GFCM News
A regional event to discuss main challenges and future strategies for Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture
21 October 2016
21 October 2016
Bucharest, Romania – A High-Level Conference Towards Enhanced Cooperation on Black Sea Fisheries and Aquaculture will take place in Bucharest, Romania, from 24 to 25 October 2016. In light of the many challenges still to be faced in the area...
Mediterranean cooperation: a best practice showcased at the SOI Global Dialogue in Seoul
29 September 2016
29 September 2016
Seoul. The Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue recognized the mechanisms implemented by General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and the United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) to foster ongoing cooperation in the Mediterranean as a practical and...
"Regional ocean governance in practice: the Mediterranean experience” at the UN headquarters in New York
13 September 2016
13 September 2016
On the occasion of the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and...
In the global context of a growing world population and persistent hunger issues, fishery resources have emerged as an important commodity towards the achievement of food security. However, efforts by the international community to ensure the sustainability of fisheries are...
Malta. The fortieth session of the GFCM concluded its work today in St Julian’s after four days of intensive discussions among more than 120 participants. The session marked a watershed event for the region: for the first time in the...
Sustainable small-scale fisheries
31 May 2016
31 May 2016
A video report of the regional conference "Building a future for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea" held in Algiers on 7-9 March 2016.
The video is available in English and French.
On the occasion of a Ministerial Conference on Mediterranean fisheries, held at the European Commission on 27 April, GFCM members took stock of the current situation of fisheries in the Mediterranean and of past developments since the benchmark Venice Declaration...
The GFCM Secretariat is pleased to inform colleagues and partners that the new GFCM publication the State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2016 (SoMFi 2016) is now available online.
It is the first time that a comprehensive review of...
Kiev, Ukraine – On the occasion of the fifth meeting of the GFCM ad hoc Working Group of the Black Sea, hosted by the State Agency of Fisheries in Kiev, Ukraine, from 5 to 7 April 2016, the representatives of five...