In the period of November 24 – 25 this year in the Grand Hotel “Pomorie” the Chairman of the European Association of Fishermen in the Black Sea, Dr. Dimitrina Kostova participated in the General Assembly of the Advisory Council for the Black Sea (BlSAC). She was elected for the second time in a row as a member in the Management Board of the BlSAC.
On a rotating basis, a new Romanian chairman of the BlSAC was elected – Daniel Buhai, and from the Bulgarian – Secretary General Dr. Jordan Gospodinov.
During the General Assembly Lena Anderson Pench – Director of the Directorate for Fisheries Policy of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea presented to the EC: “Management of fisheries in the Black Sea and the priorities of the BlSAC for 2022.” The meeting accepted the work program and budget for 2022 of the BlSAC, as well as others organizational questions.
On November 23, also at the Grand Hotel Pomorie, Dr. Kostova participated in Working Group 6 and Focus Group 4 of the BlSAC. At the meetings was discussed topics such as socio-economic aspects of fisheries – Impact of fisheries at the local level, interaction of small-scale fishing with commercial fishing, the role of women, employment, producer organizations; Marine litter: conclusions of the working groups from 2019 and 2020, current situation, mapping progress, joint action by Member States.
