Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/11 on the establishment of a set of minimum standards for fisheries restricted areas in the GFCM area of application. Country/Territory Document type Miscellaneous Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Biodiversity Enforcement/compliance Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Marine fishes Precautionary principle Protected fishing area Protection of species Standards Abstract This Recommendation establishes minimum standards for fisheries restricted areas designated by means of GFCM decisions, in order to increase the coherence of the network of fisheries restricted areas, harmonize the management measures applied across regional sub-basins, better level the playing field among fishers and help to improve the conservation status of stocks and ecosystems. This Recommendation applies to all fisheries restricted areas established by GFCM decisions. Fisheries restricted areas established after the entry into force of this recommendation shall comply with the provisions under this recommendation. Fisheries restricted areas established before the entry into force of this recommendation may be evaluated by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries and, if deemed necessary, revised according to the provisions of this Recommendation. As of 2023, the GFCM shall adopt specific recommendations based on advice of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries in order to implement the principles of this Recommendation in the western Mediterranean Sea, central Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, eastern Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea. Full text English Website www.fao.org