Side-event and workshops at the Forum on Fisheries science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, Rome, Italy, 10-14 December.

MAP successfully organized a side-event and two workshops at the “Forum on Fisheries science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea” organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO-GFCM) in Rome on 10-14 December 2018. The side-event and the workshops focused on (i) “Implementation of the ecosystem approach at the regional level for the coordinated achievement of the SDG14 targets”, (ii) “Priority actions to prevent and reduce the generation of marine litter” and (iii) “Complementarities between MPAs and fisheries spatial measures for area-based management”. The Forum fully achieved its goal to bring together the wider community of scientists, experts and government representatives working on fisheries and the marine environment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea in order to build a lasting network, discuss advancements in research and integrate scientific knowledge in support of decision-making. More information....