Our actions

Promote
PROMOTE
Sustainable
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Engage
ENGAGE
Mediterranean
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Improve
improve
legal & policy
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Valorise
valorise
sustainable
sea food
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Foster
foster
financial
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We are engaged to mitigate the impact of fisheries on biodiversity, protect key sensitive areas and promote sustainable fishing practices. We are united to collect data on bycatch and depredation and to facilitate ongoing engagement and collaboration with cooperative fishers.

We promote a co-management approach at the regional level through communication, experience sharing, networking and capacity building by and for coastal communities.

We mobilize and advocate to scaling up successful local solutions, accelerate the implementation of current legislation, influence European and Mediterranean policies, and develop a stronger biodiversity framework for the Mediterranean.

We foster a shift towards sustainable practices for Mediterranean fisheries via the implementation of certification, labelling process and the accessibility of sustainable seafood alternatives for consumers.

We ensure long-term financial sustainability, essential for effective MPA management. We create new mechanisms to guarantee the financial sustainability of fishermen that shift to sustainable fisheries practices.

Projects

Balearics

Balearics

Restoring Balearics’ marine ecosystem and turning the islands into a Med reference of marine conservation.

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Blue Incubator

Blue Incubator

Leveraging marine conservation through entrepreneurship.

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Co-managed MPA / No-take Zones

Co-managed MPA / No-take Zones

Scaling up co-managed and financially sustainable No-take Zone and Marine Protected Area.

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Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Region

Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Region

Enhancing the protection and conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean region.

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MedKey Habitats

MedKey Habitats

Carrying out an inventory of the main marine habitats of conservation interest.

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SafeSharks

SafeSharks

Reducing incidental catches and consumption of sharks in the Southern Adriatic.

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Species Knowledge

Species Knowledge

Filling key knowledge gaps for vulnerable species incidentally caught by fishers

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Sustainable small-scale fisheries

Sustainable small-scale fisheries

Establishing pre-financing facilities for small-scale fishers to access EU funding

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The Kuriat project

The Kuriat project

Supporting the management of the marine and coastal protected area of the Kuriat Islands in Tunisia

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