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Report of the twelfth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2-5 December 2002. / Rapport de la douzième session du Comité des pêches continentales pour l'Afrique. Yaoundé, Cameroun, 2-5 décembre 2002.

Year of publication 2003

Pages 58

Author FAO;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9250049463

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number 0429-9337 - R706

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This document is the final report of the twelfth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 2 to 5 December 2002. Major topics discussed were: reports of some intersessional activities; interactions between inland capture fisheries and aquaculture and their contribution to food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa; and promoting the implementation of the international codes of practice for the responsible use of alien and genetically modified aquatic species in African fisheries and aquaculture. A seminar was also held on the African experience in commercial aquaculture and community involvement in fisheries management.

Statutory body / Meeting title Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa (CIFAA)

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FAO. Report of the twelfth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa. Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2-5 December 2002. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 706. Accra, FAO. 2003. 47p.

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