Morocco chaired the Scientific Advisory Committee of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), held from November 4 to 8 at FAO headquarters in Rome, and won, for the fourth consecutive time, the Compliance with Standards Award of the CGPM, reaffirming its regional leadership and its commitment to the sustainable management of fisheries resources.
The Kingdom was represented at the 47th session of the CGPM by a strong delegation composed of representatives of the Maritime Fisheries Administration, the National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), the National Fisheries Office (ONP) and of the National Agency for the Development of Aquaculture (ANDA).
Under the presidency of Morocco, the scientific committee contributed to the formulation of recommendations aimed at ensuring the sustainability of fishery resource stocks, the conservation of marine habitats and the adoption of eco-responsible fishing practices, ensuring optimal management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean region, we learned from the Moroccan delegation.
On this occasion, Morocco received, for the fourth consecutive time, the Prize for Conformity to CGPM standards, for its continued commitment to the implementation of the commission’s decisions, specifies the same source.
This distinction reaffirms the recognition by the FAO and its bodies of the efforts of the Kingdom of Morocco in the application of responsible fishing regulations and practices, highlighting the rigor of control, transparency, good governance in the fishing sector and respect international commitments in this area, adds the same source.
The 47th session of the CGPM addressed topics relating to the preservation of marine ecosystems, fisheries management and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is a regional fisheries management organization bringing together 22 member countries as well as the European Union.
