At its Annual Session in 2012, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/36/2012/3 laying down measures aimed at ensuring, in its area of competence, that sharks and rays, and in particular the shark and ray species listed as endangered or threatened under Annex II to the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean [5], are afforded a high level of protection from fishing activities.
Ina Sheisiún Bliantúil in 2012, ghlac CIGM Moladh CIGM/36/2012/3 chomh maith lena leagtar síos bearta atá dírithe ar ardleibhéal cosanta ó ghníomhaíochtaí iascaireachta a áirithiú, ina réimse inniúlachta, do shiorcanna agus roic, go háirithe do na speicis siorca agus roic atá liostaithe mar speicis atá i mbaol nó faoi bhagairt in Iarscríbhinn II a ghabhann leis an bPrótacal maidir le limistéir atá faoi chosaint speisialta agus maidir le héagsúlacht bhitheolaíoch sa Mheánmhuir [5].