NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS

Recognizing their government's commitment towards SIPAM activities carried out under the auspices of the GFCM, the SIPAM national focal points should perform the following duties:

ensure the statistical data submission to the GFCM through the SIPAM online platform according to Recommendation GFCM/41/2018/1 on reporting of aquaculture data and information;
coordinate at the national level data flow of aquaculture information between their government and the GFCM;
in line with relevant GFCM rules regarding the attendance to statutory meetings, represent the SIPAM network during the relevant GFCM meetings on aquaculture;
cooperate with the GFCM Secretariat to exchange aquaculture data at the regional level.

	Albania	Mr Enton SPAHO [Mr Marco KULE] Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tirana, Albania
	Algeria	Mme Chanez ZOUADI Sous Directrice des Statistiques et des Études Prospectives (SD /SEP), Direction des Statistiques, des Systèmes d'Information et des Études Prospectives (D/SSIEP), Ministère de la Pêche et des Productions Halieutiques (MPPH), Alger, Algérie
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ms Biljana NOGO Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Bulgaria	Mrs Stefka NIKOLOVA Directorate “Management of Fisheries and Conservation of Fish Resources”, National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture
	Croatia	Mrs Marija BOŠNJAK Directorate of Fisheries, Service for aquaculture, Split, Croatia
	Cyprus	Mr Vassilis PAPADOPOULOS Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Nicosia, Cyprus
	Egypt	Mr Ahmed SANEY [Mr Ahmed OSMAN] General Directorate, Lakes and Fish Resources Protection and Development Agency (LFRPDA)
	France	Ms Yas FARJAD Direction générale des affaires maritimes, de la pêche et de l'aquaculture (DGAMPA)
	Georgia	Ms Marina MGELADZE Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Biodiversity Department of the National Environment Agency, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
	Greece	Mr Konstantinos KOUTSIS Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development Food, General Directorate of sustainable Fisheries, Directorate of Aquaculture Products Utilization, Department of aquaculture development, Kallithea, Greece
	Israel	Mr Amit SAVAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
	Italy	Mr Fabrizio CAPOCCIONI Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Animal Production and Acquaculture, Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
	Jordan	Mr Ahmed KHRAISAT National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jordan
	Lebanon	Mrs Aline SAKR Head of Rural Development and Natural resources - Ministry of Agriculture, instead of Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
	Libya	Mr Ali Mohammed SHAFRAN Marine Biology Research Centre (MBRC), Tajoura, Tripoli, Libya
	Malta	Mr Jurgen MISFSUD [Mr Guarnier BERNARDO] Research, Sustainable Development and Education, Triq il-Qajjenza, Marsaxlokk, Malta
	Montenegro	Pending nomination
	Morocco	Mr Mohamed Amine MANSOURI Agence Nationale pour le Développement de l'Aquaculture, Rabat, Morocco
	Republic of Moldova	Pending nomination
	Romania	Ms Magdalena TENCIU Institute of Research and Development for Aquatic Ecology, Fishing and Aquaculture
	Saudi Arabia	Mr Ibrahim ALZAHRANI Director of Aquaculture, National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program (NLFDP), Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
	Slovenia	Mr Tim BERGINC Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Spain	Mr Julián GARCÍA BAENA Secretaría General de Pesca, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Madrid, Spain
	Syria	Pending nomination
	Tunisia	Mr Naoufel ROMDHANE Direction General Peche et de l'Aquaculture, Ministère de l'Agriculture et des ressources hydrauliques, Tunis, Tunisia
	Türkiye	Mr Nuri ÇELIK Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, General Directorate Of Fisheries And Aquaculture, Ankara, Türkiye
	Ukraine	Ms Mariia MISAR Department of Ichthyology, aquaculture and scientific support, State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine