Resolution GFCM/44/2021/5 on the mitigation of fisheries impacts for the conservation of sturgeons in the Black Sea (geographical subarea 29)
Author: The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Redactor: None
Year: 2021
Country: Italy
Language: English
Type: Text Document
Keywords: conservation, sustainable use, sturgeons
Description: 1. The measures established by this resolution shall apply to fishing operations carried out in the Black Sea (geographical subarea (GSA) 29) and related to the bycatch of sturgeon species (Acipenseridae), which are classified as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable by the IUCN. 2. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties (CPCs) shall encourage further actions to improve the conservation status of sturgeon species and agree to implement a GFCM pilot project on sturgeons in the Black Sea, to be conducted under the BlackSea4Fish project, as recommended by the WGBS at its ninth session.
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