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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetNavigating compliance
Working together to reduce abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear
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In 2021, the GFCM adopted Resolution GFCM/44/2021/14 on abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear, also known as ghost gear. Ghost gear transcends borders and poses environmental and economic risks, including navigational hazards, harm to marine life, and the introduction of non-indigenous species into the marine food web. This factsheet aims at promoting clarity by providing definitions, noting key regulatory aspects and providing context on the phenomenom. Properly addressing this topic will help mitigate wildlife entanglement, protect marine habitats, promote sustainable fisheries management, introduce economic benefits, reduce plastic pollution, and enhance navigation safety. -
Book (series)GFCM - Report of the fortieth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, St. Julian's, Malta, 30 May - 3 June 2016 2017The fortieth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as well as the tenth session of the Compliance Committee and the seventh session of the Committee on Administration and Finance was attended by delegates of all 24 contracting parties, as well as delegates of the two cooperating non-contracting parties and two riparian non-contracting parties. Representatives from 15 intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations were also in attendance. It was the first time in the history of the Commission that full attendance was attained and all the Mediterranean and Black Sea riparian States were present together in a regular session. During the session, the Commission granted cooperating non-contracting party status to Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of its increasing involvement in GFCM activities and as a preliminary step towards full membership in due course. Moreover, within the framework of ongoing cooperation with partner organizations, a memorandum of unde rstanding was signed with OceanCare. The Commission was encouraged to strengthen cooperation further, including by providing technical assistance to contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties. This technical assistance would underpin compliance and contribute to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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Book (series)General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) – Report of the forty-sixth session
Split, Croatia, 6–10 November 2023
2024This report summarizes the discussions held during the forty-sixth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and thirteenth session of the Committee on Administration and Finance. During the session, progress in activities related to fisheries, aquaculture, compliance and other strategic activities was reviewed. The Commission adopted 24 binding recommendations and ten resolutions related to fisheries management and conservation, aquaculture and compliance. Finally, the Commission adopted the revised GFCM Financial Regulations as well as its programme of work for the next intersession and approved its autonomous budget for 2024, 2025 and 2026, as well as a number of strategic actions to be funded through extrabudgetary resources. The Commission also extended the mandate of its current Bureau for two additional years and endorsed the new Bureaus of the Compliance Committee and the Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries.
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