Ali Elly

At the Old Low Light 3-18th April in our top floor gallery. Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 3pm.

🦐Giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp are two of the most valuable fishery resources in the #Mediterranean. To support these fisheries' sustainability, the #GFCM adopted 3⃣ multiannual management plans. 📖More here: doi.org/10.4060/cd4916… #SustainableFisheries

🏆Two #GFCM publications have received awards at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 🔹Farmers of the water – Best fish & seafood book in the world 2025 🔹 Farmed aquatic food for all tastes: Best free culinary book in the world 2023 & Best of the Best Gourmand Award (1995–2024).

The sea urchin paracentrotus lividus plays a crucial role in Mediterranean ecosystems & is widely valued as a delicacy. Read how the @UN_FAO_GFCM is advancing sustainable aquaculture practices to support its cultivation & help restore natural stocks 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd7039…

To support the recovery of Black Sea #sturgeons, the GFCM gathers data on sturgeon biology, ecology and interactions with fisheries, assesses bycatch & illegal fishing, thereby laying the foundations for informed management measures. 🔗fao.org/gfcm/news/deta… #WorldFisheriesDay

@FAOfish @mbernal_GFCM @asiliman_GFCM @EU_MARE @EFCA_EU @gobmapa @FAOinNENA_EN @HamzaHoussam01 @georgios_pax @FAOLebanon @irtacat @escantlham @InfoRac The #GFCMSession adopted 8 binding recommendations boosting #fisheriesmanagement for several species: 🔹blackspot seabream (Alboran Sea), demersal species in the Adriatic Sea, giant red shrimp, blue & red shrimp (Strait of Sicily, Ionian Sea, Levant Sea) & more.

New from @UN_FAO_GFCM 🦐 A study on giant red & blue & red shrimp, key deep-water species in the central Mediterranean. It compiles data to guide adaptive, sustainable management. Check it out 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd4916… #BlueTransformation #SustainableFisheries

The #seaurchin Paracentrotus lividus plays a crucial role in shallow marine ecosystems & is an important model organism for scientific research. The #GFCM is prioritizing #sustainableaquaculture practices for the management of its populations. Read more: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…

What does the future of food look like❓ Aquatic, resilient, sustainable & youth-driven. At the @World_FoodForum, experienced experts & young leaders came together to explore the future of aquatic food systems & ways to advance a #BlueTransformation. Key moments below👇 #FAO80

Sustainable aquaculture can benefit both ecosystems and coastal communities. Check out how mussels, oysters, sea urchins, and pen shells help restore Mediterranean ecosystems in this @UN_FAO_GFCM factsheet on Restorative Aquaculture 👉 openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…

#GFCM_WGBS is discussing the outcomes of #CetaByM pilot project 🔷The project increased awareness raising to minimise the cetacean bycatch and tested measures to mitigate the incidental catch of harbour porpoise. Find out more: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #BlackSea4Fish

The GFCM is advancing towards science-based options for the management of fisheries In focus at #GFCM_WGBS: data and status of the stocks for piked dogfish 🔷#BlackSea4Fish research programme updates 🔷Awareness raising 🔷Short term survival & identification of bycatch hotspots

#GFCM_WGBS is discussing the management of Black Sea fisheries In focus: European sprat 🔷Overview of data submissions 🔷Status of the stock 🔷Outcomes of stakeholder meetings in 🇧🇬🇷🇴🇹🇷 #BlackSea4Fish #SustainableFisheries

My first penguin spot here in Southend. #waddleonsea

📌Praised the use of #MSE for blackspot seabream & agreed on a prioritization for future work 📌Highlighted the impact of #GFCM_FRAs on stocks recovery & recommended analyses to prioritize areas for future protection 📌Endorsed roadmaps to enhance data & assessments on hake.

#GFCM_SAC: Management of central & eastern Med fisheries 🔹Demersal fisheries in the Strait of Sicily 🔹Deep-water red shrimp fisheries in the Strait of Sicily, the Ionian Sea and the Levant Sea 🔹Round sardinella 🔹European hake 🔹Non-indigenous species #SustainableFisheries

#GFCM_SAC: management of common dolphinfish fisheries A socially and economically important species in the Western and Central Med, possibly sustainably exploited based on the updated stock assessment, covered by a regional multi-annual management plan. #SustainableFisheries

Experts met this week in Burgas to discuss the management of turbot fisheries in the Black Sea, where progress continues. 📌The focus was on reviewing ongoing efforts, assessing new research findings, and proposing evidence-based tools to reduce bycatch. #BlackSeAction

🦐 Giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp are key deep-water fishery resources in the central-eastern Mediterranean. A new @FAO-@UN_FAO_GFCM publication supports sustainable management with the latest data and research. Find out more 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd4916…

Norway #lobster lives at depths of 20–500m and is one of the most important crustaceans in the Mediterranean. This week, the Working Group on Stock Assessment of Demersal Species is meeting to conduct a benchmark assessment of this species. #GFCM_SAC #SustainableFisheries