The AdriaMed Working Group on Demersal Fishery
Resources in the Adriatic Sea was held on 3-6
October 2011 in Durrës (Albania) kindly hosted
by the Laboratory of Fisheries and Aquaculture
of Dürres (Agricultural University of Tirana).
The meeting was organised over four days
with a pre-session in order to finalize, review
and discuss the work which began during the
AdriaMed “Study Group for the application of
bottom-trawl survey data to fish stock
assessment in the South Adriatic Sea (GSA18)”
for presentation in the context of the Working
Group meeting.
The Working Group participants presented the
results of the surveys carried out in 2010/2011,
the WG also focused on the appraisal and stock
assessment (standard and alternative methods) of
demersal stocks and the results obtained to
date. The programmes underway were reviewed and
the work carried out by the AdriaMed Study Group
on GSA 18 was presented. The WG further
discussed the issue of indicators and reference
points that could be considered at regional
level, also considering EC Marine Strategy
Framework Directive. Attention was paid to the
activities related to the GFCM-SAC requests. The
Participants established the joint, specific
activities to be carried out within the
framework of the Project in the coming period.
The meeting was attended by experts from all
the research institutes that are participating
in the Project’s activities on demersal fishery
resources.