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Call for Tender: LCA for Bluefin tuna fisheries in the Mediterranean
Call for Tender: LCA for Bluefin tuna fisheries in the Mediterranean

WWF Mediterranean is inviting interested parties to bid for a tender to develop a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) ...

28 Jan 2025
Call for Tender: Study on Impact of small pelagic fish utilization in bluefin tuna farming
Call for Tender: Study on Impact of small pelagic fish utilization in bluefin tuna farming

WWF Mediterranean is inviting interested parties to bid for a tender to develop a study on the impact of small pelagic fish utilization in bluefin ...

28 Jan 2025
ICCAT : A marathon rather than a sprint toward global sustainability and biodiversity targets
ICCAT : A marathon rather than a sprint toward global sustainability and biodiversity targets

Commenting on the conclusion of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting in Limassol, Cyprus, WWF welcomes ...

19 Nov 2024
Step-by-step towards more sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean - 47th GFCM Commission meeting closed today
Step-by-step towards more sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean - 47th GFCM Commission meeting closed today

Better management measures for Norway Lobster and protection for Sturgeons adopted, concerns remain for Cabliers coral area, red coral and European ...

08 Nov 2024
WWF Closing statement on the SSF Summit 2024
WWF Closing statement on the SSF Summit 2024

​Rome, Italy - The second edition of the Small-Scale Fisheries Summit co-organised by the SSF Hub, the IPC Working Group on Fisheries and the General ...

07 Jul 2024
Over 47% of public funds in Mediterranean countries used to support overfishing
Over 47% of public funds in Mediterranean countries used to support overfishing

Rome, Italy - While Mediterranean countries have agreed to protect 30% of the Mediterranean Sea by 2030, between 2014 and 2020, at least 47% of the ...

14 May 2024
Progress made at INC-4 but more work needed to keep pace with urgency of plastic pollution crisis
Progress made at INC-4 but more work needed to keep pace with urgency of plastic pollution crisis

OTTAWA, Canada (30 April 2024) - The latest talks on the global treaty to end plastic pollution yielded some success in terms of countries proposing ...

30 Apr 2024
Fish Forum 2024
Fish Forum 2024

This week (19-23 February), WWF joins the Fish Forum2024, the largest scientific gathering dedicated to fisheries and related issues in the region, ...

17 Feb 2024
COP23: Good news for marine species and climate action in the Mediterranean
COP23: Good news for marine species and climate action in the Mediterranean

WWF celebrates today’s decision by Mediterranean countries gathered at the 23rd COP of the Barcelona Convention in Portoroz (Slovenia) to increase ...

08 Dec 2023
ICCAT countries fail again to adopt measures for the conservation of tropical tuna in the Atlantic.
ICCAT countries fail again to adopt measures for the conservation of tropical tuna in the Atlantic.

Commenting on the conclusion of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, that closed its door yesterday ...

21 Nov 2023
Mediterranean countries step up the game for better managed and transparent fisheries that preserve vulnerable species.
Mediterranean countries step up the game for better managed and transparent fisheries that preserve vulnerable species.

Rome, Split – The 46th Session of the General Fisheries Commission (GFCM-FAO) for the Mediterranean closed its door today with a positive ...

10 Nov 2023
WWF REPORT: Who pays for plastic pollution?
WWF REPORT: Who pays for plastic pollution?

The lifetime cost of plastic is 10 times higher for low-income countries than rich ones, according to a WWF report.

07 Nov 2023