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Regional Aquaculture Conference: shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

Heraklion, Greece, 4–5 December 2024

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 48 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-139867-8

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Proceedings

Series number No. 76

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd5587en

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication presents the outcomes of the Regional Aquaculture Conference “Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region” organized in Heraklion, Greece, by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and the Government of Greece, with the financial support of the European Union. It includes an overview of the main advances, challenges and vision for the aquaculture sector, as well as the main outcomes and conclusions of the event and the abstracts of the keynote speeches and panel discussions. Marking a decade since the first regional aquaculture conference held in Bari, Italy, and building on the outcomes of the 2023 High-level Conference on MedFish4Ever Initiatives, the event convened high-level decision makers and stakeholders, including aquaculture experts and representatives from research, academia and international, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as producers and aquaculture farmers’ associations from across the region. The compiled conclusions and abstracts in this document aim to inform the next MedFish4Ever Declaration and guide the GFCM and its Members in assessing progress and defining future national and regional strategic actions for the sustainable development of aquaculture.

Statutory body / Meeting title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

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FAO. 2025. Regional Aquaculture Conference: shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Heraklion, Greece, 4–5 December 2024. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Proceedings, No. 76. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd5587en

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