Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture

Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Aquaculture. Meeting
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2015
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) was held in Muscat, Oman, from 21 to 23 October 2014 and was attended by representatives from seven member countries. The WGA reviewed the outcome and recommendations of the sixth and seventh sessions of the Commission. The WGA noted the importance of the timely collection, submission and sharing of accurate aquaculture statistics and other relevant aquaculture information. A draft recommendation on the minimum reporting of aquaculture data and information was discussed.

Report of the sixth meeting of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group

Report of the sixth meeting of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org. [Author] [Author]
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2024-08-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9251390029

The sixth Meeting of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group (GRWG) was held in Rome on 12 December 2022. The meeting was attended by experts from FAO Members, intergovernmental organisations and international non-governmental organisations. Issues discussed included confidentiality and data security matters, new features of the information system, role of regional fisheries bodies in data exchange, role of the Global Record in support of the implementation of international instruments and assistance to developing States.

Report of the Sixth Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF) Annual Meeting. Entebbe, Uganda, 06−09 December 2017

Report of the Sixth Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF) Annual Meeting. Entebbe, Uganda, 06−09 December 2017
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 925109702X

This document contains the report of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF), which was held in Entebbe, Uganda, from 6 to 9 December 2017. The participants addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to the fifth ANAF meeting. The meeting was attended by the ANAF National Focal Points from twelve member countries, one representative AU-IBAR, one consultant from the ANAF Hub, one representative from FAO Regional Office for Africa, one FAO Aquaculture Officers and one FAO Legal consultant. National Legal Officers attending the meeting reviewed the legal founding documents for establishing ANAF as an Intergovernmental organization (IGO). In parallel, the ANAF National Focal Points discussed alternative options for the establishment of ANAF and prepared a concept note to be presented and discussed at the national level The National Focal Points will explore if their countries might host ANAF Secretariat; and the delegations attending CIFAA Session in The Gambia at the end of March 2017, will report on the decision taken in term of the two above-mentioned options.

Report of the sixth meeting of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Working Group on Queen conch, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 16 March 2023

Report of the sixth meeting of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Working Group on Queen conch, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 16 March 2023
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org. [Author] [Author]
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2024-06-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251387842

The sixth meeting of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Working Group on Queen conch was held in a hybrid format. The meeting was hosted in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 16 March 2023, but most attendees participated in the meeting remotely. The following members and regional partner organizations participated: Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States of America, Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), Centre for the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife for the Wider Caribbean Region (CAR SPAW/SPAW RAC-Guadeloupe), the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC), Organization for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), the Regional Committee of Marine Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture of Guadeloupe (CRPMEM for its acronym in French) the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (Belize). Discussions focused on monitoring the implementation of the Regional Queen conch Fisheries Management and Conservation Plan, various Queen conch recommendations and resolutions along with recommendations adopted at the 18th meeting of the Commission in 2022. Participants reviewed the CITES CoP19 decisions and recommendations and discussed the progress of activities as called for in the Work Plan for 2022–2024.

Report of the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics, Rome, 15-18 May 2019

Report of the Twenty-Sixth Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics, Rome, 15-18 May 2019
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251318867

This document contains the report of the twenty-sixth Session of the Coordinating Working party on Fisheries Statistics (CWP) and meetings of the Aquaculture Subject Group and Fishery Subject Group held in Rome, Italy, from 15-18 May 2019. The CWP provides a mechanism to coordinate the statistical programs conducted by intergovernmental organizations including regional fishery bodies with a remit for fishery statistics. Ten CWP Members, two observers’ regional fishery bodies and three invited international and national organizations participated in the meetings.

Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture, Doha, the State of Qatar, 27 October 2010

Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture, Doha, the State of Qatar, 27 October 2010
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Aquaculture. Meeting
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2010
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

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 finalised its proposed programme of work for the next intersessional period based also on the recommendations from its previous technical workshop.

COORDINATING WORKING PARTY ON FISHERY STATISTICS

COORDINATING WORKING PARTY ON FISHERY STATISTICS
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2018-11-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 925109926X

This document contains the report of the Fifth Meeting of the Aquaculture Subject Group and the Twenty-sixth meeting of the Fisheries Subject of CWP, held during the Intersessional Aquaculture and Fisheries Subject Group meeting of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP-IS), which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 19 to 22 June 2017. The work was organized between joint sessions to address issues of general interest, with the Subject Groups – Aquaculture (CWP-AS) and Fis heries (CWP-FS) –organized in concurrent sessions, to address matters related to the intersessional programme for each Subject Group. The meeting reviewed the progress made since the Twenty-fifth session of the CWP and agreed on actions for the second part of the intersessional period, prior to the upcoming Twenty-sixth session of the CWP to be held early in 2019. The main issues presented and discussed were the dissemination of the revised handbook on the CWP web page and the further enhancemen t of the socio-economic and GIS section of the handbook, the CWP ad hoc task group on “reference harmonization for capture fisheries and aquaculture statistics”, and the progress made by the Task Force in establishing the standard aquaculture questionnaire.

The Sixth APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting "Promoting Blue Growth in fisheries and aquaculture"

The Sixth APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2018-11-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9251099707

This report summarises the findings and recommendations of the regional technical consultation of APFIC on “promoting blue growth in fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia pacific”. This contributes to the organizational output (20301) by ensuring stakeholders are supported to participate in, updating existing and developing new international (including regional) instruments and mechanisms under the auspices of FAO. This is the final report of the Sixth Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC) Regional Consultative Forum Meeting (RCFM) convened in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8-10 February 2016 under the theme “Promoting Blue Growth in fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region”. The “Blue Sectors” of fisheries and aquaculture make a significant contribution to food and nutrition security and the livelihoods of millions in the Asia Pacific Region. The meeting heard how these sectors face a range of challenges and how Blue Growth Initiatives can support member countries to address them. The meeting was successful at providing member countries, partners and regional organizations a platform to present progress, discuss key issues and make recommendations to FAO.

Report of the Intersessional Meeting of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Subject Groups of the Coordinating Working Party on Fisheries Statistics – Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Fisheries Subject Group and Seventh Meeting of the Aquaculture Subject Group, Vir

Report of the Intersessional Meeting of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Subject Groups of the Coordinating Working Party on Fisheries Statistics – Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Fisheries Subject Group and Seventh Meeting of the Aquaculture Subject Group, Vir
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2022-03-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251359121

This document is the report of the twenty-eighth meeting of the Fisheries Subject Group and Seventh Meeting of the Aquaculture Subject Group, held during the intersessional meeting of the Aquaculture Subject and the Fisheries Subject Groups of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP), which was held online on 2–5 November 2021. The meeting reviewed progress made since the twenty-sixth session of the CWP and in particular in the activities of five task groups which are developing statistical concepts and measures of catch and fishing effort, a standard for reference harmonization, enhancements in workflow between national and international organizations, best practices in data confidentiality arrangements, and the aquaculture section of the CWP Handbook on Fishery Statistics. The CWP, supported by the participating organizations, serves as the premier international and inter-organizational forum for agreeing common definitions, classifications and standards for the collection of fishery and aquaculture statistics. It provides a mechanism to coordinate the statistical programs conducted by intergovernmental organizations including regional fishery bodies with a remit for fishery statistics. Twelve CWP member organizations participated in the meeting with another regional organization participating as observer.