Algeria has been awarded the Compliance Prize by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
This prize was granted to Algeria during the closure of the 47th annual session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), held in Rome, Italy, from November 4 to 8, in recognition of the progress made in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to a statement from the organization.
Adoption of 17 Crucial Decisions
Algeria was honored with this prize alongside the European Union and five other countries for revising its national legislation to target illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as well as implementing a regional action plan to combat this issue. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is a regional fisheries organization affiliated with the FAO, with the authority to issue binding recommendations on the development of fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Regarding the outcomes of this annual session, which saw the participation of 20 countries and the European Union (EU), and focused on improving the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture, the same statement reported the adoption of 17 crucial decisions, including 12 binding recommendations aimed at shaping the future of the fishing and aquaculture sectors in the Mediterranean region toward sustainability, creating new protected fishing areas, and establishing a network to monitor aquatic diseases to reduce trade-induced risks as much as possible.
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