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Book (stand-alone)Report of the Fifth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop (GFETW), Auckland New Zealand, 7-11 March 2016 2017
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No results found.The document contains the report of the Fifth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop (GFETW) held in Auckland, New Zealand from 7 to 11 March 2016. The 5th GFETW built on the success of the first four GFETWs convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2005, in Trondheim, Norway in 2008, in Maputo, Mozambique in 2011, and in San José, Costa Rica in February 2014. Previous workshops promoted cooperation between enforcement authorities across national borders and facilitated the introduction of n ew monitoring technologies. Each workshop has raised awareness of the importance of effective enforcement of fisheries laws. Enhancing cooperation is a primary focus of the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Network with a special emphasis on collaboration with developing countries. The 5th GFETW was highly successful in bringing together more than 200 participants from 55 countries, including MCS practitioners from 45 State governments, including 34 developing countries. O ne regional economic integration organization was represented, and MCS experts of four regional fisheries management organizations also participated in the Workshop. Intergovernmental organizations represented at the 5th GFETW included the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), INTERPOL, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and the Indian Ocean Commission. The Workshop was structured in sessions according to themes, including: Case studies of International and Regio nal Cooperation; MCS Partnerships, Sponsorship and Technical Assistance; Case Studies of the Utilization of MCS Tools in Indigenous Fishing Communities and Archipelago Nations; MCS Capability and Capacity Building Activities; Preparation for Implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement; Successfully-introduced, Cost-effective MCS Tools; New MCS Technologies and Methodologies; 2nd Stop IUU Fishing Award contest; Global IUU Estimate: Study of IUU Studies; Development of an MCS IUU Risk Fram ework; FAO presentations on instruments to fight IUU fishing; and Data Analysis and Risk Assessment. -
MeetingAPFIC’s 2018-2019 Programme of Work and Budget. Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission Thirty-fifth session (APFIC)
Cebu, the Philippines, 11-13 May 2018
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No results found.Based on the recommendations from the 34th Session of APFIC, the 76th Executive Committee, the proposed 2018-2023 APFIC Strategic Plan and in alignment with the FAO Strategic Framework and the FAO Committee on Fisheries, the 34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific, and RAP Regional Initiative on Blue Growth, the Secretariat proposes the following APFIC work plan for next inter-sessional period (2018-2019). -
MeetingUpdate on resource mobilization to support sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the APFIC region. Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission Thirty-fifth session (APFIC)
Cebu, the Philippines, 11-13 May 2018
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No results found.As the world’s fishery resources and the aquatic ecosystems become increasingly threatened by pollution, habitat destruction, climate change and overfishing, there is a need to address the long-term sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Resource mobilization is an important element to assist countries attain their sustainable development goals. When developed and implemented in a collaborative and coordinated manner, external funding can provide excellent catalytic or up-scaling funds to innovative approaches at the regional and local levels.
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