Report of the Thirty-third Session of the Committee on Fisheries

Report of the Thirty-third Session of the Committee on Fisheries
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2019-06-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251315906

The Thirty-third Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Rome, Italy, from 9 to 13 July 2018. This is a report of the Session reflecting the discussions which took place and containing all recommendations and decisions taken by the Committee. A synopsis of the outcome of the Session is presented in the abstract and all supplementary information is included in the appendixes.

Report of the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries

Report of the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee on Fisheries
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Fisheries. Session
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251046517

The Committee agreed to establish a Sub-Committee on Aquaculture and adopted the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IPOA-IUU) Fishing. It agreed that future reporting on the implementation of the Code of Conduct and related IPOAs should be based on in-depth analysis of problems associated with their efficient implementation, using case studies.

Report of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 5-9 March 2007

Report of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 5-9 March 2007
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Fisheries. Session
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251057384

The Committee expressed concern about the level of fishing capacity which was higher than prior to the 2004 tsunami in some of the areas affected by the disaster and recognized that it called for the design and implementation of sustainable and effective fisheries management arrangements that included a gradually phasing out fishing overcapacity, monitoring, access and livelihood considerations. The Committee reaffirmed its trust in FAO to play a coordinating role in advancing the global aquaculture agenda and highlighted the importance of addressing socio-economic impacts of aquaculture and other issues, such as improving planning and policy development at national and regional levels. The Committee agreed to give greater attention to small-scale fisheries and welcomed the convening of a broad-based international conference focusing specifically on small-scale fisheries.

Report of the Third Session of the COFI Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies, Rome, 20–21 August 2019

Report of the Third Session of the COFI Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies, Rome, 20–21 August 2019
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2020-02-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251320241

This report contains the main discussion points and general conclusions and recommendations from the third session of the Working Group convened from 20-21 August 2019 in FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. The working group considered a range of issues including: a brief review of the process of preparation of the first report on The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; (SoWAqGR); the preparation of a GPA on AqGR (GPA); the development of a global information system on aquatic genetic resources including a registry of farmed types; the development of a strategic approach to work on AqGR at FAO; and reviewed its terms of reference (ToR) and update its workplan. A series of recommendations were made to FAO and to the Committee on Fisheries’ sub-committee on aquaculture.

Report of the Thirty-second Session of the Committee on Fisheries:

Report of the Thirty-second Session of the Committee on Fisheries:
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2018-11-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9251096627

The Thirty-second Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 15 July 2016. This is a report of the Session reflecting the discussions which took place and containing all recommendations and decisions taken by the Committee. A synopsis of the outcome of the Session is presented in the abstract and all supplementary information is included in the appendixes.