Fisheries Sustainability? Within Reach! Success Stories in Ocean Resource Management, SDG Media Zone - 2025 UN Ocean Conference.

Conversation on science-based management for sustainable fish stocks.

This panel will provide a global overview of the current state of fish stocks, highlighting where science-based management is driving sustainability and where more action is needed. It will explore how countries and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) are using data and science to guide policy, improve resource management, and enhance both productivity and sustainability. Case studies will include the recovery of key tuna species in the Pacific and progress in reducing fishing pressure and increasing biomass in the Mediterranean.

Speakers:

• Rhea Moss-Christian, Executive Director, Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
• Miguel Bernal, Executive Secretary, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

Moderator:

Raffaella Monica Rucci, Communication Officer, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, UN Food and Agriculture Organization

Join us during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference from June 9-13 and hear about the transformation and solutions needed to accelerate action on the SDGs.

The Conference aims to drive urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Ocean science, pollution, fishing, maritime transport, biodiversity, financing and cooperation are among the issues to be tackled.

Organized by the UN Department of Global Communications, the SDG Media Zone takes the conversation out of the policy sphere and into the public discourse through impactful in-depth interviews and conversations on global issues that matter to people everywhere.

Related Sites and Documents: SDG Media Zone Programme (2025 UNOC).

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