Med Sea Alliance

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following the annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga, Spain, the Med Sea Alliance, together with its members Oceana and The Nature Conservancy, has welcomed progress on transparency but has also voiced its regret…

18th November 2025

Med Sea Alliance: GFCM delivered only partial progress

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Málaga has delivered progress on vessel transparency but leaves major enforcement gaps, according to the Med Sea Alliance and its members Oceana and The Nature Conservancy.

14th November 2025

Mediterranean fisheries transparency gains stalled

14th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Ahead of its forthcoming meeting, the Med Sea Alliance, alongside its members Oceana, and The Nature Conservancy, is calling on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to:

3rd November 2025

Med Sea Alliance urges countries to tackle non-compliance, transparency rules

3rd November 2025

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

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

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