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Ammon News - Jordan representatives Saturday partook in a meeting of the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM) to endorse a new strategy for the fisheries and aquaculture sector by 2030.

The Jordan National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) represented the kingdom in the online meeting.

Director-General of the NARC Nizar Haddad said the Commission's strategy "will play an effective and positive role in the fish farming sector in Jordan." He noted the kingdom is considered poor in terms of fish resources.

The Commission’s strategy provides a common vision and guiding principles in achieving regional sustainable fisheries and aquacultures and unifying all efforts to fulfill national, regional and global commitments to support the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development."

It seeks to realise the "17 Sustainable Development Goals:" to eradicate poverty, achieve food security and combat inequality and injustice.

The overexploitation of resources remains a clear challenge, which makes it urgent to address the sustainability of fisheries from a broad perspective by integrating social, economic and environmental principles while addressing biodiversity conservation.

The meeting was opened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the European Commissioner for the Environment Oceans and Fisheries and the GFCM. It saw the participation of 15 ministers and 10 senior officials from 23 countries.