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Following the success of the Aquaculture Demonstrative Centre (ADC) online last year, with over 4 000 participants, the GFCM is organizing a training on finfish pathology from 5 to 13 April 2021, in collaboration with experts from the ADC at the...
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The GFCM, together with the Friends of SSF platform, is pleased to announce that the SSF Forum programme for 2021 is now available.
So much has changed since the launch of the SSF Forum in February 2020, nonetheless one thing remains...
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Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, yet they only contribute to 2 percent of the world’s food. Seaweed could contribute to a systemic change in our model of civilization but its potential remains majorly untapped.
Seaweed...
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With 21 countries and over 20 languages spoken in the region, national legislation on the conservation of living marine resources and ecosystems varies greatly.
On 6 April 2021, the GFCM launched GFCM-Lex, an online repository for fisheries and aquaculture legislation in...
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This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) falls at a time where women across the globe are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fisheries and aquaculture sectors have been particularly affected by the crisis. Although the data are limited,...
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Lagoons are an integral part of the coastal landscape. The Mediterranean region hosts around 400 coastal lagoons, covering a surface of over 641 000 ha differing in both their typology and use. Fisheries and various forms of aquaculture have been traditionally carried out...
Celebrating Women in Science
11 February 2021
11 February 2021
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we want to thank all of the women that contribute to our understanding, protection and management of our ocean's invaluable resources.
At the GFCM, women make up 50% of staff. Their experience, diversity...
Experts come together to review the status of the stocks of small pelagic and demersal species in the Mediterranean
30 January 2021
30 January 2021
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More than 80 experts from 15 countries worked together over two weeks to obtain the most up-to-date picture of the status of the stocks in the Mediterranean. In an effort to cope with the restrictions imposed by the current COVID-19...
SOMFI2020 | Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries are turning the corner on overexploitation
14 December 2020
14 December 2020
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New report shows that while most fish stocks remain overexploited, the number of stocks subject to overfishing has decreased for the first time in decades
After decades of increasing human pressures on...