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The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing instructors and logistical assistance for the one-week specialised course on methodologies for observers on board with the Spanish Ministry...
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Rome/Málaga – France and Spain are set to roll out stricter measures in the Gulf of Lion to protect precious fish stocks and habitats as part of conservation efforts supported by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)...
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Rome. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled MedSea4Fish – an ambitious long-term programme that will serve as a blueprint...
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Q&A with Federico De Rossi, GFCM data compliance officer and head of the data team
At the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), we believe that when the right...
World Environment Day 2022: Focus on the eastern Mediterranean Sea – a hotspot for non-indigenous species
05 June 2022
05 June 2022
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The eastern area of the Mediterranean Sea is brimming with non-indigenous species – i.e. species that have travelled, often over large distances, and taken root in new waters. These species include fish, jellyfish, snails, prawns, urchins and more.
We know this because a...