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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The meeting of the Working Group on Stock Assessment of Demersal Species (WGSAD) benchmark session for the assessment of red mullet in geographical subareas (GSAs) 12–16 and 191 of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) was held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 19 to 21 November 2018.

The objectives of the meeting were to perform a full analysis and review of the information and methods used to provide advice on the status of the stock, focusing on the consideration of old and new data sources as well as old and new (or improved) assessment models and assumptions.