The 35th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) met from 9-14 May at FAO/HQ in Rome (Italy). Delegates adopted recommendations on: the exploitation of red coral; reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds in fisheries; the by-catch of sea turtles in fisheries; and fisheries measures for the conservation of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
It was also decided to to set up a task force toward a possible revision of the GFCM Agreement, with a view to more effectively implementing the precautionary approach and ecosystem approach to fisheries management, including relevant compliance and enforcement mechanisms. Lastly, the need for greater involvement of GFCM in the field of aquaculture, as well as the need to reinforce fisheries governance and scientific cooperation in the Black Sea, also were addressed.
Report of the session
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