General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean: report of the eleventh session of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Marrakech, Morocco, 1-5 December 2008 (FAO fisheries report)

The session appraised the achievements by its subsidiary bodies, the activities of the regional projects to support GFCM as well as the outcome of the Coordinating Meeting of the Sub-Committees (CMSC). It acknowledged, inter alia, the progress to improve the stock assessment process notably through undertaking joint stock assessment of hake (Merluccius merluccius) and small pelagic species and harmonizing protocols to undertake surveys at sea. - Le Comite a examine les activites de ses organes subsidiaires et celles des projets regionaux qui soutiennent la Commission ainsi que les resultats de la Reunion de coordination des sous-comites (CMSC). Il a reconnu, entre autres choses, les progres realises pour ameliorer le processus d'evaluation des stocks, notamment par la conduite d'evaluation conjointe des stocks de merlu (Merluccius merluccius) et des petits pelagiques et par l'harmonisation des protocoles de campagnes en mer.