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…
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…
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…
The waters around the Italian island of Procida are the home of the stony, purple sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus), an important herbivore, as well as prey for a number of…
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has launched an exchange programme to enhance cooperation and to promote sharing of expertise and best practices in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and…
When the Suez Canal was opened 150 years ago, it brought many positive aspects for travel and trade. But it also opened a route for the mass migration of invasive…
More than 20 states and the European Union have adopted 34 measures to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine living resources, as well as the sustainable development of…
Better rules on caging and fair distribution of bluefin tuna quotas among fleet segments are part of the new plan to manage bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.…
Following the success of its first activity for young women in aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, held in 2022 in Tunisia, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean…
A workshop promoting the social acceptability of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and showcasing the gastronomic potential of farmed aquatic species has taken place in Lyon. Jointly…