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GCP/RER/010/ITA/MSM-40 (MedSudMed Technical Documents n°40)
Report of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Coordination Committee

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The Fifteenth meeting of the MedSudMed Coordination Committee was held in Tunis, Tunisia, 02-03 March 2017. It was attended by representatives from the countries participating in the Project (Italy, Libya, Malta and Tunisia), a representative of FAO Sub-regional Office for North Africa (FAO SNE), a representative of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division (FIA), a representative of FAO Regional Project AdriaMed, of the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Secretariat (FAO GFCM), as well as the staff of the FAO MedSudMed Project. A brief remind was made on the Project objectives and activities and a presentation of the activities implemented for the MedSudMed components during the inter-session period was made. The proposed work plan for the next period was discussed and approved. It focuses on the same priorities of standardizing approaches, increasing scientific knowledge on fishery resources and ecosystems, strengthening national expertise and regional cooperation. The belief that continuing the Project can only bring success and be beneficial for each of the participating countries was affirmed.