Report of the Twenty-Ninth Session, Geneva, 3 - 7 July 2006
Report of the Twenty-Ninth Session, Geneva, 3 - 7 July 2006

Author: Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission. Session

Publisher: Fao

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission is the unique United Nations body responsible for establishing international food standards aimed at protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. The food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines and recommendations adopted by the Commission form the Codex Alimentarius: the international food code. This publication sets out the report of the Commission's 29th session, held in Geneva, Switzerland in July 2006.

Report of the Experts Meeting for the Re-establishment of the GFCM Committee on Aquaculture Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean
Report of the Experts Meeting for the Re-establishment of the GFCM Committee on Aquaculture Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean

Author:

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9789251055014

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This publication contains the report of an expert meeting, held in Rome in December 2005, to discuss the re-establishment of the Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (EAM) Network and to identify short and medium-term activities. The experts suggested that EAM be re-established as a subsidiary body of GFCM-CAQ (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean - Committee on Aquaculture) and the restructured EAM would work through four working groups.

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

Author: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Session

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9789251053522

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The session was attended by delegates from all twenty-four Members of the Commission. The Commission decided that the new headquarters of GFCM will be in Palazzo Blumenstihl, Rome, Italy. The Commission agreed that Members would exceptionally participate in the ballots for the selection of the Executive Secretary, provided that they contribute their share to the GFCM autonomous budget prior to the end of 2005. Through interviews and secret ballots, the Commission selected its Executive Secretary. It also agreed on the mandate and on the procedure for the selection of the Deputy Executive Secretary. The Commission established formally the Coordinating Meeting of the Sub-Committees (CMSC) as a subsidiary body of Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), as well as a Permanent Working Group on Stock Assessment Methodologies.

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9789251055045

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In its thirtieth session the Commission reviewed the intersessional activities of its Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and its Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ). Based on the advice emanating from SAC and proposals by Members, the GFCM adopted respectively: three binding recommendations on fisheries management measures, including on fishing effort and on the protection of sensitive habitats; two recommendations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including on the establishment of a black list of vessels and on data confidentiality procedure. It also endorsed three recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), including on the establishment of a programme for transshipment by large-scale longliners. The GFCM reiterated its satisfaction with progress made in the implementation of the five regional projects executed by FAO in support of the Commission. The Commission ascertained its financial situation and agreed to use arrears to build a Working Capital Fund. In the Secretariat, it established a post of Statistician and a post of Programmer/System Analyst. Work progress related to the new headquarters of the Commission was reviewed. The Commission decided to postpone the adjustments to its Rules of Procedure to its next plenary. The Commission established a Compliance Committee. It formalized the Environment Aquaculture Mediterranean Network (EAM) and the Statistical Information System on Aquaculture (SIPAM) as subsidiary bodies of CAQ, and endorsed the guidelines prepared by the Joint GFCM/ICCAT Working Group on Sustainable Tuna Farming. The Commission agreed on its programme of work and adopted its autonomous budget for the year 2006. The GFCM elected its new Bureau

Molluscan Shellfish Safety
Molluscan Shellfish Safety

Author: Gilbert Sauvé

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9400765886

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In a time of rapid climatic, industrial and technological changes in molluscan shellfish producing and exporting regions, it is of the utmost importance to keep a keen eye on developing trends. This collection of recent research in molluscan shellfish safety, risk assessment, risk management, regulation and analytical methods presented at the 8th ICMSS (International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety) offers valuable insights in the latest scientific findings. Dans le contexte actuel de changements climatiques, industriels et technologiques rapides dans les régions qui produisent et qui exportent des mollusques, il est essentiel de rester à l’affût des nouvelles tendances. Ce recueil des récents travaux de recherche dans les domaines de la salubrité des mollusques, des évaluations des risques, de la gestion des risques, de la réglementation et des méthodes d’analyse présentés lors de la 8e Conférence internationale sur la salubrité des coquillages (ICMSS) vous aidera à le faire.

Rapport de la Huitième Session Du Comité Scientifique Consultatif
Rapport de la Huitième Session Du Comité Scientifique Consultatif

Author: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Scientific Advisory Committee. Meeting

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9789250054933

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This publication reports on the 8th session of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, which was held in Tirana, Albania in October 2005. Issues discussed include: fishery management proposals emanating from the work of sub-committees; research priorities and its workplan for 2006; measures for the protection of certain marine ecosystem including gear selectivity issues and stock assessment methodologies.

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9789251050606

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Issues discussed at the 28th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean include: a review of inter-sessional activities, particularly the conclusions and recommendations of the sixth session of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC); and the need for integrated management advice based on multi species stock assessments and the socio-economic status of concerned fisheries.