The thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Rome, Italy, from 9 to 13 July 2012. The Committee reviewed the issues of an international character and the FAO program in fisheries and aquaculture and their implementation and expressed its strong support for the standards and norms of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its related instruments. Further issues that the Committee discussed are to be found in detail in this report.
The thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Rome, Italy, from 9 to 13 July 2012. The Committee reviewed the issues of an in...
The major topics discussed were: action on recommendation of the seventeenth session, main outcomes of the fourth session of the Scientific Sub-Committee, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, CECAF fisheries inventory....- Les principales questions examinees ont ete les suivantes: suite donnees aux recommandations de la dix-septieme session, principaux resultats de la quatrieme session du Sous-comite scientifique, approche ecosystemique de la gestion des peche, inventaire des ressources halieutiques et pecheries du COPACE..."
The major topics discussed were: action on recommendation of the seventeenth session, main outcomes of the fourth session of the Scientific Sub-Commit...
The Scientific Advisory Committee of the GFCM, in its twelfth session reviewed the activities and results obtained by its subsidiary bodies along with the proposals of the Coordinating Meeting of the Sub-Committees, as well as the achievements by the FAO regional projects in support of the GFCM activities. It further discussed several important topics including recreational fisheries, improvement of gear selectivity and reduction of bycatch, the impact of climate change, the impact of alien species on fisheries and other issues such as the exploitation of red corals, the status of...
The Scientific Advisory Committee of the GFCM, in its twelfth session reviewed the activities and results obtained by its subsidiary bodies along with...
The symposium made considerable progress towards understanding the interactions between ecological/environmental and socio-economic/governance objectives for fisheries and aquaculture. There was a broad recognition that inland fisheries and aquaculture need to shift from a sectoral view where they are treated in isolation to an integrated, multidisciplinary systems view. The symposium provided a number of clear and comprehensive conclusions and recommendations to the twenty-fifth session of EIFAC for follow-up by the appropriate responsible bodies.
The symposium made considerable progress towards understanding the interactions between ecological/environmental and socio-economic/governance objecti...
This document contains the report of the fifth meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) held in Doha, Qatar. The Meeting discussed national and regional follow-up actions to the two WGA technical workshops on aquatic animal health and on sustainable marine case aquaculture development.The WGA finalized its proposed programme of work for the next intersessional period based also on the recommendations from its previous technical workshop.
This document contains the report of the fifth meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) hel...
Su convocacion respondia al acuerdo a por el Comite do Pesca de Ia FAO (COFI) en su 25 periodo do sesiones con respecto al mandato do un cuadro especial do expertos encargado do ova las propuestas presentadas a Ia Convencion sobre el comercio internacional do especies amenazadas do fauna y flora silvestres (CITES), y a lo concertado en el 26 periodo do sesiones del COFI en el sentido do que Ia FAO debia convocar dicho Cuadro a fin do quo examinara posibles propuestas para futuras Conferencias de las Panes de Ia CITES. Propuesta de inclusion de todas las especies do Ia familia Coralliidao...
Su convocacion respondia al acuerdo a por el Comite do Pesca de Ia FAO (COFI) en su 25 periodo do sesiones con respecto al mandato do un cuadro especi...
The purpose of the regional Workshop on Climate Change, Disasters and Crises in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in West and Central Africa was to contribute to a process that is currently under way to determine the gaps in adaptation and disaster risk management strategies, policies and activities that aim to assist fishers, fish farmers, fish workers and the communities they live in to improve their resilience to the impacts of disasters and climate change, and to identify areas to address these gaps based on the experience of the participants.
The purpose of the regional Workshop on Climate Change, Disasters and Crises in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in West and Central Africa was to...
The Panel was convened in response to the agreement by the twenty-fifth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries on the terms of the reference for an Expert advisory panel for assessment of proposal to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and to the endorsement of the 26th Session of the COFI. This Report includes the assessment of each of the six proposal made by the Panel.
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The Panel was convened in response to the agreement by the twenty-fifth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries on the terms of the reference for an...
The scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held its fifteen session in Rome, from 8 to 11 April 2013. The Committee reviewed the issues addressed at the eight technical meetings, including the four sessions of its subcommittees, and at the workshops held during the 2012-2013 intersession.
The scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) held its fifteen session in Rome, from 8 to 1...
This document contains the report of the session adopted by the Sub-Committee. They approved the draft terms of reference for an advisory working group on aquatic genetic resources and technologies and the draft evaluation framework assessing conformity of public and private certification schemes with the FAO technical guidelines on aquaculture certification.
This document contains the report of the session adopted by the Sub-Committee. They approved the draft terms of reference for an advisory working grou...