The AdriaMed Working Group on Small Scale Fisheries in the Adriatic Sea (WG-SSF) was held on 16-17 December 2014 in Split, Croatia kindly hosted by the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries of Split. All the Project participating institutions (from Albania, Croatia, Montenegro Italy and Slovenia) was attended the meeting. The WG was focused on the revision of the priorities identified by the AdriaMed Technical meeting on Small Scale Fisheries held in October 2013 in Kotor (Montenegro). Consideration was given to the identification of practical formulation of joint specific activities to be elaborated by the WG-SSF, inclusive of methodological approach, to be implemented in the cooperative framework of the AdriaMed Project. In light of the forthcoming “Second Regional Symposium on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea” (Algeria, May 2015) fostered by GFCM, the participants was called to discuss on the contribution that the Working Group could provide to the symposium.        

 

             

The AdriaMed Working Group on Demersal Fishery Resources in the Adriatic Sea (WG-DEM) was held on 7-9 October 2014 in FAO-HQs, Rome, Italy. All the Project participating institutions (from Albania, Croatia, Montenegro Italy and Slovenia) was attended the meeting. The WG-DEM was organised over three days and was focused on: i) Identifying priorities and needs for the Adriatic region; ii) Facilitating the coordination at Adriatic level of different data collection requirements; iii) Addressing the request from the GFCM-SAC to provide sub-regional stock assessment on priority species; iv) Fostering technical discussion on fisheries management plans at Adriatic level; v) Promoting discussion on the effects of management measures on the fisheries resources (e.g. fishing ban); vi) Facilitating the discussion for the development of indicators and reference points for fisheries management which may be considered at regional level in line with the EC Marine Strategy Framework Directive in the Adriatic Sea; and vii) Identifying training needs. During the WG, the results of the Study Groups on GSA 18 and GSA 17 was discussed and joint analysis of data is foreseen.        

 

             

The AdriaMed Working Group on Small Pelagic Fisheries Resources was held on 30 September-3 October 2014 in FAO-HQs, Rome, Italy. All the Project participating institutions (from Albania, Croatia, Montenegro Italy and Slovenia) was attended the meeting. The agenda items was focused on: i) Identify priorities and needs for the Adriatic region; ii) Coordinate and organize joint surveys; iii) Facilitate the coordination at Adriatic level of different data-collection requirements; iv) Address the request from the GFCM-SAC to provide sub-regional stock assessment on priority species; v) Review the work carried out by the Study Group on DEPM (SG-DEPM); vi) Review the work carried out by the Study Group on intercalibration of fish otolith reading (SG-OTH); vii) Foster the technical discussion on fisheries management plans at Adriatic level. The Working Group (WG) initiated a joint exercise for the stock assessment of sardine and anchovy by jointly analyzing the data on small pelagics made available by all the Adriatic researchers. Research priorities and training needs was identified and a workplan for the future year was defined.        

 

             

The AdriaMed Study Group for the application of bottom-trawl survey data to fish stock assessment in South Adriatic Sea (GSA 18) was held on 22-26 September 2014 in Torre a Mare (BA), (Italy) kindly hosted by the COISPA Tecnologia & Ricerca. Scientists from the AdriaMed participating institutions in the South Adriatic Sea (Albania, Italy and Montenegro) was attended the meeting. Stock assessment models was applied and data were jointly analyzed for case studies in GSA 18 to be identified by the experts (e.g. Merluccius merluccius, Parapenaeus longirostris).      

 

             

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The 15th AdriaMed Coordination Committee meeting was organized and held in Trieste, Italy from 11 to 13 March 2014 and was be kindly hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies of Italy. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Donors, delegations from the countries participating in the Project (Albania, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia), representatives of the Marine and Inland Service of the Fisheries Resources Use and Conservation Division (FAO-FIRF) of FAO, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), the FAO Mediterranean Regional Projects. The Committee discussed the inter committee period and the programme of activities proposed for the next intersessional period of implementation.