This week, the Working Group on European #hake is meeting, with the objectives of: 📌Reviewing data and identifying good practice guidelines for the assessment of this species in the #Mediterranean and potentially drafting a roadmap to guide future work.

#WorldHealthDay Farmed aquatic foods can be tasty, healthy and sustainable❗️ Discover 12 species from farms to your plates, chosen for their importance and potential in the region. 🔗openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #Taste4Aquaculture #Aquaculture4Sustainability

🦐New publication It highlights the significant progress made towards improving the understanding of giant red shrimp & blue & red shrimp in the central-eastern #Mediterranean, two of the most valuable fishery resources in the area. doi.org/10.4060/cd4916… #SustainableFisheries

Norway #lobster lives at depths of 20–500m and is one of the most important crustaceans in the Mediterranean. This week, the Working Group on Stock Assessment of Demersal Species is meeting to conduct a benchmark assessment of this species. #GFCM_SAC #SustainableFisheries

🦐 Giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp are key deep-water fishery resources in the central-eastern Mediterranean. A new Food and Agriculture Organization-General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean publication supports sustainable management with the latest data and research. Find out more 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd4916…

Experts met this week in Burgas to discuss the management of turbot fisheries in the Black Sea, where progress continues. 📌The focus was on reviewing ongoing efforts, assessing new research findings, and proposing evidence-based tools to reduce bycatch. #BlackSeAction

#GFCM_SAC: management of common dolphinfish fisheries A socially and economically important species in the Western and Central Med, possibly sustainably exploited based on the updated stock assessment, covered by a regional multi-annual management plan. #SustainableFisheries

#GFCM_SAC: Management of central & eastern Med fisheries 🔹Demersal fisheries in the Strait of Sicily 🔹Deep-water red shrimp fisheries in the Strait of Sicily, the Ionian Sea and the Levant Sea 🔹Round sardinella 🔹European hake 🔹Non-indigenous species #SustainableFisheries

📌Praised the use of #MSE for blackspot seabream & agreed on a prioritization for future work 📌Highlighted the impact of #GFCM_FRAs on stocks recovery & recommended analyses to prioritize areas for future protection 📌Endorsed roadmaps to enhance data & assessments on hake.

My first penguin spot here in Southend. #waddleonsea

#GFCM_WGBS is discussing the management of Black Sea fisheries In focus: European sprat 🔷Overview of data submissions 🔷Status of the stock 🔷Outcomes of stakeholder meetings in 🇧🇬🇷🇴🇹🇷 #BlackSea4Fish #SustainableFisheries

The GFCM is advancing towards science-based options for the management of fisheries In focus at #GFCM_WGBS: data and status of the stocks for piked dogfish 🔷#BlackSea4Fish research programme updates 🔷Awareness raising 🔷Short term survival & identification of bycatch hotspots

#GFCM_WGBS is discussing the outcomes of #CetaByM pilot project 🔷The project increased awareness raising to minimise the cetacean bycatch and tested measures to mitigate the incidental catch of harbour porpoise. Find out more: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #BlackSea4Fish

Sustainable aquaculture can benefit both ecosystems and coastal communities. Check out how mussels, oysters, sea urchins, and pen shells help restore Mediterranean ecosystems in this General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean factsheet on Restorative Aquaculture 👉 openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…

What does the future of food look like❓ Aquatic, resilient, sustainable & youth-driven. At the World Food Forum, experienced experts & young leaders came together to explore the future of aquatic food systems & ways to advance a #BlueTransformation. Key moments below👇 #FAO80

The #seaurchin Paracentrotus lividus plays a crucial role in shallow marine ecosystems & is an important model organism for scientific research. The #GFCM is prioritizing #sustainableaquaculture practices for the management of its populations. Read more: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…

New from General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean 🦐 A study on giant red & blue & red shrimp, key deep-water species in the central Mediterranean. It compiles data to guide adaptive, sustainable management. Check it out 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd4916… #BlueTransformation #SustainableFisheries

Fisheries & Aquaculture Miguel Bernal Ahmed Siliman EU Maritime & Fish European Fisheries Control Agency Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación FAO in Near East and North Africa Houssam HAMZA Georgios Paximadis FAO in Lebanon IRTA Sergi Tudela INFO/RAC 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.

To support the recovery of Black Sea #sturgeons, the GFCM gathers data on sturgeon biology, ecology and interactions with fisheries, assesses bycatch & illegal fishing, thereby laying the foundations for informed management measures. 🔗fao.org/gfcm/news/deta… #WorldFisheriesDay

The sea urchin paracentrotus lividus plays a crucial role in Mediterranean ecosystems & is widely valued as a delicacy. Read how the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is advancing sustainable aquaculture practices to support its cultivation & help restore natural stocks 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd7039…