FAO/GFCM, Fisheries in the Black Sea

My Assignment: Director - Filmmaking - Editing - Post Production

Taking action to secure a sustainable future for Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
High level Conference Sofia, Bulgaria, 6-7 June 2018

Almost two years after the Bucharest Declaration signed in October 2016, six Black Sea riparian countries and the European Union signed the Sofia Declaration renewing their commitment to achieve sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the region. After successful discussions under the umbrella of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ministers and high-level representatives of Black Sea riparian countries have pledged to take concrete action in order to ensure a brighter future for the region and its coastal communities… MORE. Edited by FAO/GFCM©2018

 

FAO/GFCM, SoMFi Report – 2018

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SoMFi – The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries 2018

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
FAO headquarters Rome on 10-14 December 2018

  • n 1 Video Report – English version

Although the main commercial fish species in the Mediterranean and Black Sea are still over-fished, pressure has reduced over the past years, raising hopes – for the first time – for the recovery of fish stocks, according to new FAO- GFCM report launched today. The percentage of overexploited fish stocks decreased by 10 percent – from 88 percent in 2014 to 78 percent in 2016.
MORE. Edited by FAO/GFCM©2018

 

FAO/GFCM What is fishing to the people?

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EU promotes sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean at high-level conference on MedFish4Ever initiatives

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Marrakech, Morocco, 11-12 June 2019

  • n 1 Opening Pre Conference 5 minutes – English and French versions
  • n 3 Video for the launch of the Conference
  • During the conference: interviews, video-clips for Social Media, photos of the event

Countries and stakeholders with vested interest in the sustainability of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and their fisheries were called together to assess progress made towards the implementation of the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration and to renew commitments towards achieving the targets therein. A special focus was placed on social development for small-scale fisheries, decent work and the celebration of the international day for the fight against IUU fishing. MORE. Edited by FAO/GFCM©2019

 

FishMPABlue2 Project (Photo)

My Assignment: photo only for the WEB site

Every aspect of fisheries management is made stronger when the fishers are a part of it

By Anne Rémy, WWF Mediterranean

 

 


Official photographer
Carlo GIANFERRO

Exhibition
Cittadini_del_Mare

 

 

 

The FishMPABlue2 project aimed to test a set of governance measures identified as key factors for the successful management of small-scale fisheries within and around Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Mediterranean (‘Governance toolkit’) and to assess its ecological, economic and social impact. This ‘Governance toolkit’ has been tested in 11 pilot sites, located in 6 Mediterranean countries (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, and Spain) in order to assess and quantify its success in achieving expected results in terms of MPA ecological effectiveness, benefits delivered to small scale fisheries and social acceptance of management measures by stakeholders…  MORE

All the videos have been produced by WWF Mediterranean in the framework of the FishMPABlue2 project. Dissemination by WWF Mediterranean Programme © 2018

 

FAO/GFCM, SoMFi Report (Photo) 2018

My Assignment: Photo

 

SoMFi – The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries 2018

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
FAO headquarters Rome on 10-14 December 2018

° Photos for the Printed Edition

Although the main commercial fish species in the Mediterranean and Black Sea are still over-fished, pressure has reduced over the past years, raising hopes – for the first time – for the recovery of fish stocks, according to new FAO- GFCM report launched today.
MORE. Edited by FAO/GFCM©2018

FAO/GFCM Marine Protected Areas

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Improve the efficiency of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as fisheries management tools and highlight benefits of involving the small scale fisheries sector

  •  n. 1 Film  6 minutes – English version

Marine protected areas represent indeed an effective management tool that enables to protect vulnerable ecosystems as well as nursery and spawning areas in order to increase the productivity of fisheries and improve the situation of fisheries and fishers in the region … MORE

Edited by  FAO/GFCM ©2016

FAO/GFCM – Small-Scale Fishery Conference

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Building a future for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) – Regional Conference
Algiers, Algeria, 7-9 March 2016

  • n 1 Opening Pre Conference 5 minutes – English and French versions
  • n 1 Report Post Conference 6 minutes – English and French versions

 

The Regional Conference hence offered a unique opportunity to intensify efforts, in a concerted manner, to secure common strategies for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the region … MORE. Edited by FAO/GFCM©2016