Enhancing joint cooperation between the Saudi Aquaculture Society and the General Fisheries Authority of the Mediterranean in order to work on developing sustainable aquaculture practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region.

His Excellency the Secretary-General of the Saudi Aquaculture Society visited the headquarters of the General Authority for Fisheries in the Mediterranean in the Italian capital, Rome, on Tuesday, December 17, 2009, where he met with the Executive Director of the Authority to discuss strengthening joint cooperation between the Kingdom and the General Authority for Fisheries in the Mediterranean to serve the development and development The aquaculture industry sector in the region and work to develop responsible and sustainable aquaculture practices.

His Excellency the Secretary-General of the Society praised the existing cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, the main and main partner of the fisheries sector in the Kingdom and all its affiliated bodies, particularly the General Authority for Fisheries in the Mediterranean, stressing the Kingdom’s desire to enhance this cooperation and continue to support all efforts that contribute to More convergence and integration in order to achieve the common interests of both sides with the Kingdom's current orientations in supporting the national aquaculture industry.

Developing responsible and sustainable aquaculture practices and holding more technical workshops and joint conferences within the Kingdom. His Excellency also thanked the Executive Director of the Commission for the active participation of the Commission’s experts in the workshop on the prospects and challenges of increasing the consumption of seafood in the Kingdom, which was held last November, where it was agreed during the meeting to: Holding more technical workshops and joint conferences within the Kingdom during the next two years. The Kingdom's distinguished efforts in managing the Biosecurity Monitoring Program and the possibility of transferring the experience and benefiting from it in other countries were also discussed.