EUROFISH organised a regional conference ‘River habitat restoration for inland fisheries in the Danube River Basin and adjacent Black Sea areas’ in Bucharest, Romania together with the Regional office for Europe and Central Asia of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO REU).
The conference offered stakeholders a unique opportunity to share their experience and help raise awareness of the issues affecting the sustainability of the Danube River and Black Sea regions. Over 100 attendees from local community level fisherman and farmers to academics, and national and EU level representatives listened to 27 speakers. Each speaker focused on one of four session subjects ‘Valuing Inland Fisheries Resources’, ‘Conservation and Management’, ‘Regulatory Framework’ and ‘Shared Country Experiences’. A round table discussion concluded the conference, with all participants invited to express their thoughts and discuss the issues affecting sustainability and inland fisheries in the Danube River Basin and the Black Sea.
