ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - Mediterranean coastal lagoons

This document is the fruit of team work; it could not have been completed without the cooperation and contribution of the national experts from the Mediterranean region. In particular, the invaluable contribution of all the authors of the country reports and case studies and their institutions is gratefully acknowledged: M. Cobani (Albania); F. Seridi and A. Bounouni (Algeria), S. H. Abdel-Rahman (Egypt), H. Farrugio (France and case study 3), S. Reizopolou (Greece), E. Ciccotti (Italy and case study 4), A. Joksimovic (Montenegro), H. Nhhala, B. Abdellaoui and El M. Talbaoui (Morocco), M. Agraso and J. C. Macias (Spain), M. Hadj Ali Salem (Tunisia), H. Deniz (Turkey), T. Galvan, R. Lazzarini, G. Salogni (case study 1), D. Cebrian and M. Medialdea (case study 2), R. Poole (case study 4), P. Avila Zaragoza (case study 5).

The authors would like to thank: the Directorate General for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the MiPAAF for funding this project; the autonomous region of Sardinia for hosting the “Meeting on Mediterranean coastal lagoons management: interaction between aquaculture and capture fisheries” (28–30 June, 2011); the Executive Secretary of the GFCM, A. Srour, for his continuous support throughout the elaboration process of this publication, and the GFCM Secretariat team, in particular A. Nastasi, D. Fezzardi and D. Bourdenet, for their precious feedback and support in the finalization of this document.