FAO Fisheries Report. No. 339

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 1985

ABSTRACT

FAO.
Report of the sixteenth session of the Committee on Fisheries. Rome, 22–26 April 1985.
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 339. Rome, FAO. 1985. 46p.

The Committee on Fisheries at its sixteenth session reviewed the action taken or planned to implement the Strategy for Fisheries Management and Development and the five associated Programmes of Action adopted by the 1984 FAO World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development. It expressed its appreciation for the steps already taken and agreed with the Director-General's proposals for the preparation of detailed progress reports to be presented to the Committee's next session and to the governing bodies of FAO.The Committee also decided to establish a Sub-Committee on Fish Trade to facilitate intergovernmental consultations on international trade in fish and fishery products. It noted the measures which had been taken or were envisaged for the implementation of a number of resolutions adopted by the World Fisheries Conference concerning specific aspects of fisheries management and development, and in particular endorsed the suggestion that "Fishermen and Fishing Communities" should be adopted as a theme for World Food Day 1986.

The Committee unanimously endorsed the strategies and priorities included in the Director-General's Summary Programme of Work and Budget in fisheries for 1986–87. It considered the proposals well balanced, reflecting the needs of developing countries and responding effectively to the recommendations of the World Fisheries Conference, Furthermore, the Committee expressed its satisfaction at the notable net increase proposed in the resources to be allocated to Major Programme 2.2: Fisheries.

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