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Minutes of the MEETING OF THE EAF–NANSEN PROJECT REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE BENGUELA CURRENT COMMISSION AREA. Windhoek, Namibia, 29 September 2009

Year of publication 2010

Pages 11

Author FAO EAF-Nansen Project/ FAO, Projet EAF-Nansen.;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number EAF-N/PR/8 (En)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The first meeting of the EAF-Nansen project Regional Steering Committee for the Benguela Current Commission (BCC) area was held at the UNDP offices in Windhoek, Namibia on 29th September 2009. The meeting was attended by representatives from South Africa, Namibia, Angola and also the BCC, FAO and IMR (Institute of Marine Research, Bergen). Namibia and Angola were elected chair and vice Chair respectively. Moses Maurihungirire Director, Resource Management of the Ministry of Fisheries a nd Marine Resources of Namibia chaired the meeting; he was assisted by Kumbi Nsingui Kilongo of the National Institute of Fisheries Research of Angola. The meeting was started with an overview of the EAF-Nansen project by the Project Coordinator who also elaborated on the basic principles of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF). Activities and achievements under each component of the project were presented and discussed. Also presented were the project management structure, ecos ystem survey activities under the project, the mid-tern review of the EAF-Nansen project and the work plan for 2010. Special mention was made of the three projects that the EAF-Nansen project will be implementing with the BCC. On the last issue it was noted that considering the proposed budgets of the projects and the provision made by the BCC Ecosystem Advisory Committee, cost sharing or co-financing will be necessary for successful implementation of the EAF-Nansen/BCC projects. T he recommendations compiled in the course of the meeting were discussed and adopted by the members.

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Minutes of the Meeting of the EAF-Nansen Project Regional Steering Committee for the Benguela Current Commission Area. Windhoek, Namibia, 29 September 2009. FAO EAF-Nansen Project Report. No. 8. Rome, FAO. 2010. 11p.

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