Report of the Second Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network. Rome, 9

	FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 908	FIEP/R908 (En)
	Report of the SECOND MEETING OF REGIONAL FISHERY BODY SECRETARIATS NETWORK Rome, 9–10 March 2009
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009
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Report of the Second Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network. Rome, 9–10 March 2009
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 908. Rome, FAO. 2009. 48p.

ABSTRACT

The Second Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-2) was held at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy, on 9 and 10 March 2009. The Meeting reviewed the decisions of the twenty-eighth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) relevant to regional fishery bodies (RFBs). The Meeting discussed factors affecting fisheries management, including illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, overcapacity and the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 61/105 on Sustainable Fisheries. It also addressed the role of RFBs with emphasis on performance enhancement and small-scale and inland fisheries and aquaculture. The Meeting reviewed the status of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS), the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP), the RSN webpage and other related matters.

The meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters that meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO.

CONTENTS

Part I (Download 135 kb) Part II (Download 987 kb)

Report of the Second Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network
Preparation of this document
Abstract

Opening of the meeting

Review of the decisions of the 28th session of COFI relating to regional fishery bodies

Factors affecting fisheries management

Responsible fisheries and management in aquatic, particularly marine, ecosystems

Role of regional fishery bodies - thematic session

Status of firms and CWP developments

RSN Webpage

Advice and future work

Date and venue of the Third meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-3)

Adoption of the report and closure of the meeting

APPENDIXES

A  Agenda and timetable
B  List of participants
C  List of documents
D  Opening statement by Mr Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director-General, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
E Statement by Mr Andre Tahindro, Secretary of the Informal Consultations of States Parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
F Statement of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network to the Informal Consultation of States Parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
G Presentation by the RSN Working Group on Small-scale Coastal and Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture