EU: Countries unite to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the mediterranean and the Black Sea

Published Nov 12, 2024

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Seventeen pivotal decisions, including 12 binding recommendations, have been adopted by 20 countries and the European Union at the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to enhance the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The decisions aim to address the challenges facing the sector, such as overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and include measures for the management of numerous priority species and the establishment of fisheries restricted areas. The GFCM also highlighted the progress made by member countries in updating their national laws to target illegal fishing and awarded compliance awards to several countries for their integration of GFCM decisions into their legal frameworks.

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Countries unite to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Last week, 20 countries and the European Union made significant strides towards enhancing the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture by adopting 17 pivotal decisions, including 12 binding recommendations, during the forty-seventh session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), held in Rome, Italy. The GFCM is the regional fisheries management organization with the authority to issue binding recommendations for fisheries and aquaculture development in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. At its annual session, GFCM members engaged in meaningful discussions to review and endorse proposals for recommendations and resolutions, all based on the best available scientific advice. “This annual session concluded a year of intense, collaborative efforts and demonstrated the ...

Source: Fish Focus