Rome, Italy - On the occasion of its forty-second session, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 22-26 October 2018, the GFCM has shown its ability to translate its technical work into concrete decisions and demonstrated that there is...

Valletta, Malta. High-level representatives from 18 Mediterranean and Black Sea countries as well as the European Union just signed in Malta a Ministerial Declaration aimed at implementing a Regional Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and...

Trabzon, Turkey – A group of Black Sea experts and scientists just concluded today a 21-day trip at sea to participate in a survey aimed at assessing the status of Black Sea anchovy and evaluating environmental conditions during its spawning season....

Sofia, Bulgaria – Almost two years after the Bucharest Declaration signed in October 2016, six Black Sea riparian countries and the European Union signed the Sofia Declaration renewing their commitment to achieve sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the region. After successful...

Rome, Italy – The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and the FAO signed today a letter of agreement to help boost responsible fisheries and sustainable aquaculture in the Black Sea riparian country. The agreement calls for the General...

Rome, Italy – The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is excited to announce that 2018 is the first year the world will observe an official day promoting awareness of the need to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)...

Budva, Montenegro - On the occasion of its forty-first session, held in Budva, Montenegro on 16-20 October 2017, the GFCM took decisive steps to advance in the implementation of its mid-term strategy towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea...

Rome, Italy – On the occasion of the first meeting of the Working Group on Small-Scale and Recreational Fisheries, organizations and stakeholders working in the sector have taken concrete steps to enhance their collaboration and promote synergies in order to...

Malta – The Ministers and high level representatives of Mediterranean riparian states, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) have just...