CoverFAO Fisheries Report No. 791    FIRI/R791 (En)
GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN
Report of the
EXPERTS MEETING FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GFCM COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE NETWORK ON ENVIRONMENT AND AQUACULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Rome, 7–9 December 2005

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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document is the final version of the report approved by the experts attending the meeting for the re-establishment of the GFCM Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (EAM) held in Rome, from 7to 9December 2005.

Distribution :
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FAO/General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.
Report of the ExpertsMeeting for the Re-establishment of the GFCM Committee on Aquaculture Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean. Rome,
7–9 December 2005.
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 791.Rome, FAO. 2006. 60p.
ABSTRACT
The Experts Meeting for the Re-establishment of the [General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean] GFCM Committee on Aquaculture [CAQ] Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean [EAM] was held in Rome, from 7 to 9 December 2005. The meeting was attended by 13 experts from the region. The EAM Network created in 1992 following the Mediterranean Regional Aquaculture Project (MEDRAP), ceased to operate as an effective network in 1996. The present experts meeting took place following a decision by the GFCM at its twenty-ninth session. The meeting was called to update the terms of reference of EAM and identify short-and medium-term activities. The The experts suggested that EAM be re-established as a subsidiary body of GFCM-CAQ. It was envisaged that the restructured EAM would work through the following four working groups dealing with: (i) harmonization of environmental regulation and standards for aquaculture; (ii) scaling aquaculture-environmental interactions; (iii) integrating aquaculture within a coastal zone management framework; and (iv) public perception of aquaculture in relation to environment.

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CONTENTS

OPENING OF THE MEETING

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND MEETING OBJECTIVES

PRESENTATION AND ROLE OF THE NETWORK ON ENVIRONMENT AND AQUACULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (EAM)

AQUACULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN:AND OVERVIEW ON CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN MEDITERRANEAN AQUACULTURE

PRIORITIES TO BE ADDRESSED BY EAM

ANY OTHER MATTERS

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

APPENDIXES

A     Agenda

B     List of participants

C     Background paper for the re-establishment of the GFCM-CAQ Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (EAM)

D     The environmental situation of aquaculture in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

E     Summaries of the presentations made by experts attending the meeting

F     Draft terms of references and estimated budget for the activities proposed under each EAM Working Group