New strategy for Mediterranean and Black Sea
An ambitious commitment adopted by 22 countries plus the European Union aims to secure a sustainable future for fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Announcing the…
Strengthening co-operation on Mediterranean marine science and fisheries research
The General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean (GFCM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University Mohammed First (UMP) and the Institut National de Recherche Halieutique (INRH) of Morocco…
Proposals have been made for 2021 fishing opportunities for the Mediterranean and Black Sea
EU Commission proposes Mediterranean and Black Sea fishing opportunities
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2021 in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, claimed to be delivering on the political commitments made in the…
Lundy Sentinel is currently operating in the western and central Mediterranean. Image: EFCA
EMSA resumes RPAS surveillance flights in support of EFCA fisheries control
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) services provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have been successfully resumed on board the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) chartered fisheries Offshore…
Quotas for red (bluefin) tuna are stable, but prices are expected to be lower than last year. Image: Sathoan
Mediterranean tuna prices expected to drop this year
As the tuna season in the Mediterranean opens, this year’s fishery should look positive as the 4781 tonne quotas for the French purse seine fleet have close to pre-recovery period…
Small-scale and coastal Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 hits Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are being felt by the fisheries and aquaculture sectors around the world – and in the Mediterranean and Black Sea small-scale fisheries have been…
The recommendations and resolutions adopted by consensus with the support of the GFCM Secretariat constitute an important step towards the full implementation of a new fisheries governance in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Steps towards a new Mediterranean and Black Sea fishing governance and protection
Fifteen recommendations and resolutions, proposed by the European Union, were adopted by consensus with the crucial support of the GFCM Secretariat, constituting a key step towards the full implementation of…
The EU Commission has proposed cuts in fishing effort on red mullet, hake, deep-water rose shrimp, langoustine, blue and red shrimp and giant red shrimp in the Mediterranean
EU Commission’s proposals for Mediterranean and Black Sea
The European Commission has adopted its first ever proposal on fishing opportunities covering both the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. In the Mediterranean Sea, the proposal implements the multiannual management…
MedFish4Ever has already changed the way fisheries are managed, according to Karmenu Vella
Advances and renewed commitments at Mediterranean conference
Two years on from the MedFish4Ever Declaration, initiated by the European Commission and adopted in March 2017, the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) brought together Mediterranean states…
Important progress has been made, but there is still much to be done to secure long-term sustainability for Mediterranean fisheries, according to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
Mediterranean fisheries need faster, bold action
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean has called a high-level conference to renew commitments made under the MedFish4Ever declaration: important progress has been made so far, but there is…