Small-scale fisheries make up 83% of the fleet in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, employ 127 000 people and generate USD 1.04 billion of revenue. Nevertheless, as impressive as these figures are, they don’t show the human dimension behind them. What they don’t show is the families that have worked together for generations, the living communities […]
The final report of the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Summit, held on 2-4 September 2022 in Rome, Italy, has been published. The main purpose and format of the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Summit 2022 was to create a real opportunity to promote dialogue between small-scale fishers and fisheries workers, key partners and decision-makers ahead of the […]
Today, the Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The proposal promotes the sustainable management of fish stocks in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and delivers on the political commitments made in the MedFish4Ever and Sofia Declarations. It reflects the Commission’s ambition to make fisheries in these two sea basins […]
The European Black Sea Fishermen’s Association has received an invitation to participate in the Small-Scale Fisheries Summit, which will take place on 2-4 September 2022 in Rome, Italy. It is organized by IPC Working Group on Fisheries, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), via the Mediterranean Friends of SSF) and the SSF Hub, […]
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a training on sustainable aquaculture practices for young women from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea region. A collaboration between the GFCM, Tunisia’s Ministry of Agriculture as well as local communities and farmers, the training […]
The recently published communication on international ocean governanceSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• sets the path of EU ocean policies for years to come. Among the key policies, there’s a set of EU commitments to support the innovation, sustainability and competitiveness of the aquaculture sector. Those commitments are there for good reason: aquaculture is one […]
