GFCM News
Milan, Italy. The representatives of 25 countries of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea, Japan, the European Union as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations have taken historic steps on the occasion of the thirty-ninth annual session of the General...
An international day to raise awareness on the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
30 April 2015
30 April 2015
Marrakech, Morocco. In a global context of fierce competition for fishery resources which are progressively being depleted as a consequence of overfishing, overexploitation and overcapacity, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has become a growing concern. IUU fishing encompasses a...
Joint ACCOBAMS-GFCM project on mitigating interactions between endangered species and fishing activities
08 April 2015
08 April 2015
Last Tuesday, 7 April 2015, the joint ACCOBAMS-GFCM project on mitigating interactions between endangered species and fishing activities was officially launched on the occasion of a kick-off meeting held in Tunis (Tunisia) at the premises of the International Center for Environmental...
A decisive step towards enhanced regional cooperation for the management of Black Sea fisheries
13 March 2015
13 March 2015
Tbilisi, Georgia. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (GFCM/FAO) concluded yesterday the fourth annual meeting of its Working Group on the Black Sea. The meeting was hosted by Georgia,...
New videos on aquaculture released
19 December 2014
19 December 2014
The GFCM Secretariat has just published four new videos on aquculture issues:
Enabling good governance in aquaculture - Could aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea be simplified?
A healthy environment, a stronger aquaculture industry - Could aquaculture be sustainable?
Boosting markets for aquaculture - Could...
Enhancing fisheries data collection in the GFCM area
17 December 2014
17 December 2014
Madrid, Spain. The GFCM workshop on the implementation of the Data Collection Reference Framework (DCRF) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea was just held on 15-16 December 2014. It was attended by national experts from 20 GFCM Members and one non-Member country...
Mediterranean and the Black Sea governments join forces towards sustainable aquaculture development and food security
11 December 2014
11 December 2014
Bari, Italy – About 140 participants, representatives of governments and international organizations, delegates, experts and professionals from Mediterranean and Black Sea countries (Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine) just met...
Boosting sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean
05 December 2014
05 December 2014
The Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, together with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in cooperation with the European Commission and the...
The FAO Director General, José Graziano da Silva, the Ministers and representatives of countries in the European Union, the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East, and several international and regional organizations – including the European Commission and Union for...