The NGO, Oceana, suggested, on Monday 2 October, that measures to protect fish stocks in the Mediterranean should be accelerated, including the creation of Fisheries Restricted Areas to protect sensitive habitats and species, and the introduction of multiannual management plans for all priority species in the area.
As the Mediterranean states of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) gather on 3 and 4 October for the High-level Conference on MedFish4Ever...