Additional fishing days with low-impact doors
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is assigning an addition 2454 fishing days for the current year to 301 Mediterranean trawlers that are using trawl doors flown off…
EU and Mediterranean neighbours share commitment
The European Union and Mediterranean countries have made a fresh committment to cooperation to rebuild Mediterranean fish stocks, agreeing to adopt a new MedFish4Ever Declaration in 2027. Theis new declaration will…
Med proposal threatens entire coastal communities
The European Commission’s 2026 proposals for Mediterranean fishing opportunities represent some of the most severe cuts ever imposed and risk dismantling an entire sector, while putting at stake thousands of jobs,…
Updated 2026 Med proposal recognise industry efforts
The European Commission has presented updates to its 2026 fishing opportunities proposal for the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The proposal aims for a balance, recognising fishermen’s conservation efforts while ensuring sustainability…
Spain increases Med red shrimp catch limits
Catch limits for Spain’s Mediterranean red shrimp fishery have been raised, due to the addition of additional quota from the national reserve and the recent exchange reached with France. This…
Addressing IUU fishing in the Mediterranean
As part of the GEF-funded fisheries and ecosystem-based management for the blue economy of the Mediterranean (FishEBM MED) project, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has undertaken initiatives…
Spanish government to meet mesh size change costs
The government of Spain is seeking state aid for fishermen to adapt to regulations in Mediterranean waters that set out a change on codend mesh sizes. Despite strong lobbying by…
Spanish industry’s frustrations over further Mediterranean restrictions
The decision taken at this year’s December Council to further reduce days at sea for fishing activity in the Mediterranean is an ongoing cause of frustration for the Spanish fishing…
Social partners seek protection for Mediterranean’s coastal fishing communities
The European social partners – The European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), Europêche and COGECA – have jointly adopted a resolution, urgently addressing the critical state of the Mediterranean fisheries. This…
Sardinian fishermen clean up their seas
The fishing community in Sardinia has joined forces with scientists from Cagliari University and Fisheries Local Action Groups to remove marine waste from Sardinian waters. Recognising the shared threat to…
