Report of the Regional Technical Workshop on a Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture. Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt, 25–27 November 2012.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1039

Report of the Regional Technical Workshop on a Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture
Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt, 25–27 November 2012






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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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ABSTRACT

FAO/Regional Commission for Fisheries. 2013.
Report of the Regional Technical Workshop on a Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture. Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt, 25–27 November 2012.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1039. Rome. 127 pp.

The Regional Technical Workshop on a Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture, held in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt, from 25 to 27 November 2012, was attended by 12 delegates from 6 member countries of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) and FAO. The workshop achieved four objectives: (i) it created awareness and initiated capacity building through a technical seminar on spatial planning for marine capture fisheries and aquaculture – it received feedback from each RECOFI country presentation on recent and relevant spatial planning projects; (ii) it presented the results and analysis of the "RECOFI Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Questionnaire Survey"; (iii) it prepared and finalized a "Proposal for a Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture" in RECOFI member countries based on the survey outcomes, workshop deliberations and brainstorming; and (iv) it identified potential pilot projects on marine capture fisheries and aquaculture, which were later elaborated in detail by international consultants after the workshop and in consultation with workshop participants.

Table of Contents

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

GLOSSARY

BACKGROUND

OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP

PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

TECHNICAL SEMINAR
 

Identification of potentialaquaculture zon es in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using satellite image analysis and GIS and an estimate of sustainable carrying capacity
 

Data and spatial analyticalskills availabl e among the RECOFI countries that could be applied to fisheries and aquaculture

SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS
 

Bahrain
 

Iraq
 

Oman
 

Qatar
 

Saudi Arabia

REVIEW OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ANALYSIS

REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED CONTENT OF THE SPATIAL PLANNING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS
 

Prioritizing key issues and corresponding pilot projects

 

Review of the proposed content of the Spatial Planning Development Programme

 

Approval of the outline of the Spatial Planning Development Programme

THE WAY FORWARD

CLOSING REMARKS


APPENDIXES

1 –

Workshop agenda

2 –

List of participants

3 –

Workshop prospectus

4 –

Outcomes of the workshop deliberations on the time frame, priority and agency with primary responsibilities for the different elements of the Spatial Planning Development Programme components

5 –

Concept notes for pilot projects for marine fisheries and aquaculture

6 –

Interim work and agency responsibilities

7 –

Budget summary estimate for the Spatial Planning Development Programme

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RECOFI Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture. Questionnaire Survey Analysis Report

 

Annex 1 –

Questionnaire survey form

 

Annex 2 –

List of persons completing the questionnaire survey

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Proposal for a Spatial Planning Development Programme for Marine Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture in RECOFI member countries
 

Annex 1 –

Concept notes for pilot projects on marine fisheries and aquaculture
 

Annex 2 –

Main considerations in designing a suitable GIS architecture
 

Annex 3 –

Exclusive economic zones of RECOFI member countries

10 –

Group photograph of selected participants


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