealed by Women in fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region:...
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More than 400 participants gathered this week in Antalya, Türkiye with the common goal to scale up science for effective fisheries management at the second edition of the Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Fish...
Coordinated management plan aims to promote the recovery of the European eel population in the Mediterranean
20 December 2023
20 December 2023
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The future of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), an iconic fish species, also much appreciated in Mediterranean cuisine, is currently at risk. But a management plan that includes a partial closure of eel fisheries each year, a complete ban on...
Closing an important year to welcome 2024 on solid bases
19 December 2023
19 December 2023
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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...
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New FAO-GFCM report also includes for the first time data on the region’s marine aquaculture sector
The percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen below 60 percent for the first time, following a decreasing...
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Farmed aquatic food for all tastes: the journey of twelve Mediterranean and Black Sea species from farms to your plates, a publication recently released by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...