Portail du Gouvernement Français La 3e édition du congrès international des aires marines protégées s’est tenue à Marseille du 21 au 27 octobre 2013. Ce congrès rassemble tous les quatre ans, les principaux acteurs du secteur maritime à travers le monde...

The following GFCM decisions entered into force on 4th October 2013: Recommendation GFCM/37/2013/1on a multiannual management plan for fisheries on small pelagic stocks in the GFCM GSA 17 (Northern Adriatic Sea) and on transitional conservation measures for fisheries on small pelagic...

European Commission - The Commissioners (2010-2014) - Maria Damanaki's blog  I was pleased to meet today with the Management Committee and Secretariat of the Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean (RAC MED). We discussed the activity of the organisation as well...

European Commission The European Commission has adopted an updated list of vessels that cannot land or sell their fish in the EU as they have been identified as taking part in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The list comprises vessels included...

UN news centre  Surges in jellyfish populations due to overfishing may be one of the reasons behind the drop in fish stocks observed in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, according to a new United Nations report which argues for including jellyfish in fisheries...

Le Ministre de l’Agriculture de Tunisie, Son Excellence Monsieur Mohamed Ben Salem, a reçu à Tunis le Secrétaire exécutif de la CGPM, Monsieur Abdellah Srour. Cette visite a porté sur le renforcement de la collaboration entre la Tunisie et la...

A series of ambitious and innovative steps have been taken this month by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the FAO on the occasion of its thirty-seventh annual session, held in Split, Croatia. Confirming its leading role in...

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO (GFCM) and the Black Sea Commission (BSC) have organized together the first joint regional workshop to fight IUU fishing in the Black Sea. This historic event took place in Istanbul...

The GFCM and the Master in Human Development and Food Security” of the University “Universitá degli Studi di Roma Tre” have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at establishing an effective base to ensure maximum harmony towards their common...