Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)

Mandate

Provide independent advice on the technical and scientific bases for decisions concerning fisheries conservation and management, including biological, social and economic aspects, in particular:

• assess information provided by Members and relevant fisheries organizations or programmes on catches, fishing efforts, and other data relevant to the conservation and management of fisheries;
• formulate advice to the Commission on the conservation and management of fisheries;
• identify cooperative research programmes and coordinate their implementation;
• undertake such other functions or responsibilities as may be conferred by the Commission.

Structure

SAC operates through five subsidiary bodies:

• Coordination Meeting of the Sub-Committees (CMSC)
• Sub-Committee on Stock Assessment (SCSA)
• Sub-Committee on Marine Environment and Ecosystems (SCMEE)
• Sub-Committee on Statistics and Information (SCSI)
• Sub-Committee on Economic and Social Sciences (SCESS)

Bureau

Title	Name	Country	Election date	e-mail
Chairperson	Mr Henri Farrugio	France	February 2008
1st Vice-Chairperson	Mr Othman Jarboui	Tunisia	February 2008
2nd Vice-Chairperson	Mr Abdul Baset Abuissa	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	February 2008

Coordinators

Sub-Committee	Name	Country	Election date	e-mail
SCSA	Mr Fabio Fiorentino	Italy	April 2010
SCMEE	Mr Federico Alvarez Prado	Spain	April 2010
SCSI	Mr Joël Vigneau	France	February 2008
SCESS	Mr Vahdet Ünal	Turkey	April 2010