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The Fifth Meeting of the Coordination Committee was attended by representatives of the Donor (Italy), delegations from the countries participating in the Project (Italy, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malta and Tunisia), the Chief of the FAO Marine Resources Service (FIRM), the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Executive Secretary and the Deputy Executive Secretary of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), a representative from the European Commission (EC) as well as the staff of the FAO MedSudMed Project. A brief reminder was made on the Project objectives and activities and a presentation of the activities implemented for the four 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. A positive appraisal of the MedSudMed Project for supporting all the participating countries in the assessment and monitoring of the fisheries resources and for the good job carried out since the beginning was given. The belief that continuing the Project can only bring success and be beneficial for each of the participating countries was affirmed.