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SWIOFC - Report of the second session of the Scientific Committee of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Quatre Bornes, Mauritius, 3 - 7 August 2007 / CPSOOI - Rapport de la deuxième session du Comité scientifique de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l’océan Indien. Quatre Bornes, Maurice, 3 - 7 août 2007

Year of publication 2008

Pages 77

Author FAO SWIOFC/CPSOOI;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789250061221

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

Series number 2070-6987 - R875

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The second session of the Scientific Committee of the South West Indian Ocean Commission was attended by delegates from France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania and Yemen. Representatives of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP), the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Scientists Association (WIOMSA) also attended as observers. The Scientific Committee examined the status of fisheries resources and considered the report of the Working Party on Fisheries Data and Statistics. It discussed recent fishery assessments, preparation of the next Conference on the contribution of fisheries development to the Millennium Development Goals, a workshop on interactions between sea turtles and shrimp fisheries, and informal working groups to address priority areas. It made recommendations for the consideration of the third session of the Commission. The next session will take place in Mozambique or alternatively in Madagascar in 2008.

Statutory body / Meeting title South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)

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FAO South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission/Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l’océan Indien. Report of the second session of the Scientific Committee of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Quatre Bornes, Mauritius, 3–7 August 2007. Rapport de la deuxième session du Comité scientifique de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l’océan Indien. Quatre Bornes, Maurice, 3–7 août 2007. FAO Fisheries Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches. No. 875. Rome, FAO. 2008. 77p.

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