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Report of the FAO/SWIOFC Regional Workshop on Safety at Sea for Small-scale Fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean. Moroni, Union of the Comoros, 12 - 14 December 2006

Year of publication 2008

Pages 76

Author FAO;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789251059494

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number 0429-9337|0429-92337 - R840

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Regional Workshop on Safety at Sea in Artisanal and Small-scale Fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean was held in Moroni, Union of the Comoros, from 12 to 14 December 2006. Forty-one experts from the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) region including an expert from Sweden and representatives of FAO participated. The workshop was organized and implemented by the Fishing Technology Service of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, in close collaboration with the FAO Subregiona l Office for Southern Africa. During the workshop, the results of the Study on safety at sea in artisanal and smallscale fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean, conducted in May 2006, were presented. In addition, seven experts from SWIOFC member States made presentations and took up matters affecting safety at sea in their countries. Experts from Grenada, Sweden and FAO made presentations on global and regional aspects of safety at sea that enriched the information provided to the delegates. The information presented was debated in four working groups on different themes covering fishing operations, data collection, legal framework and technology.

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

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FAO.Report of the FAO/SWIOFC Regional Workshop on Safety at Sea for Small-scale Fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean. Moroni, Union of the Comoros, 12–14 December 2006.FAO Fisheries Report. No. 840. Rome, FAO. 2008. 76p.

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