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Report of the Third Meeting of Regional Fishery Bodies. Rome, 3-4 March 2003

Year of publication 2003

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Author FAO

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9251049386

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number 0429-9337 - R703

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Third Meeting of Regional Fishery Bodies (RFBs) was held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, on 3 and 4 March 2003. The Meeting reviewed the decisions of the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to Regional Fishery Bodies and FAO Fisheries Circular No.985 containing summary information about RFBs. The Meeting discussed external factors affecting the management of fisheries, the status of partnerships between RFBs and FAO to develop the Fisheries Resources Monitorin g System (FIRMS), implications for RFBs from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), approaches to incorporate ecosystem considerations into fisheries management by RFBs, relations between RFBs and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and private sector involvement in the work of RFBs. The Meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO.

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FAO. Report of the third Meeting of Regional Fishery Bodies. Rome, 3-4 March 2003. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 703. Rome, FAO. 2003. 26p.

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