The four founding members (AUSMEPA-Australia, CYMEPA-Cyprus, HELMEPA-Greece and TURMEPA-Turkey) of the International Marine Environment Protection Association-INTERMEPA June 6 2006 signed the legal document of the Association, which within the next days is expected to make INTERMEPA a legal entity by decision of the Greek Courts.

Meeting on the occasion of Posidonia the Steering Committee placed specific emphasis on the cooperation between the junior sectors of the Associations and the Short Film Competition to take place at the hosting countries of the MEPAs. The representatives, Vice Chairman of INTERMEPA and Chairman of TURMEPA Esref Cerrahoglu, the Chairman of CYMEPA George Tsavliris, and the Vice Chairman of AUSMEPA Michael Kougellis they all worked to establish INTERMEPA. The four agreed that the international association will be headquartered in Greece, at the offices of HELMEPA.