Side event 1 - Launch of the State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries (SoMFi 2018)

• State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries by Miguel Bernal (GFCM Secretariat)

Side event 4 - Implementation of The Ecosystem Approach at the Regional Level for the Coordinated Achievement of the Targets of SDG 14

• Regional Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach for the coordinated achievement of SDG 14 Targets by Gaetano Leone (UN Environment/MAP)

• Experiences of cross sectoral cooperation – fisheries and environment: the case of the GFCM by Abdellah Srour (GFCM Secretariat)

• SOI Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organization and Regional Fishery Bodies by Joseph Appiot (CBD Secretariat)

Side event 5 - The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI), preliminary results and identification of cetaceans/fisheries interactions areas

• ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative"(ASI) - The first cetacean macro regional survey by Celia Leravallec (ACCOBAMS)

• IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force and the Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) Process by Simone Panigada, Michael J. Tetley Tetley, Caterina Lanfredi, Margherita Zanardelli, Erich Hoyt, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara (IUCN Joint SSC WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force )

• The ACCOBAMS ongoing effort on the Cetacean Critical Habitat process by Simone Panigada, Lés David (Tethys)

• Cetacean Bycatch in the Black Sea by Ayaka Amaha Ozturk (Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University - Turkish Marune Research Foundation)

• Mitigation of Interaction of bootlenose dolphin "Tursiops truncatus"and purse seiners in Kelibia (Tunisia) by Benmessaoud R., Cherif M., Jaziri S., Koched W., Zaara (INRH - Tunisia)

Side event 6 - Ocean noise impacts on fisheries in the context of SDG14

• Impacts of ocean noise on fish and potential impacts on fisheries by Dr. Linda S. Weilgart (Dalhousie University, Canada)

• Ocean noise in the Mediterranean by Dr. SilviaFrey (OceanCare)

• Working towards quieter oceans –solutions and international context by Nicolas Entrup (OceanCare)

• Ocean noiseand the Sustainable Development Goals by Fabienne McLellan (OceanCare)

• Case study: Socioeconomic impacts on fisheries in northern Norway after seismic surveys by Bjørnar Nicolaisen (Lofoten, Norway)

Side event 7 - Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies: Global Platform for Regional-Scale Collaboration and Coordination

• Objectives, Approach and Outcomes of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogues with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies by Joseph Appiot (CBD Secretariat)

• Linking Regional-Scale Cooperation with Global Processes and Priorities for Fisheries by Piero Mannini (FAO)

• GFCM and UNEP-MAP: Regional-Scale Cross-Sectoral Coordination in the Mediterranean by Nicola Ferri, Ahmed Siliman (GFCM Secretariat)

• Regional Priorities for the Marine Environment and the Importance of Regional CrossSectoral Dialogue in the Mediterranean by Khalil Attia (SPA/RAC)

• Regional Priorities for the Black Sea and Progress Towards Enhances Regional Collaboration by Irina Makarenko (BSC Commission Secretariat)

• ICES Scientific Support to the Global Ocean Agenda, and Regional Implementation by Anne Cristine Brussendorff (ICES Secretariat)

Side event 8 - Research and innovation initiative fro blue jobs and growth in the Mediterranean area

• The BLUEMED Initiative and the role of the BLUEMED Coordination and Support Action by Marta Iglesias, Alessandra Sensi (DGRTD, UfM Secretariat)

• Fisheries and aquaculture in the three main pillars of the BLUEMED Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) by Angelo Bonanno, Marta Cappelletto (CNR -  Italy)

• The extension to non EU UfM countries – sharing the BLUEMED SRIA by Marta Iglesias, Giuseppe Provenzano (DGRTD, UfM Secretariat)

• EU findings on fisheries science gaps and examples of recently launched projects and initiatives, including Horizon Europe by Marta Iglesias (DGRTD)

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