Download or read book Report of the Fifth Meeting of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Fisheries Management. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2011 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the fifth meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM), which was held in Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of), from 9 to 12 October 2011. The WGFM addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to the sixth session of RECOFI and the fourth session of the RECOFI WGFM. An update on the programme of work and budget for the biennium for 2011-12 in relation to the WGFM was considered and arrangements for a number of activities finalized in terms of dates, locations and funding. A proposal by the Sultanate of Oman on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the RECOFI region was addressed again and Members undertook to follow up on assessing IUU fishing in their respective countries through the completion of a questionnaire that would be circulated prior to the sixth meeting of the WGFM in Qatar in October 2012. The WGFM considered in detail progress towards the implementation of the RECOFI Recommendation on Minimum Data Reporting (Recommendation RECOFI/6/2011/1). A preliminary review of stock and fisheries status indicators to be produced from the RECOFI fishery management database, building on past work, was reviewed and progressed. The meeting considered a RECOFI scientific working group to provide scientific advice to the Commission on aquaculture and fishery management. This matter will be addressed further at the seventh session of RECOFI in May 2013. The final substantive item addressed on the agenda was RECOFI cooperation with the Fishery Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS). The next meeting of the WGFM will be held in Qatar from 21 to 23 October 2012--

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Download or read book Report of the Sixth Meeting of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Fisheries Management. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2013 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the Sixth Meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM), which was held on Doha, the State of Qatar from 5 to 8 November 2012. The WGFM addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to fifth meeting of the RECOFI WGFM and to the sixth session of RECOFI. The status of the implementation of the fisheries management recommendation on minimum data reporting in recommendation RECOFI 6/2011/1 that entered into force on 1 January 2012 was discussed. The report on the RECOFI Workshop on Social and Economic Aspects of Fisheries in the RECOFI Region as well as the progress on the work of the Task Group for this activity was presented and discussed.

Download or read book Report of the Fourth Meeting of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Fisheries Management. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Org. This book was released on 2010 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the fourth meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM), which was held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, from 3 to 5 October 2010. The Working Group considered and made decisions on matters concerning the Programme of Work and Budget for the 2011-12 biennium for the WGFM including a review of the regional strategy and priorities for regional fisheries management, the outcome of the Special Meeting on RECOFI Consolidation and Development that took place at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy, in May 2010, and stock status reporting in support of longterm sustainable fisheries management in the RECOFI region. Significantly, the WGFM adopted a Recommendation on Minimum Data Reporting in the RECOFI Area. This is the first Recommendation adopted by the WGFM. If accepted by RECOFI, it will become binding on Members of the Commission. The WGFM also considered a proposal by the Sultanate of Oman in relation to a proposal for a feasibility study to review the development of a regional database on violations, establish a list of vessels authorized to fish by RECOFI Members and promote the establishment of a regional fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance information exchange scheme. Finally, the WGFM reviewed the outcomes of the Tripartite Meeting on Fisheries Management Cooperation in the Northern Area of RECOFI that was held at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy, in May 2010, and the FAO/INFOSAMAK Seminar on Fish Trade and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Near East and North Africa that took place in Agadir, Morocco, in June 2010. Other important decisions made by the WGFM included the election of a new Chairperson, the agreement to propose to the Commission that the WGFM meet annually rather than on a biennial basis and that a special meeting of the Working Group be convened immediately prior to the May 2011 session of the Commission.

Download or read book Report of the Ninth Meeting of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Fisheries Management. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2016 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains updates from the Delegates on RECOFI priority species, recognizing the importance in ensuring that the knowledge base of RECOFI is preserved and to reduce fragmented studies being conducted by individual RECOFI member countries. It was proposed that two species be added to the list of RECOFI priority species.

