Today we celebrate the #MediterraneanDay ! A sea under huge pressures but still rich in amazingly diverse cultures & #wildlife Union for the Mediterranean EU Maritime & Fish MedPAN General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Peter Thomson ipbes UN Biodiversity Friends of Ocean Action #NaturePositive

#BREAKING #WWF & NGOs raise alarm against Italy, France & Spain blatantly failing to #endoverfishing in West #Mediterranean waters. Next EU #Agrifish council must force them to abide EU #CFP law to reduce fishing effort & adopt selectivity measures bit.ly/3GujOUM

Ahead of the 2021 #AGRIFISH EU Council meeting, the EU and member states can no longer afford to ignore the crisis facing fisheries in the Western Mediterranean. With stocks chronically overfished, their future hangs in the balance. bit.ly/31IjUJF

None of the management scenarios under evaluation will achieve sustainable fisheries in the Western Mediterranean by 2025. With stocks fished at 2.71 times the Maximum Sustainable Yield, more drastic measures are needed to be taken at #AGRIFISH 2021. bit.ly/31IjUJF

Don't miss our #SSFForum session on more selective fishing by WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative! We will tackle the pervasive problem of #bycatch #discarding & incidental catch of vulnerable species in #Mediterranean fisheries with experts from 🇮🇹 & 🇵🇹 📅 Today / 15.30-17.00 ❓fao.org/gfcm/ssfforum

The greatest threat to fishers livelihoods are not the impacts of measures to protect stocks from overfishing, but the threat of stock collapse if we do nothing, and carry on as we are now. #AGRIFISH bit.ly/31IjUJF

The 2021 December #AGRIFISH EU Council is an opportunity to show political leadership. We know the solutions to the problems facing the Western Mediterranean - we need to take the decision to act.

It's time to implement solutions we know will work. Studies show sorting grids reduce juvenile fish in catches by up to 40%. Adopting more selective methods is a key part of protecting stocks and moving towards #sustainable fisheries. #Agrifish #SSFForum vimeo.com/652045871

"The measures agreed today are not only sound for the marine environment. They are also timely and forward-looking social and economic measures", said Virginijus Sinkevičius at #AGRIFISH. Read more about the 2022 agreement for Mediterranean and Black Sea #GFCM ec.europa.eu/oceans-and-fis…

The EU-funded MINOUW project combined science & innovation with fishers expertise, to develop fishing technologies and practices that reduce #bycatch and contribute to discard-free fisheries. Read the outcome of the research ⤵️ minouw-project.eu #SustainableFisheries