Mediterranean Countries Agree to Mandatory Disclosure of Vessels Allowed to Fish in Restricted Areas - Oceana

Victory | November 30, 2022

Mediterranean Countries Agree to Mandatory Disclosure of Vessels Allowed to Fish in Restricted Areas

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), the regional fisheries management organization covering the Mediterranean and Black Sea, will now require countries to disclose key enforcement information for vessels that are allowed to fish in Fisheries Restricted Areas. Member countries of the GFCM must now report key information for these vessels, including their target species, and when and where they are fishing. The GFCM also agreed to publicly list vessels that are authorized to catch overfished deep-sea shrimp and hake in the Strait of Sicily. Both decisions were the direct result of campaigning by Oceana in Europe.