GFCM News
SSF Forum: 2022 new programme launched
09 February 2022
09 February 2022
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The GFCM and the Friends of SSF are pleased to announce the 2022 programme of the SSF Forum!
Launched in 2020, the SSF Forum is a space where small-scale fishers from across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea come together to...
New steps towards the harmonization of fisheries legislation
07 February 2022
07 February 2022
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Over the past year, the GFCM-Lex project has taken great strides towards setting up a region-wide legal framework for the conservation of Mediterranean living marine resources and ecosystems. As fisheries laws vary greatly among the region’s 21 countries, this project...
Virtual training course on the identification and handling of vulnerable species incidentally caught during fishing operations
17 January 2022
17 January 2022
Co-organized by the GFCM and the Regional Coordination Group for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, in the context of the Medbycatch Project and the EU Data Collection Framework.
Background: The incidental catch of vulnerable species in fisheries (or bycatch) represents...
Strengthening stock assessment in the western Mediterranean
02 December 2021
02 December 2021
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Fisheries in the western Mediterranean account for 22 percent of total landings in the GFCM area of application and have a substantial socio-economic impact on coastal communities in the subregion. To understand if these crucial fish stocks are sustainably exploited, stock assessments are conducted each year, forming the basis of scientific advice produced by the GFCM. Since 2016, the...
Module two | Online course on the use of Geographic Information Systems in the establishment of Allocated Zones for Aquaculture
02 December 2021
02 December 2021
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The GFCM is pleased to announce an online course on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the establishment of Allocated Zones for Aquaculture (AZA) on 6-7 December 2021. Following MODULE 1 on spatial information and representation conducted in 2020, MODULE 2 will cover planning for sustainable aquaculture development....