The first Executive Group meeting of AQUAGAMETE COST Action took place last 13th of May, in the facilities of the Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN-CSIC), in Puerto Real (Cádiz, Spain). The meeting was attended by Juan F. Asturiano, as Chair of the Action; Dr. Akos Horváth (Szent István University, Hungary), as Vice-Chair; Prof. Andrzej Ciereszko (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland); Dr. Elsa Cabrita (ICMAN-CSIC, Spain) and Dr. Sonia Martínez-Páramo, University of Algarve, Portugal). During the meeting, the results obtained during the first months were analysed, information on already programmed activities was presented (especially regarding the 4th IWBFG), and potential new activities for the second period of the Action were discussed, which should be ratified by the Management Committee during their next meeting in Faro next September.
