Reports

A Joint Call to Action for Cyprus’ Small-Scale Fisheries

Small-scale fisheries are the heartbeat of Cyprus’ coastal communities. They support local economies, safeguard food security, and preserve a rich cultural identity that has shaped our island for generations. Yet despite their vital importance, small-scale fishers...

POLICY BRIEF / The ‘silent’ problem of fisheries: A call to address one of the biggest fisheries-driven environmental threats

Overfishing and bycatch are among the greatest threats to marine biodiversity loss and have been the principal drivers of decline and local extinction of marine vulnerable species. Following a standardized data collection protocol developed by GFCM, we conducted...

Cyprus Bycatch Project phase I – Technical Report

This technical report summarises the results of the Cyprus Bycatch Project (phase I). The report shows the results of the incidental captures of vulnerable species including elasmobranchs, turtles, cetaceans, seabirds and benthic organisms (e.g. corals, sponges), that...