Report of the Sub-Regional Working Group on Deep Water Biological Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, Athens, Greece 12 – 15 June 2012
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The Sub-regional Working Group on Deep Water Biological Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean was held in Athens Greece, from 12 to 15 June 2012. The meeting was attended by scientists from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and Turkey. The meeting started with presentations on the descriptions of the fishing fleets (e.g. trawlers, vessels using shrimp traps) which target deep water demersal resources on the continental slope (500 – 800 m) in the Eastern Mediterranean, including the management actions curre ntly in force. Studies on the available information on the distribution and biology of the main species, targeted by the fisheries (e.g. Aristaeomorpha foliacea, Aristeus antennatus, Plesionika spp., Helicolenus dactylopterus., etc.), in the Eastern Mediterranean were also presented. An interesting study was also presented on the Italian distant deep water fisheries in the Central – Eastern Mediterranean. The participants recognized the importance of the occurrence of shared stocks in deep water s, which are exploited by several countries. However the group highlighted the problem that there is a lack of information on basic data such as catch and effort, from the fleets exploiting the demersal resources. In this respect the group agreed to firstly start collecting some basic data in the region, and devised a standard questionnaire which will be used to interview the fishers on their fishing activity in deep waters and the respective catches. This will give the basic data on which furth er scientific analysis and advice for management of the deep water demersal resources could be given.