Report of the Seventeenth Session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 18-22 May 1987
Report of the Seventeenth Session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 18-22 May 1987

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Fisheries. Session

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9789251026243

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The Committee on Fisheries at ist Seventeenth Session reviewed the world fisheries situation, the progress in the implementation of the Strategy for Fisheries Management and Development and the five Programmes of Action approved by the 1984 FAO World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development. It also reviewed actions taken by FAO in the implementation of the World Fisheries Conference's Resolutions concerning specific aspects of fisheries management and development. It agreed on the formats and periodicity of the progress reports on the implementation of the Strategy and the Programmes of Action to be submitted for consideration at its future sessions. It welcomed the information on trends and future prospects in world fisheries and requested that this information be submitted periodically for its review. The Committee considered the Report of the First Session of the COFI Sub- Committee on Fish Trade held in October 1986 and endorsed the Sub-Commitee's recommendations. The Committee discussed the activities and functions of FAO regional fishery bodies and agreed that the item should again be placed on the agenda for its Eighteenth Session. The Committee considered the recommendations of an Expert Consultation on the Technical Specifications for the Marking of Fishing Vessels held in June 1986, and reviewed information received from member countries, regional and international organizations regarding the protection of living resources from entanglement in fishing nets and debris. The Committee endorsed the strategies and priorities selected by the Director-General in the preparation of his Summary Programme of Work and Budget for 1988-89 and supported the Conclusions of the Programme Committee at its Fifty-second Session that the proposals for Major Programme 2.2 : Fisheries, responded to the needs of member countries. It unanimously agreed that the Summary Programme of Work and Budget provided a satisfactory basis for the formulation of the full Programme of Work and Budget in fisheries for 1988-89.

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.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9789251046517

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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.

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9789251057384

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

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Fisheries. Session

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9789251050088

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Conclusions of the 25th session of the Committee included: the need for a strategy to improve information on capture fisheries; reaffirmation of the need for global implementation of measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; the importance of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its related International Plans of Action (IPOAs) in promoting long-term sustainable development of fisheries; and identification of key priority work areas for 2004-05.