GFCM News
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...