Report of the Fourth Session of the Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries

Report of the Fourth Session of the Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1994
Genre: Nature
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The Working Party finalized a review of chlorinated hydrocarbon substances in the African aquatic environment; the review is annexed to this report. The Working Group concluded that it had achieved its major goal to evaluate the state of the African aquatic environment and to review major groups of pollutants that could have negative impacts on aquatic life and fishery resources, i.e. organic matter, metals and organochlorine substances. Future studies could concentrate on phosphorus loads causing eutrophication and on the state of specific types of water bodies in Africa. The Working Party discussed its potential role in the preparations for the CIFA Seminar on African inland fisheries, aquaculture and the environment, scheduled for December 1994, and made suggestions for major inputs it could provide to the seminar.

Report of the Fourth Session of the Working Party on Assessment of Marine Fishery Resources, Paipa, Department of Boyacá, Colombia, 29 October-2 November 1984

Report of the Fourth Session of the Working Party on Assessment of Marine Fishery Resources, Paipa, Department of Boyacá, Colombia, 29 October-2 November 1984
Author: Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission. Working Party on Assessment of Marine Fishery Resources. Session
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Total Pages: 44
Release: 1985
Genre: Fisheries
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The three informal working groups, established during the previous meeting, discussed specifically: (i) shrimp and fish resources of the continental shelves (ii) pelagic resources and (iii) artisanal fisheries and island resources of the WECAF region. Separate reports of the informal working groups are given in annexes. Related information provided in national reports were reviewed and specific recommendations for further action revised. Other matters of common interest discussed at the meeting related to international coordination in resource matter, proposals for inter-sessional work, issued related to natural management areas and regional training needs. The meeting was attended by 31 scientists from 16 member countries and one international organization (CARICOM).

Report of the First Session of the Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries

Report of the First Session of the Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Working Party on Pollution and Fisheries. Session
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1987
Genre: Fisheries
ISBN: 9789251024843
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The Working Party reviewed reports on the state of pollution of African Inland waters and existing pollution monitoring and research programs, and made proposals for the preparation of study papers, for research projects on biological and chemical monitoring of water contaminants and on comparative toxicity of pollutants to African freshwater fish. It further proposed a sub-regional project on pollution in Lake Tanganyika and a seminar on aquatic pollution management. A paper on scientific bases for pollution control in African Inland waters, finalized by the Working Party, is annexed to this report.