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Présentation en anglais
Fisheries resources and coastal and marine environments in the Mediterranean are
threatened by overexploitation, pollution and the impact of a wide range of activities.
All Mediterranean countries share these problems and their solution necessarily
implies a common response that takes into account the inherent particularities related
to geomorphological, ecological, socio-economical and cultural aspects of each
country.
The contents of the publication here presented have been selected with the aim of
reviewing key issues of the sector and were prepared and presented as a reference
work for the VII Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries of CIHEAM
member countries held at Zaragoza (Spain) on 4th February 2008. This issue of Options
Méditerranéennes published by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza
(CIHEAM-IAMZ) with the collaboration of the General Fisheries Commission of the
Mediterranean (GFCM) and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has counted on the active
contribution of key experts, who have been involved in activities organized by these
institutions for many years.
The work starts with a review of facts and figures, an analysis of the seafood market
trends in Europe, followed by a review of the state of fishery resources. Some
management-related issues are addressed, including the ecosystem approach to
fisheries management in the Mediterranean, the use of trawling nets, recreational
fisheries, and marine protected areas for fisheries in the Mediterranean. Two main
aquaculture topics are also dealt with: sustainable development of Mediterranean
aquaculture, and assessment of seabream and seabass markets. Finally, regional
cooperation in the Mediterranean is discussed. This publication also includes the final
declarations of the meeting, as well as the speeches delivered by Commissioner Joe
Borg, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European
Commission, and Mr Alain Bonzon, Secretary of the General Fisheries Commission for
the Mediterranean (GFCM).
