12-16 December, Sliema, Malta.
Training Course on Introduction to Fish Stock assessment models. The course was designed for fisheries biologists working in fisheries centres or other research institutions involved in fisheries monitoring, research and management in the Mediterranean. +MORE

24-30 November Solemon Survey, Italy; 10-17 July Medits Survey Cyprus.
Participation at Surveys at Sea, Solemon and Medits demersal Surveys.. The EastMed project supported an Egyptian and a Lebanese scientist to participate in the 2011 Cypriot leg of the Mediterranean International Trawl Survey (MEDITS). +MORE

22 November, Cairo, Egypt.
Workshop on Socio-economic Assessment of Egyptian Fisheries. The methodology of the assessment was described and the results were presented. The assessment particularly gave a wide overview of the social aspects of the fisheries. +MORE

24-29 October, Chania, Greece.
GFCM Working Group on Stock Assessment. There were 30 participants from Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Spain, Tunisia, representatives of FAO, FAO EastMed Project, and FAO MedSudMed Project, and from the GFCM Secretariat. +MORE

11th- 12th October, Ankara, Turkey.
Contribution of the FAO EastMed project to Data Collection System of Turkey. The Project Co-ordinator, Technical officer and Socio-Economic consultant travelled to Ankara, Turkey in order to discuss possibilities for data collection in Turkey. +MORE

18th September - 1st October, Beirut, Lebanon.
Setting-up of a web-based system for fishing licenses. The mission involved technical consultations with officials of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) as well as meetings with local software development companies. +MORE

22th – 29th September, Beirut, Lebanon.
Appraisal of the Lebanese fishery sector from a socio-economic perspective The Socio-Economic Consultant, Mr Dario Pinello, has conducted an appraisal of the socio-economic situation of the Lebanese fisheries sector in order to identify in which sections the EastMed project can contribute to the fisheries socio-economic aspects. +MORE

19th - 23rd September 2011, Beirut, Lebanon.
Appraisal of the Fisheries Department in Lebanon. The mission was conducted by Dr. Jacques Sacchi FAO EastMed Consultant who is an expert on fishing technology and was accompanied by Dr. Mark Dimech FAO EastMed project Technical Officer. +MORE

18th - 22nd July, Beirut, Lebanon.
FAO EastMed Assessment of the fishing gears in Lebanon. The mission was conducted by Dr. Jacques Sacchi FAO EastMed Consultant who is an expert on fishing technology and was accompanied by Dr. Mark Dimech FAO EastMed project Technical Officer. +MORE

27th June - 1st July 2011, Demre, Turkey.
FAO EastMed Permanent Working Group on Stock Assessment Methodologies. It was attended by experts from Egypt, Gaza Strip and West Bank, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey, as well as one representative of the European Commission, FAO staff and consultants. +MORE

28th May - 16th June 2011, Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Damietta, Kafr el Sheik, Egypt.
Pilot survey Phase II for catch/effort and biological data. The 2nd phase of the pilot study was conducted in two weeks. It included a follow up of the 1st phase and a training course for the new laboratories which were set-up in the western part of the country. +MORE

31st May - 6th June 2011, Cairo.
Appraisal of the Fisheries Department in Egypt. The Project Coordinator accompanied by Mr Henri Farrugio chairman of the FAO-GFCM SAC, Mr Alaa Eldin EL-HAWEET Ass. Prof. at the Inst. of Fish. Tech. and Aquac. in the Arab Academy for Science and Tech. and Mr Madani Ali MADANI Gen. Dir. of the Int. Agreement Dep. of the Gen. Authority for Fish Res. Dev. visited fisheries departments to Cairo. +MORE

16-18 May 2011, Mazara del Vallo-Capo Granitola, Italy.
9th meeting of the FAO MedsudMed Co-ordination Committee. The EastMed project was represented in the 9th MedSudMed Coordination Committee meeting, which was held at the Istituto per l’Ambiente Marino Costiero-Consiglio Nazionale per le Ricerche (IAMC-CNR). +MORE

19-14 May 2011, Rome, Italy.
35th Session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. The ongoing activities of the FAO Regional Projects AdriaMed, MedSudMed, CopeMed II/ArtFiMed and EastMed were presented to the GFCM commission. +MORE

28-29 April 2011, Madrid, Spain.
4th Meeting of the FAO CopeMed II Coordination Committee. The Project Coordinator traveled to Madrid to participate at the 4th Coordination Committee meeting of the CopeMed II Project which was held at the Secretaria General del Mar. +MORE