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Enhancing Capacity for Fisheries Planning and Management in the Strait of Sicily (Year 6) - GCP/INT/320/EC

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Strait of Sicily is a transition area connecting the western and eastern Mediterranean basins. Most of the pelagic and demersal fisheries resources in the area are shared between the fisheries of at least three bordering countries. The shared fisheries resources are exploited under different regimes in each country, while their transboundary nature justifies harmonized management approaches. Achieving the optimal use of fisheries resources in this region requires an effective cooperative management framework based on accepted concepts like the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF). However, the countries in the subregion require dedicated support to allow them to develop the capacities required to cooperate and effectively manage the fisheries in accordance with the EAF. Against this background, the project, which was part of the longer lasting MedSudMed Project, aimed to contribute to consolidating and developing the basis for establishing and implementing in each of the four participating countries (Italy, Libya, Malta and Tunisia), and/or at multilateral level, scientific cooperation for sustainable fisheries and updated management plans for relevant specific fisheries.

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