The FAO and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are organising, in partnership with CIHEAM Bari, MedPAN, WWF and in collaboration with the Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, the First Regional Symposium on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea (27-30 November 2013, Malta).

For the first time in the region, national administrations, international organizations, NGOs, fishers communities, stakeholders and civil society will be called to sit around the same table to discuss issues of common interest to ensure a sustainable future for the small-scale fisheries sector in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

The importance of small-scale fisheries for the whole area has long been recognised and the time has come to launch an in-depth reflection on how to develop common strategies, synergies and cooperation to support their sustainable development.

Building upon a participatory and bottom-up approach, the symposium will offer a unique opportunity to address recurring issues to secure future prospects for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

This event will be a forum where all interested stakeholders will have a chance to bring their opinions, ideas and expertise to the fore.

At the end of the symposium, participants will endorse common conclusions on sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and identify crucial priorities for the design of a roadmap towards the sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

An opportunity to meet actors of the small-scale fisheries world! www.ssfsymposium.org

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