GFCM

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

It’s hoped a new management plan that includes a partial closure of eel fisheries each year, a complete ban on recreational fishing, and the setting-up of a monitoring network to identify effective…

2nd January 2024

New management plan offers hope for Europe’s at-risk eels

2nd January 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In 2021, the percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea fell below 60% for the first time, following a decreasing trend that started a decade ago, according to a…

22nd December 2023

FAO/GFCM: Mediterranean, Black Sea overfishing fallen to lowest level in a decade

22nd December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following European Council’s agreement on 2024’s fishing opportunities for fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius has…

13th December 2023

EU tallies new Atlantic, Med, Black Sea fishing quotas

13th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The decision by Mediterranean states to create a sanction system that will empower the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to take action against countries which continue overfishing or illegal fishing…

13th November 2023

NGOs welcome Mediterranean fisheries sanctions system

13th November 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

More than 20 countries and the European Union have confirmed the adoption of 34 measures aimed at ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of marine living resources, as well as the sustainable…

13th November 2023

Progress for Med and Black Sea fisheries, aquaculture

13th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With officials from Mediterranean countries gathering for the latest General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) annual session in Croatia (6-10 November 2023), NGOs are urging the adoption of a system of…

6th November 2023

Call for increased Med fisheries conservation

6th November 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New work in the Mediterranean in the fields of fishing technology and aquaculture research and in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were recognised at an awards ceremony, held…

5th October 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture innovators receive MedFish4Ever awards

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Transformative, science-based responses are needed to ensure a sustainable future for the Mediterranean’s fisheries and aquaculture ventures, identified the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023).

5th October 2023

MedFish4Ever scales up fisheries, aquaculture commitments

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Fisheries ministers attending the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023) have been called upon by the NGO community to end the illegal bottom trawling, which they say that is driving…

3rd October 2023

MedFish4Ever Summit: Fisheries ministers urged to end illegal bottom trawling

3rd October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has launched a scientific database on Black Sea fisheries. 

18th July 2023

Database built for Black Sea fisheries research

18th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new publication that guides readers through Mediterranean and Black Sea aquaculture – highlighting its benefits and demystifying the sector – has been published by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of…

12th May 2023

New cookbook looks to debunk aquaculture myths

12th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A form of illegal bottom trawling is causing severe environmental and economic damage to the Gulf of Gabès in Tunisia, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and…

7th April 2023

Report: Kiss trawling destroying livelihoods

7th April 2023