MedSudMed.

This MedSudMed “Assessment and Monitoring of the Fishery Resources and the
Ecosystems in the Straits of Sicily” FAO project was launched at the end of 2001. Four
countries participate in this project: Italy, Libya, Malta and Tunisia.

The main objectives of
MedSudMed are to increase the scientific knowledge on the ecosystems of the project area,
to strengthen national and regional expertise, and to develop scientific cooperation in order
to promote the standardisation of the methodologies used in fisheries research. In 2023,
ARM hosted the annual MedSudMed meeting in Malta.