NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS

Recognizing their government's commitment towards SIPAM activities carried out under the auspices of the GFCM, the SIPAM national focal points should perform the following duties:

ensure the statistical data submission to the GFCM through the SIPAM online platform according to Recommendation GFCM/41/2018/1 on reporting of aquaculture data and information;
coordinate at the national level data flow of aquaculture information between their government and the GFCM;
in line with relevant GFCM rules regarding the attendance to statutory meetings, represent the SIPAM network during the relevant GFCM meetings on aquaculture;
cooperate with the GFCM Secretariat to exchange aquaculture data at the regional level.

	Albania	Pending nomination
	Algeria	Mme Chanez ZOUADI Sous Directrice des Statistiques et des Études Prospectives (SD /SEP), Direction des Statistiques, des Systèmes d'Information et des Études Prospectives (D/SSIEP), Ministère de la Pêche et des Productions Halieutiques (MPPH), Route des 4 canons, Alger, Algérie
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ms Biljana NOGO Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 71000 Sarajevo- Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Bulgaria	Mrs Stefka NIKOLOVA Directorate “Management of Fisheries and Conservation of Fish Resources”, National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture
	Croatia	Mrs Marija BOŠNJAK Directorate of Fisheries, Service for aquaculture, Office Split, Trg hrvatske bratske zajednice 8, 21000 Split, Croatia
	Cyprus	Mr Vassilis PAPADOPOULOS Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Eolou 13, 1416 Nicosia - Cyprus
	Egypt	Mr Ahmed SANEY Mr Ahmed Osman General Directorate, Lakes and Fish Resources Protection and Development Agency (LFRPDA)
	France	Ms Yas FARJAD Direction Générale Des Affaires Maritimes, De La Pêche Et De L'Aquaculture Tour Séquoia 1 place Carpeaux 92055 La Défense CEDEX
	Georgia	Ms Marina MGELADZE Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Biodiversity Department of the National Environment Agency, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
	Greece	Mr Konstantinos KOUTSIS Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development Food, General Directorate of sustainable Fisheries, Directorate of Aquaculture Products Utilization, Department of aquaculture development, 150 Syggrou Av, 17671 Kallithea - Greece
	Israel	Mr Dori EDELIST University of Haifa, Ruppin Academic Center
	Italy	Mr Fabrizio CAPOCCIONI Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, Via Salaria, 31 - 00015 Monterotondo – Rome – Italy
	Jordan	Mr Ahmed KHRAISAT National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) - Jordan
	Lebanon	Mr Imad LAHOUD Department of Fisheries Wildlife, Ministry of Agriculture - Lebanon
	Libya	Mr Ali Mohammed SHAFRAN Marine Biology Research Centre (MBRC), Tajoura, Tripoli, Libya
	Malta	Ms Sarah HARRIS Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fort San Lucjan, Marsaxlokk, Malta BBG1283
	Montenegro	Ms Milena KRASIC Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Podgorica - Montenegro
	Morocco	Mr Mohamed Amine MANSOURI Agence Nationale pour le Développement de l'Aquaculture, Avenue Annakhil, Immeuble les Patios, Rabat - Morocco
	Republic of Moldova	Pending nomination
	Romania	Mr Neculai PATRICHE Institute for Research-Development for Aquatic Ecology, Fisheries and Aquaculture-Galati, Str. Portului nr. 54, Galati - Romania
	Saudi Arabia	Mr Ibrahim ALZAHRANI Director of Aquaculture, National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program (NLFDP), Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
	Slovenia	Mr Tim BERGINC Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Dunajska cesta 22, SI-1000, Ljubljana - Slovenia
	Spain	Ms Paloma CARBALLO TEJERO Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Secretaría General de Pesca C/ Velázquez, 144, 28006 Madrid - Spain
	Syria	Pending nomination
	Tunisia	Mr Naoufel ROMDHANE Direction General Peche et de l'Aquaculture, Ministère de l'Agriculture et des ressources hydrauliques 30 rue Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis - Tunisia
	Türkiye	Mr Erdal ÜSTÜNDAG Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, General Directorate Of Fisheries And Aquaculture, Ankara - Türkiye
	Ukraine	Ms Mariia MISAR Department of Ichthyology, aquaculture and scientific support, State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine