Keywords:
demersal fisheries - development projects - fishery management - fishery resources - international cooperation - marine fisheries - pelagic fisheries - regional planning - research programmes - shared stocks
Abstract
The Tenth Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the FAO AdriaMed Regional Project “Scientific Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Adriatic Sea” was held in Chioggia, Italy, 26th and 27th January 2009. It was attended by representatives of the Project’s participating countries (Albania, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia) and other interested parties. The meeting sought to present and discuss the results of the activities carried out by the Project referring to the 2008. The activities followed the methodological approach used by the Project and were presented according to the three main components that are: the Adriatic Fishery resources, the Adriatic social and economical fishery sciences and the Adriatic fishery statistics and information systems. The document “Project Future Implementation” was illustrated and the Committee agreed on the programme of activities proposed. In addition some additional specific suggestions for the next intersessional period of implementation were formulated by the meeting.