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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT
This document contains the final version of the Report of the Seventh Session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, from 16 to 20 January 1995.
SUMMARY
This document presents the final report of the Seventh Session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, from 16 to 20 January 1995. The main subjects discussed by the Commission refer to: the use of biodiversity; socio-economic aspects of inland fisheries and aquaculture in Latin America; international guidelines relative to aquaculture; research priorities for the development of inland fisheries and aquaculture in the Region; preliminary analysis of legislation relative to inland fisheries in Latin America; a review of the structure and functions of the COPESCAL and fisheries management in reservoirs in Latin America. The list of participants and the updated list of National Correspondents of COPESCAL are included in this report as Appendixes A and D, respectively. A synthesis of the main conclusions and recommendations arising from the debates for the attention of FAO and/or Governments, is presented as Appendix E to this report.
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| Other interested countries and international organizations | FAO, Report of the Seventh Session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 16–20 January 1995. FAO Fish.Rep. 528: 43 p.
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II. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION
III. INTER-SESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEASURES ADOPTED WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SIXTH SESSION
A. Progress made on the application of recommendations of the Sixth Session.
B. Report of the Fourth Session of the Working Party on Fisheries Technology
C. Report of the Sixth Session of the Working Party on Fisheries Resources
D. Report of the Fifth Session of the Working Party on Aquaculture
IV. SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY
V. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INLAND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
VI. INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES CONCERNING AQUACULTURE
A. Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries - Chapter on Aquaculture
B. FAO/WHO Code of Hygienic Practice for Aquaculture Products
VII. DEVELOPMENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN INLAND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
VIII. CONSIDERATION OF INLAND FISHERY LEGISLATION IN LATIN AMERICA
IX. REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF COPESCAL AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES
X. REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT OF RESERVOIRS IN THE COPESCAL AREA
A. Fisheries Management Project in the Amazon Basin
XIII. DATE AND PLACE OF THE EIGHTH SESSION
APPENDIX A: List of participants
APPENDIX D: Names/Addresses of COPESCAL National Correspondents
APPENDIX E: Main decisions and recommendations of the Seventh Session of COPESCAL