During the 47th annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), which took place on 4-8 November in Rome, the EU and neighbourhood countries agreed on important measures in favour of sustainability of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
The EU and neighbourhood countries agreed on measures to continue strengthening sustainability strategies at sea basin level, including through subregional cooperation.
They also agreed to consolidating the overall management framework for the Adriatic and Black Seas on the principles of the common fisheries policy (CFP), an important delivery of the GFCM subregional approach that is supported by the EU as main financial donor.
The EU and neighbouring countries agreed to continue developing important multiannual management plans (MAPs) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to advance specific sea basin management strategies for the shared stocks.
The newly adopted conservation and control measures will help to ensure a level playing field between all operators and aim at securing a sustainable future for the fleets through improved status of the fish stocks.
The Council of the European Union will discuss and establish the GFCM's fishing opportunities-related measures for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in a meeting that will take place 9-10 December 2024.