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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) – Report of the forty-sixth session

Split, Croatia, 6–10 November 2023

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 261 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-138729-0

Series title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) - Session Reports

Series number No. 46

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Synopsis (short abstract) This 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.

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

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FAO. 2024. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) – Report of the forty-sixth session. Split, Croatia, 6–10 November2023. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean No. 46. Rome.


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