SGMED-08-04 was held on 6-10 October 2008 in Ponza (Italy). The meeting was the last of a series of four meetings convened in 2008 with the aim of strengthening scientific cooperation and improving scientific advice on the management of stocks of demersal and small pelagics in the Mediterranean. STECF reviewed the report during its Plenary meeting on 3-7 November 2008.JRC.G.4-Maritime affair