Measure hailed as a ”crucial step” towards building a culture of compliance and rebuilding fish populations

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 has been commended by the NGO community, which has called the move “a crucial step towards building a culture of compliance, which is essential to start rebuilding Mediterranean fish populations”.