Report of the workshop on fisheries management strategies and approaches
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The EASTMED Workshop on Fisheries Management Strategies and Approaches was held in Athens (Greece), from 15-17 March 2011. It was attended by twenty seven participants from Cyprus, Egypt, Gaza Strip & West Bank, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and Turkey, as well as representatives of FAO Headquarters and the European Commission. During the meeting the participating countries presented information on their management strategies, approaches and management measures that are currently bein g used in each respective country. The presentations also included an overview of their strengths and weaknesses, with proposals on how the EastMed project could assist in improving the management systems. The workshop then continued with presentations on an overview of typical scientific advice which supports fisheries management in different regions of the world, with case studies from the Mediterranean as well as from other regions in the world. After several discussions and consultations among the participants, the countries listed their strengths and weaknesses and highlighted how the EastMed project could support the improvement of fisheries management in the countries. The most important aspects in which the project could assist included data collection and analysis, information on innovative management strategies such as comanagement, the application of the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management for whic h a training course for fisheries managers was proposed to be conducted in the near future.