We are engaging in discussions at the #FishForum2024 to scale up #science for effective #fisheries management especially on #sturgeons and #pikeddogfish in the #BlackSea.

#BlackSea #sturgeons: solutions to #preserve iconic migratory #species threatened with extinction. 🟢At #FishForum2024 event we highlighted urgent #conservation measures for sturgeons, addressing policy gaps and recommending strategies to safeguard these #invaluable species.

📽️Take a look at the highlights from #FishForum2024❗️ 🐟 Experts gathered in Antalya 🇹🇷 to scale up #science for effective #fisheriesmanagement. 5 days of lectures, panels, workshops, exhibitions & discussions on the latest developments in fisheries science. #BlueTransformation

🌊#BlackSea4Fish plays a pivotal role in the #GFCM2030 Strategy, addressing targets specific to the #BlackSea. It consolidates #expertise and #scientific capacity, creating a level playing field for #fisheries across the region. More info: fao.org/gfcm/activitie…

🌊#BlacSea4Fish experts are at sea conducting a #selectivity study on demersal trawls & investigating discard patterns for #species such as #whiting and #redmullet. 📌Towards #sustainable exploitation of commercial fish stocks in the #BlackSea.

The #GFCM & EU_ScienceHub summer #school aims to: 🐟 continue offering an extended learning opportunity for #fisheries scientists from the #Med & #BlackSea to keep up-to-date on methods and tools for assessing #stocks. #MedSea4Fish 🔔Register now! fao.org/gfcm/activitie…

Discover the research programme on piked #dogfish 🎯 Collecting the required scientific information in support of the adoption of adequate #fisheriesmanagement measures towards reverting the critical state of this species #BlackSea4Fish Read more here: bit.ly/3UW1Og1

#CetaByM #GFCM projesi, ACCOBAMS ortaklığıyla, #Karadeniz'de uzatma ağlarıyla yapılan #kalkan balıkçılığında hedef dışı yakalanan yunusları belirlemeyi ve azaltmayı amaçlıyor. Aşağıdaki bağlantıda daha fazlasını keşfedin: fao.org/gfcm/news/2024…

📢Next week in Burgas, the Working Group on the Black Sea #WGBS convenes for the first time in 3 years. 🐟This important meeting will provide the occasion to discuss the management of priority #species in the #BlackSea and much more. #GFCM2030 Strategy #BlackSea4Fish

The Working Group on the #BlackSea #WGBS has kicked off today Discussions included: 📊Fisheries #data collection and quality 🌊Status of #fisheries and resources 🎣#Bycatch and #selectivity 🐟European #sprat Stay tuned❗️ #BlackSea4Fish

Did you know the #GFCM has identified 8⃣ priority #species in the #BlackSea❓ 🐟Discover them and learn more about the work of the #WGBS Link: fao.org/gfcm/activitie… #BlackSea4Fish

The Working Group on the #BlackSea #WGBS has: 📌Reviewed stock status for 8 priority #species & confirmed positive evolution of #turbot 📌Reviewed outcomes of piked #dogfish research programme & #sturgeon pilot study 📌Formulated technical elements for managing #rapawhelk

🎣𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!🐟Read about the OptiFish workshop in Adana, Türkiye, where scientists, researchers, & fishers joined forces to explore the future of digital catch monitoring. 🔗bit.ly/3YQZWI4 #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU

📢 #JobOpportunity❗️ We are looking for a #Fishery Officer (P-4) to join the #GFCM team. In this key position, s/he will supervise a team of specialists dedicated to implementing the GFCM workplan on #compliance related matters. 🗓️ By Thursday 31 October bit.ly/486yt7E

🌊 Today we are celebrating #BlackSeaDay❗️ Find out how the #GFCM is addressing specific needs for the management of key #fisheries and the conservation of #vulnerablespecies and ecosystems in the #BlackSea. More: fao.org/gfcm/news/deta… #BlackSeAction

#BlackSea countries share the same stocks, but each conducts its own survey-at-sea programmes. To bridge these differences, the #GFCM has led the process of #standardizing existing #survey protocols. Find out more: fao.org/gfcm/news/deta… #BlackSea4Fish #BlackSeAction

Georgia has completed its first standardized demersal trawl #survey using the #GFCM iBotS manual❗️ Experts from the National Environment Agency collected data on GFCM priority #species in Georgian waters, improving our understanding of #BlackSea marine resources & stock status.

The Fisheries advisory process: from raw data to targeted management Discover how the GFCM adopts informed decisions for fisheries conservation and management in the #Mediterranean and the #BlackSea. 📽️youtube.com/watch?v=gXHUKy… #DataInAction

🌊 The #BlackSea4Fish team has conducted awareness-raising activities on vulnerable species and safe handling of bycatch in western 🇹🇷: ✅ Onboard data collection ✅ Interviews with local fishers ✅ Knowledge-sharing within fishing communities. #BlackSeAction

Karadeniz Çalışma Grubu’nun (WGBS) 11. oturumu başladı ❗️ Toplantıda, dönem arası faaliyetler değerlendirilecek, balıkçılık verileri ele alınacak ve deniz kaynaklarının yönetimine yönelik tavsiyeler geliştirilecek. #GFCM_WGBS