ASFA Advisory Board (Virtual) Meeting, 13–17 September 2021

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ASFA Advisory Board (Virtual) Meeting, 13–17 September 2021

Summary report

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 78 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-135644-9

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document presents the report of the 2021 ASFA Advisory Board Meeting, which took place 13–17 September 2021. Though conducted virtually, the meeting provided a platform for lively discussions with ideas proposed that will benefit ASFA as it continues its transition to an open information network focused on meeting the needs of aquatic science, fisheries and aquaculture stakeholders. Agreement was reached on a number of key areas for ASFA, including: plans to cover datasets; features and improvements to OpenASFA; changes to the structure of Working Groups and Regional Networks; and how to plan and communicate events in 2022. Notwithstanding the progress made in individual areas of ASFA, it was the overall enthusiasm and expertise of ASFA’s partners that most significantly contributed to the success of the meeting. The FAO ASFA Secretariat would therefore like to thank all ASFA Partners, Collaborating Centres and Associates who participated in the meeting. Supporting papers are available as Annexes.

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FAO. 2022. ASFA Advisory Board (Virtual) Meeting. 13–17 September 2021. Summary report. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8341en

Language English

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