Don’t miss the launch of #SOMFI2025❗️ Join us to discover the main findings and follow a high-level discussion on how evidence-based management and collaboration can drive healthy seas & resilient coastal communities. Register here: https://t.co/vSg5mImtlv #BlueTransformation

@FAOfish @mbernal_GFCM @asiliman_GFCM @EU_MARE @EFCA_EU @gobmapa @FAOinNENA_EN @HamzaHoussam01 @georgios_pax @FAOLebanon @irtacat @escantlham @InfoRac The #GFCMSession adopted 8 binding recommendations boosting #fisheriesmanagement for several species: 🔹blackspot seabream (Alboran Sea), demersal species in the Adriatic Sea, giant red shrimp, blue & red shrimp (Strait of Sicily, Ionian Sea, Levant Sea) & more.

Very proud of my first GFCM annual session as secretariat staff! An incredible team 200% committed to advancing fisheries governance in the region, for the sake of both people and nature! @UN_FAO_GFCM

Developing management advice towards the conservation & sustainable use of fisheries is essential for the future of our seas. The GFCM’s continued focus on expanding management plans & technical and spatial measures has positive results for key commercial species. #GFCMSession

The 48th #GFCMSession started today in Málaga🇪🇸 with 130+ participants from 23 GFCM countries & the EU. Opening speeches from @CostasKadis, @LuisPlanas, @pacodelatorrep & @rolandkristo. 🆕The GFCM welcomes #Ukraine 🇺🇦 as its 24th contracting party represented by @VysotskyiTaras.

The 18th session of the #GFCMCompliance Committee has kicked off today❗️ The priority this year is bolstering the fight against #IUUFishing by: ✅enhancing compliance assessment procedures ✅prioritizing targeted follow-up actions to address non-compliance. #GFCMSession

The 48th #GFCMSession is around the corner❗️ It will bring together GFCM members, experts, advisers and observers to advance sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Stay tuned for updates on X and LinkedIn. #2Seas1Vision

#SOMFI2025 will paint a comprehensive picture of aquaculture in our region. The sector is becoming increasingly vital for food security, employment & economic development. Stay tuned on this fast-growing sector & register now: https://t.co/vSg5mImtlv #Aquaculture4Sustainability

📉 Overfishing in the Mediterranean & Black Sea has steadily declined. ✅ This improvement reflects the impact of science-based management measures and strong cooperation among GFCM member countries. 👉Join the launch of #SOMFI2025 on 28 November: https://t.co/vSg5mIlVvX

Don’t miss this chance to update your knowledge on the state of Mediterranean fisheries, with a wealth of comprehensive information 👇👇

Last week I started in my new position as GFCM’s Subregional Coordinator for the Western Mediterranean, based in its technical unit office in Málaga. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to keep contributing to fisheries governance in the region!

Un clip molt didàctic que presenta uns resultats espectaculars a l’entorn d’una iniciativa col·laborativa únics de ciència i sector pesquer recreatiu: Scientific Angler 👇👇

Honored to have been invited to contribute to the preparatory Expert Group on SDG14, with a focus on participatory fisheries governance.

This, from “Science” magazine yesterday, by the excellent B. Arbuckle - human history is actually changing before our eyes.

🌊Cooperation & science-based decisions = Healthy seas that sustain us all #DYK that 7 hubs promote sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea? 🎯Zoom in on the Aquaculture Demonstration Centres https://t.co/WC8XivRkwu #Aquaculture4Sustainability #SaveOurOcean

Economic policies are lacking in data on small-scale fisheries. This team of researchers is determined to change that. https://t.co/xRf2MMFCDX

Bones Suggest Romans Hunted Whales in the Mediterranean - Around 2000 years ago the Mediterranean Sea was a haven for two species of whale which have since virtually disappeared from the North Atlantic, a new study analyzing ancient bones suggests. The discovery of the whale

Happy to have delivered my presentation this morning: participatory governance and co-management in marine socioecological systems is a key enabling condition for a successful management #mpacanaryislands.org

I’m excited to contribute to (and to learn from) the international congress on MPAs starting today in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria #mpaconnect #mpacanaryislands

A pair of hammerhead sharks depicted in the “Oki National Products Illustration Notes” during the Edo Period in Japan, 1735 AD. I love how this illustration appears to be remarkably modern and cartoon-like, despite it being nearly 300 years old. I guess the Japanese always had a