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Book (series)SWIOFC - Report of the First Session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Mombasa, Kenya, 18 - 20 April 2005 / SWIOFC - Rapport de la première session de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l’océan Indien. Mombasa, Kenya, 18 - 20 avril 2005 2006
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No results found.The first session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission was attended by delegates from Comoros, European Community, France, Kenya, the Republic of Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and the United Republic of Tanzania. Representatives of the Agulhas Somali Large Marine Ecosystem, the Indian Ocean Commission, the World Conservation Union, the Republic of Korea, the Southern African Development Community, the Swedish International Development Cooperati on Agency, the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project, the United Nations Development Programme in Somalia, the Regional Seas Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme also attended the session as observers. The Commission adopted its Rules of Procedure and established a Scientific Committee. It examined outcomes of the Committee on Fisheries and the fourth meeting of Regional Fisheries Bodies Secretariats held in Rome in March 2005. It also reviewed fisheries management in the so uthwest Indian Ocean, discussed collaboration with other regional organizations and programmes, established a programme of work, and elected members of a Bureau to steer the Commission until the next session which will take place in Mozambique in August 2006. -
Book (series)Report of the fourth session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Mombasa, Kenya, 23-25 September 2010 / Rapport de la quatrième session de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien. Mombasa, Kenya, 23-25 September 2009 2010
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No results found.Attending the fourth session were delegates from Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa and Tanzania, and observers from the African Union Strategic Fund for Fisheries, the Agulhas Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem project, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the Indian Ocean Commission, the Nairobi Convention, the Swedish Board of Fisheries, the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP), the Oceanographic Research Institute, and the World Bank. The Commission noted the work since the third session, considered the report of the Scientific Committee, reflected on the status of fisheries resources, advised on management of stocks, reminded that there should be more fishery management plans, commended the EAF-Nansen project, cautioned on relying on foreign vessels to report catches within member EEZs, and raised the need for transparency and regional cooperation i n fishing agreements. It established a Regional Steering Committee for the EAF-Nansen project, appreciated initiatives of members and of SADC in the fight against illegal unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing noting that bilateral, regional and global-level efforts were required. It discussed EU regulations on IUU fishing and trade. It considered its direction on climate change and fisheries premature and requested the Scientific Committee to set up a working group with IOTC for further advic e. On improving its effectiveness, members emphasised responsibility, welcomed a results-based approach, and requested a review. A SWIOFP Steering Committee meeting was held in conjunction with the Commission. The Commission elected Maldives, Mauritius and Madagascar to steer the Commission intersessionally and at the fifth session in Maldives, late 2010 or early 2011. -
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