GFCM News
IYAFA: looking back, looking forwards
31 March 2023
31 March 2023
Today marks the end of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022. It was a busy year for everyone involved, including the GFCM, and FAO is celebrating twelve months of achievements with a special hybrid international closing...
Highlighting best practices on allocated zones for aquaculture at joint GFCM and RECOFI workshop
23 March 2023
23 March 2023
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) organized a two-day workshop on allocated zones for aquaculture (AZAs) in Muscat,...
This week, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held its first workshop on decarbonization – a significant new theme for the fishing sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Decarbonization is the process of reducing and eliminating as...
MAVA Foundation ends with game-changing results
09 March 2023
09 March 2023
This week sees the famous MAVA Foundation officially cease its operations.
Since its creation in 1994 by naturalist Dr Luc Hoffmann – who also co-founded the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Wetlands International and...
Fishers and scientists pledge common efforts to preserve critically endangered European eel
03 March 2023
03 March 2023
Dozens of fishers, scientists and administrators met this week in Orbetello, Italy to share knowledge and discuss the future of the European eel fishery in the Mediterranean Sea. They expressed support for collaborating on scientific monitoring activities in order to...
The future of aquaculture rests on women: United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science
10 February 2023
10 February 2023
Women are transforming aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. As their contribution to this traditionally male-dominated sector increases, however, their value often remains underappreciated and their voices unheard.
Their participation in stewarding marine environments and research is essential and...
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Dolphins are known around the world for their intelligence and their curiosity.
Across the Mediterranean Sea, they approach fishing vessels and attempt to remove catch directly from fishing gear. The phenomenon is called depredation, and...
Closing an important year to welcome 2023 on solid bases
29 December 2022
29 December 2022
2022 marked the 70th anniversary of the GFCM
Over the years the role of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has expanded, and its mandate is more relevant now than ever.
Learn about the concrete steps taken by countries for...
KAUST, MEWA and the GFCM working hand in hand for algae innovation
13 December 2022
13 December 2022
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together last Monday world class research and industry experts to the...