The President of the European Association Fishermen in the Black Sea , Dr. Dimitrina Kostova, participated in the work of the middle working session of the Black Sea Advisory Council , held in the period 9-11 May 2023 in the complex “Lebada”, Crisan, Romania. The topics debated by the participants were “Rapan fishing”, “Jobs in […]
Starting a business is not always easy. This is certainly the case in the world of fisheries, where there is so much to know. In France, to help young people enter this old and important trade, the Finistère regional Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture Committee created the EU-funded Pathways to Fisheries project. This ‘one-stop shop’ helps […]
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and Friends of Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) (AKTEA, BISAC, CIHEAM Bari, LIFE, MEDAC, MedPAN and WWF) are organizing on 9-10 March 2023 in Rome, Italy a Forum Consultation for small-scale fishing. Based on the proposal of the Mediterranean and Black Sea SSF organizations attending the SSF Summit (September […]
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 […]
