Our oceans cover over seventy percent of the Earth’s surface, yet only contribute to two percent of the world’s food supply. Seaweed has the potential to contribute to a systemic change in our model of civilization, but its potential remains majorly untapped. The unique properties of seaweed make it a precious ally...

The targets of the new 2030 Strategy of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are in alignment with blue transformation, a pillar of FAO's new Strategic Framework. An ambitious commitment adopted today by 22 countries plus the European Union...

Today, high-level representatives from Mediterranean and Black Sea countries, the European Commission, FAO, the GFCM, and WWF reaffirmed their commitment to fully implement the RPOA-SSF and support small-scale fishers of the region. “We can’t imagine the future of the Mediterranean and...

The twenty-second session of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) was held online from 22 to 25 June 2021. It was attended by delegates from 19 Mediterranean contracting parties, 11 observers from...

Sustainable growth of the aquaculture sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea requires targeted blended finance and substantial private capital input. To achieve this, the sector needs to promptly identify responsible investment principles to guide public and private financial...

Doriano Belloni began exploring the turquoise waters off the Italian island of Sardinia when he was a child.  Searching for coral soon became his passion - and his livelihood.   Now 70 years old, he still dives every summer in search of one...

  IUU fishing catches millions of tonnes of fish every year. It is estimated that IUU fishing accounts, on average, for about 20 percent (or 1 in 5) of the world’s total catch. In an unprecedented effort, countries in the Mediterranean and the Black...

FR The GFCM signed today, on Earth Day, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University Mohammed First (UMP) and the Institut National de Recherche Halieutique (INRH) of Morocco to support the development of training and research in the field of...

TR Mediterranean fisheries generate an overall annual economic value estimated at USD 8.8 billion. Nonetheless, with over 20 languages spoken in the area, the legislation covering this sector varies greatly among the 21 countries of the region.  The GFCM is launching GFCM-Lex, an online regional repository for...