On the occasion of the 36th Session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), GFCM and the United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) organized a side event that took place on 14th May, in Marrakech, Morocco, in the plenary meeting room, from 17:45 to 18:45.
The Presentations focused on the relevant work of the UNEP/MAP and Plan Bleu, with the following agenda:
- Welcoming remarks – Maria Luisa Silva Mejias, UNEP/MAP Executive Secretary and Coordinator
- Ecosystems Approach in the Mediterranean – by Didier Sauzade, Plan Bleu Marine Programme Officer Plan Bleu
- activities on fisheries:Long term trends in small pelagic and bottom fisheries in the Mediterranean: 1950–2008(S. Garcia, 2011) – by Didier Sauzade, Plan Bleu Marine Programme Officer
Analysis of economic activities in the Mediterranean: Fishery and aquaculture sectors (J. Sacchi, 2011) – by Jacques Sacchi, Mediterranean Fisheries Expert - The Open seas, including deep seas, and protected species – by Daniel Cebrian, SPA-RAC SAP-Bio Programme Officer
- Conclusions
