Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/11 on the establishment of a set of minimum standards for fisheries restricted areas in the GFCM area of application. Pays/Territoire Type du document Miscellaneous Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Biodiversité Mise en application Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche maritime Poissons marins Principe de précaution Zone de pêche protégée Protection des espèces Normes Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.fao.org