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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...
French version 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...
AR | FR 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...
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...
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,...