Blackspot Seabream

The GFCM has adopted 2025’s first international #harveststrategy, choosing a precautionary, science-based rule for blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea. With the stock at only ~5% of unfished levels, this is a key step toward recovery and sustainability:

Upcoming trilateral (EU-NO-UK) talks are crucial for North Sea herring. Managers can adopt a new #MSE-tested long-term management strategy that considers herring’s ecosystem role and supports stable, sustainable catches for 2026 and beyond. Read more:

Experts across RFMOs met at the Global Blue Shark MSE Workshop to advance sustainable management of this highly valuable species. Read more on key discussions, shared challenges, and progress toward robust, MSE-tested management procedures for blue sharks: