The meeting reviewed the progress achieved since 1983 1.n the various fields of research recommended by the previous consultation and, in particular, in demersal and pelagic stocks assessment. It also considered the! problem of small scale fisheries assessment and proposed research directives for the intersessional period. A Workshop on simple analytic methods for stock assessment was held in conjunction with the Consultation. It was proposed to orgauize the next consultation in Fuengirola (Mala ga), Spain, in 1987.