CopeMed II,
Coordination to Support Fisheries
Management in the Western and Central
Mediterranean, is a project under the
responsibility of the Marine and Inland
Fisheries Service (FIAF), Fisheries and
Aquaculture Department Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome.
Various scientific
studies have shown that many fish
populations in the Mediterranean are
subject to excessive exploitation, with
signs of overfishing and overcapacity,
degradation of living resources, loss of
income for fishermen and reduction of
marine resources in certain areas.
The overall objective
of CopeMed II is to mantain the
sustainability of the marine resources
in the central and western sub-regions
and its ecosystem, taking into account
environmental, biological, economical,
social and institutional issues,
particularly througt the promotion of
scientific cooperation among the
countries.
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