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Download or read book Report of the Seventh Meeting of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Fisheries Management. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2014 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the Seventh Meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM), which was held in Kuwait City, the State of Kuwait, from 5 to 7 November 2013. The WGFM addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to the sixth meeting of the RECOFI WGFM and to the Seventh Session of RECOFI that was held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, during the period from 14 to 16 May 2013. Country reports on the status of national fisheries were presented and discussed. The WGFM formulated further work on the socio-economics of fisheries in the region. The enforcement of the recommendation on minimum data reporting was reviewed and the urgent need to establish a data access policy and protocol was considered. The WGFM identified the objectives, data and skills requirement of the first regional joint assessment of the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel. The importance of the regional approach to fisheries management was recognized, initially with a particular focus on developing management procedures with regards to shrimp trawling and management plan for the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel.

Download or read book Report of the Second Session of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Fisheries Management. Session and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the second session of the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management, which was held in Cairo, Egypt, from 27 to 30 October 2008. The Working Group addressed important issues including the election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; the adoption of the agenda and arrangements for the session; the improvement of the utility and diffusion of fisheries statistical data among RECOFI Members; the transition of the Working Group on Statistics to the Working Group on Fisheries Management, including the adoption of terms of reference for the Working Group; the identification and establishment of priorities for a future plan of work for the Working Group; the consideration and adoption of terms of reference for fisheries management focal points to support the activities of the Working Group; the need for enhanced stock status reporting; the demonstration and review of several statistical applications; the consideration of other matters, the date and place of the third session of the Working Group and the adoption of the report. It will be forwarded to the fifth session of RECOFI for deliberation at its next meeting in May 2009 in the United Arab Emirates.

Download or read book Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture Doha the State of Qatar 27 October 2010 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Aquaculture. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2010 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Download or read book Report of the ninth meeting of the RECOFI Working Group on Aquaculture Virtual meeting 6 7 October 2021 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the outcomes and recommendations of Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) at its ninth meeting. RECOFI is an Article XIV Body of the FAO Constitution, and the WGA is tasked with supporting the programme of work related to aquaculture. The outcomes contained in this report were recommended to RECOFI for endorsement and are a matter of record for the Commission. RECOFI's mandate, and specifically those of the WGFM contribute to serving FAO's better production, specifically BP2: Blue Transformation. Notably, the meeting endorsed a programme of work on aquaculture for RECOFI.

Download or read book Report of the Joint FAO WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption written by and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the fifth meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group of Fisheries Management (WGFM). The WGFM addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to the sixth session of RECOFI and the fourth session of the RECOFI WGFM. The Working Group also considered and made decisions on matters concerning the Programme of Work and Budget for the 2011-12 biennium for the WGFM including a review of the regional strategy and priorities for regional fisheries management.

Download or read book Report of the Regional Commission for Fisheries RECOFI Data Workshop Series written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty participants from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates participated in the RECOFI Data Workshop Series: Minimum Data Reporting (MDR) regional database, RECOFI-FIRMS stocks and fisheries inventories and SDG Indicator 14.4.1: Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels. The workshop reviewed the MDR indicators and priority species list for endorsement, reviewed the presentation of pilot MDR RECOFI regional database and adopted an MDR data submission template. With regards to the RECOFI – FIRMS stocks and fisheries inventories, the workshop acknowledged the progress made so far and recommended that the Member Countries finalize and publish the RECOFI Fisheries inventory. The workshop also recognized the importance of publishing the work on the priority species presented at each meeting of the WGFM under the RECOFI - FIRMS collection as marine resource fact sheets. The workshop discussed the focal points list for MDR/FIRMS that will be circulated to Member Countries for finalisation and further discussed at the next meeting of the WGFM and approved at the next session of RECOFI. On SDG 14.4.1, the workshop agreed that the SDG 14.4.1 focal point list would be verified and validated and RECOFI Members’ reference list of stocks would be confirmed as either shared, transboundary and national, and communicate any issues with the outcomes.

Download or read book Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Working Group on Aquaculture. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2015 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Download or read book Report of the Fourth Session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Commission for Fisheries. Meeting and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Session was attended by delegates from seven Members of the Commission and by observers from international, regional and national fishery bodies and institutions. The meeting was organized to evaluate the progress of intercessional activities relating to recommendations of earlier sessions, address regional fisheries and aquaculture issues of concern and review plans for short and medium-term activities.