Report of the inception meeting of the Eastmed project coordination Committee
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The First Meeting of the EastMed Project was carried out in Athens from 19-20 April 2010 and was attended by representatives of the donors (Greece, Italy and EU), of the participating countries/members (Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus, Gaza strip and West Bank, Greece and Italy), representative of GFCM, FAO-FIMF and subregional projects (AdriaMed, MedSudMed, CopeMed and ArtFiMed. The preparatory phase of the project was first presented and accompanied by the project objectives and structure. S imilar objectives were mentioned from the representatives of the sub-regional projects while a need for synergies among the projects in the whole region was highlighted. The representatives of the countries presented the current situation in fisheries in their countries and also their expectations from the project. The GFCM frame was presented and the importance of the sub-regional projects for the achievement of its goals was stressed. The EastMed Work Plan was adopted by the Coordination Committee for the 1 st year of the project, which was consisted of activities related with collection and analysis of fisheries data, training and development and institutional strengthening for increasing participation and cooperation.