On Friday 10 November, NGOs welcomed the decision by Mediterranean states to create a system of sanctions that will enable the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to take action against countries that engage in overfishing or illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).
The binding recommendation adopted by the GFCM at its meeting last week in Croatia “will finally allow the organisation to act against Member States that fail to adhere to its conservation...