Judith Swan
Consultant
International Institutions and Liaison Service
FAO Fisheries Department
and
Benedict P. Satia
Secretary of the Committee on Fisheries
Chief
International Institutions and Liaison Service
Fishery Policy and Planning Division
FAO Fisheries Department
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1999
This Circular was prepared within the framework of the Regular Programme as part of on-going activities of the FAO International Institutions and Liaison Service (FIPL) aimed at providing information to the FAO Committee on Fisheries on the activities of the Committee on Fisheries.
| Swan, J.; Satia, B.P. Contribution of the Committee on Fisheries to global fisheries governance 1977–1997. FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 938. Rome, FAO. 1998. 46p. ABSTRACTThe contribution of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) to global fisheries governance is presented by identifying trends and issues which formed its work from 1977 to 1997. This Circular describes the establishment and functions of COFI, and the trends and issues for the following topics: Exclusive Economic Zone Programme, Strategy for Management and Development and accompanying Programmes of Action, Vessel and Gear Marking, Food Security, Aquaculture, International Trade, Driftnet Fishing, Sustainability as a Goal, Women in Fisheries, Agenda 21, Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the Compliance Agreement, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, FAO Regional Fishery Bodies, Small Island Developing States, Capacity, By-catch and Discards, and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance. The Circular also reviews the manner in which they have been dealt with by the Committee. The document also addresses policy inputs to the Committee for decision making and the major outputs from COFI. |
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A. THE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES (COFI) - ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
B. TRENDS AND ISSUES 1977-1997
PART III: INCREASING SUPPLY OF FISH
ANNEX I: Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Fisheries
ANNEX II: Participation in COFI Sessions
ANNEX III: COFI: Trends and Issues, 1977-1997
ADCP : Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme
COFI : Committee on Fisheries of the FAO
ECDC: Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries
EEZ : Exclusive Economic Zone
FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ICB : International Commodity Body
MCS : Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
SIDS : Small Island Developing States
TCDC:Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
UNCED : United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNEP : United Nations Environment Programme
UNCLOS III : Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
UNDP : United Nations Development Programme
VMS : Vessel Monitoring System
WFP : World Food Programme