BlueBRIDGE External Advisory Board (EAB) and Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) - Technical Working Group Joint Meeting on the Global Record of Stocks and Fisheries BlueBRIDGE TWG3 and FIRMS TWG6

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BlueBRIDGE External Advisory Board (EAB) and Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) - Technical Working Group Joint Meeting on the Global Record of Stocks and Fisheries BlueBRIDGE TWG3 and FIRMS TWG6

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 60 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Other document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The sixth session of the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) Technical Working Group (TWG6) jointly with the third External Advisory Board (EAB) Technical Working Group (TWG3) of the BlueBRIDGE European-funded project offered the opportunity to present and discuss the on-going and the future activities of the Global Record of Stocks and Fisheries (GRSF) among FIRMS, BlueBRIDGE and External Advisory Board partners. GRSF was created as a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) during the BlueBRIDGE project to offer: 1) increased dissemination and monitoring of stocks and fisheries information, including in support to the Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 14.4.1“Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels” of 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/71/313), 2) support to traceability needs including catch documentation schemes, ecolabelling schemes, food safety, and sustainable fisheries. A business plan is being elaborated to ensure its long-term exploitation and development. The basis of this business plan is a proposal by FIRMS during its 10th FIRMS Steering Committee (FSC10) to take over the ownership of the GRSF VRE for its sustainable maintenance and development, however with some concerns.

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