Report on the meeting of the Working Group on Recreational Fishing

Update from the IUCN SSG Mediterranean Region

Fabrizio Serena

• Co-Regional Vice-Chair | IUCN Shark Specialist Group for the Mediterranean
• National Research Council | Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies

Monica Barone

• Member of IUCN Shark Specialist Group Fisheries Resources Consultant

An online meeting of the Working Group on Recreational Fishing (WGRF) was held on 25 and 26 of February 2021. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) coordinated the meeting. The Working Group’s main objective is to fill the main data gaps in this activity and produce helpful advice to support the sustainable management of recreational fisheries from an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries perspective.

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