The Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Fish Forum), organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is the most important scientific gathering dedicated...

Rome, Italy. More than 50 small-scale fishers and small-scale fisheries stakeholders, together with representatives from relevant organizations, gathered in Rome to review progress in the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the...

Participants receive intensive training and coaching to strengthen their business, entrepreneurial and marketing skills Five small-scale aquaculture producers from the southeastern Mediterranean are participating in an innovative capacity development programme organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of...

EN | FR | TR 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,...

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...