The International Workshop on Mediterranean Cartilaginous Fish with Emphasis on Southern and Eastern Mediterranean was held in Ataköy Marina, Istanbul, Turkey on 15-16 October 2005.
The aim of the workshop was to exchange informationn among scientists and experts especially in the developing Mediterranean countries. This meeting focused on by-catch and discard as a serious threat on the cartilaginous fish and their stocks, information retrievel for standard protocols an d a database to be used in the whole Mediterranean region, critical habitats such as nursery areas, collaboration and coordination among allthe countries along the Mediterranean.
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