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GFCM (FAO) Mediterranean fisheries data reporting

FreeNon-commercial onlyauth: noneCustom#osint#maritime#fisheries#mediterranean#fao#non-commercial✓ verified Nov 6, 2026

⚠️ Non-commercial use only: FAO permission needed for commercial reuse

FAO's website terms (which cover GFCM pages on fao.org) say:

“Content on the FAO website may be reproduced for research and teaching purposes, and for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO's endorsement of users' views, products or services is not implied in any way.”
“translation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be addressed to copyright@fao.org”

Source: FAO terms of use (checked Nov 6, 2026). This isn't legal advice.

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GFCM (FAO) Mediterranean fisheries data reporting

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), under FAO, publishes Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries data-reporting pages and related public materials on the FAO GFCM site.

Coverage

GFCM data-reporting materials for the Mediterranean and Black Sea as presented on the FAO GFCM data pages. Exact dataset inventory and formats follow the live GFCM/FAO pages; Not stated as one bulk open API on the checked page.

Verdict

This is GFCM/FAO's public Mediterranean fisheries data-reporting desk for agents watching catch and fleet reporting signals in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. FAO's terms say content is freely available for research and teaching and for non-commercial products or services with acknowledgement of FAO as source and copyright holder, and that "translation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be addressed to copyright@fao.org." Non-commercial use only unless FAO grants commercial permission; Signal Lab links to the official GFCM data pages only.

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