Acronym MedSudMed
Category
Fisheries
Title Assessment and monitoring of the fishery resources and the ecosystems in the Straits of Sicily Programme FAO Regional projects
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National-European Coordinator Enrico Arneri Coordinator email enrico.arneri@fao.org
Coordinator institution
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy)
Institutions involved
MCFS - Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences (Malta) ,
MBRC - Marine biology Research Centre (Libya, State of) ,
INSTM - National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (Tunisia) ,
CNR - National Research Council (Italy) ,
Start year 2001 End year NA Funding (€) € 6,634,981 Website http://www.faomedsudmed.org/ Summary MedSudMed is a regional project with four participating countries (Italy, Libya, Malta and Tunisia), executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies (MiPAAF). The project aims to support scientific communities and countries in the development of a monitoring system for the studies of fisheries resources and ecosystems. The project also aims to contribute to establish the basis for regional cooperation in management of the shared multi-species fisheries in the Straits of Sicily. This will be achieved through the organization and successful implementation of sub-regional research programmes, training activities, the establishment of scientific networks, the development of national capacity.
(1) Support the scientific standardization of the methodologies applied in the relevant studies related to fishery resources and to the relationships between fishery resources and biotic and abiotic factors; (2) Improve the scientific knowledge on fishery resources and their ecosystem in the project area through the finalization of the research activities program; (3) Strengthen the national expertise through on-the-job training and working groups, and support the national research institutions in enhancing scientific expertise; (4) Strengthen and support scientific cooperation between the different experts and institutions involved in the project activities; (5) Strengthen the technical and scientific cooperation at the Mediterranean level, among the participating countries and between the project, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO GFCM) and other FAO regional projects.
Keywords
Stock assessment;
Ecosystem approach;
Marine Region
70
Malta Island (GSA 15)
69
Gulf of Gabes (GSA 14)
72
Gulf of Hammamet (GSA 13)
75
Northern Tunisia (GSA 12)
58
Southern Ionian Sea (GSA 21)
71
South of Sicily (GSA 16)
6
Marine Region Map
