Report of the first Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Preparatory Meeting for the Transformation into a Regional Fisheries Management Organization, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25-26 March 2019. Rapport de la première réunion préparatoire de la Commission des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Ouest pour sa transformation en une Organisation régionale de gestion de pêches, Bridgetown, Barbade, 25-26 mars 2019. Informe de la primera reunión preparatoria de la Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental para la transformación en una organización regional de ordenación pesquera, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25-26 de marzo de 2019

Report of the first Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Preparatory Meeting for the Transformation into a Regional Fisheries Management Organization, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25-26 March 2019. Rapport de la première réunion préparatoire de la Commission des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Ouest pour sa transformation en une Organisation régionale de gestion de pêches, Bridgetown, Barbade, 25-26 mars 2019. Informe de la primera reunión preparatoria de la Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental para la transformación en una organización regional de ordenación pesquera, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25-26 de marzo de 2019
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2020-04-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251323119

This is the report of the First Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Preparatory Meeting for the Transformation into a Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on 25 and 26 March 2019. Ce document est le rapport de la Première réunion préparatoire pour la transformation de la Commission des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Ouest (COPACO) en une organisation regionale de gestion des pêches en une organisation regionale de gestion des pêches (ORGP), qui s’est tenue a Bridgetown (La Barbade) les 25 et 26 mars 2019. Este es el primer informe de la Primera reunión preparatoria de la Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro Occidental (COPACO) para la transformación en una organización regional de ordenación pesquera (OROP), celebrada en Bridgetown, Barbados, los días 25 y 26 de marzo de 2019.

Report of the Second Session of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research

Report of the Second Session of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research
Author: Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251044643

The Committee examined its work since the First Session, undertook an appraisal of FAO's fisheries research-related programmes and elaborated the Committee's work for the intersessional period (1999-2000).

Regional Reviews and National Management Reports

Regional Reviews and National Management Reports
Author: Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251046234

This document assembles three reviews of the marine shrimp and groundfish fisheries of the Brazil-Guianas shelf (northern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and eastern Venezuela) and one on environmental aspects of the area. Each report contains a number o recommendations for fisheries management, further research and international cooperation in data collection and assessments.

Report of the Second Meeting of the WECAFC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Sustainable Moored Fish Aggregating Device Fishing in the Lesser Antilles

Report of the Second Meeting of the WECAFC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Sustainable Moored Fish Aggregating Device Fishing in the Lesser Antilles
Author: WECAFC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Sustainable Moored Fish Aggregating Device Fishing in the Lesser Antilles. Meeting
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251057360

This publication contains information about the Committee's meeting in July 2004 which discussed the diversity in practices of the establishment and management of fish aggregating devices (FADs) and agreed there was a need for more co-operation and exchanges on moored FAD fishing at the subregional level to ensure sustainability in the exploitation of the shared fish resources. This report includes summaries of the presentations, discussions and decisions of the meeting, together with full national reports, case studies and technical presentations in the language in which they were presented.

Report of the Second Meeting of the Regional Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG)

Report of the Second Meeting of the Regional Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG)
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2024-01-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251384142

The Second Meeting of the Regional Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG) was convened online in three (3) sessions with the main session on 12–16 October 2020, extended session on 25–28 May 2021 and conclusion session on 10 March 2022. The Regional FDS-WG is a joint working group of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), and Organization for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Central America (OSPESCA). The second meeting of the FDS-WG contributed to: • review the FDS-WG first meeting intersessional work and develop consensus and identify remaining work needed for technical session topics (vessel mapping, sub area and divisions, list of main and reference species, WECAFC-FIRMS stocks and fisheries inventory, Small-Scale Fisheries Matrix, and Data Collection Reference Framework and standards); • review country updates on national data collection systems, vessel registries, continuing challenges and needs; • identify, prioritize, and develop a criteria list of national countries capacity-building projects; • review the FDS-WG Terms of Reference; and • develop the FDS-WG2 Workplan for 2020–2022, including recommendations in preparation for the extended session, and initiate WG recommendations for the WECAFC Scientific Advisory Group (SAG).

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.