Project Budget 1996-2001: one million US dollars per year.     2002-2004: at the request of all the parties concerned, an extension of the project up to 2004 was accepted by the donor country, with a new budget of five hundred thousand US dollars per year.     2004-2005: The donor country was accepted an extension of the project with a new budget of 500.00 €   Human Resources Project Staff - Director  - Fisheries Biologist  - Administrative Clerk  Specialized Consultants Steering Committee composed by high representatives of the national scientific institutions or fisheries administrations and experts of the FAO fisheries department: Morocco INRH (Institut National de Recherche Halieutique) Algeria MPRH (Ministère des Pêches et Ressources Halieutiques), CNDPA (Centre National de la Documentation en Pêche et Aquaculture) Tunisia INSTM (Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer) Libya MBRC (Marine Biological Research Centre) Malta Directorate General for Fisheries Conservation and Control Italy Direzione Generale della Pesca e dell’Acquacoltura France IFREMER (Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer) Spain IEO (Instituto Español de Oceanografía)