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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…

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Read more about the article Advances and renewed commitments at Mediterranean conference
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…

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Read more about the article Mediterranean fisheries need faster, bold action
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…

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Read more about the article Promoting sustainable fisheries and decent work in Italy
Fishing vessels arriving at Fiumicino, Italy, where the fishermen will offload the day’s catch. ©FAO/Napolitano

Promoting sustainable fisheries and decent work in Italy

Organised in Rome by one of the Italian fish workers’ unions, UILA pesca, and with the support of Italy’s Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism, a conference…

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