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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The first meeting of the Working Group on the Analysis of Fisheries Monitoring Data (WGANALYSIS) was held in FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy in hybrid mode on 6–7 June 2023, and focused on the analysis of data collected during different discards monitoring programmes carried out in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It was attended by 77 experts from research institutes, universities, national administrations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the GFCM Secretariat. The main objectives were to: review ongoing monitoring programmes in the area and provide a platform to exchange experiences and best practices; share and jointly analyse the most recent data and information gathered during the different monitoring activities and identify gaps; advance towards the identification of a list of common indicators to measure the impact of discards and of incidental catch of vulnerable species on main fisheries; advance towards the identification of scientific information related to life history traits of the main commercial species; discuss key aspects in sampling and analysis of collected data; encourage the use of data (e.g. survey data, discards data) in the assessment process; address data collection and related needs to ensure regular and harmonized monitoring programmes.