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Report of the Seventh session of the Scientific Sub-Committee of CECAF, Tenerife, Spain, 14-16 October 2015 / Rapport de la septième session du sous-comité scientifique du COPACE, Ténérife, Espagne, 14-16 octobre 2015











This document is the final report of the seventh session of the Scientific Sub-Committee of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), which was held in Tenerife, Spain from 14 to 16 October 2015. Major topics discussed were: (i) the reports of the assessment working groups on small pelagics and demersal species, as presented by the subgroups; (ii) the artisanal fisheries working group and future perspectives; (iii) fishery management advice in the CECAF region; (iv) review of assessments and reporting issues; (v) CECAF-FIRMS fisheries inventories – status of updates and usage; (vi) progress on the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries in the CECAF region; (vii) statistics: catch trends, socio-economic study, and Pan-African Strategy study; (viii) deep-sea fisheries and vulnerable marine ecosystems, global and regional perspectives; considerations for the CECAF region, (ix) report of work of other projects/programmes in the CECAF region, report of w ork of research institutions or scientific groups in CECAF member countries; and (x) future programme of work in the region.

Le présent document est le rapport final adopté par le Sous-Comité scientifique du Comité des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Est (COPACE) lors de sa septième session, tenue à Ténérife, Espagne, du 14 au 16 octobre 2015. Les principales questions examinées ont été les suivantes: (i) les rapports des sous groupes de travail d’évaluation des stocks pélagiques, et des espèces démersales; (ii) le groupe de travail sur la pêche artisanale et les perspectives futures; (iii) la formulation des conseils sur les mesures d´aménagement dans la région COPACE; (iv) la revue des évaluations et problèmes de rapport; (v) l’examen de l´inventaire sur les pêcheries du COPACE-FIRMS – l´état des mises à jour et utilisation; (vi) les progrès sur la mise en oeuvre de l´EAF dans la région du COPACE; (vii) les statistiques: tendances des captures, étude socio-économique et Etude sur la Stratégie Pan Africain; (viii) les pêcheries en haute mer et écosystèmes marins vulnérables; perspectives mondiales et régionales ; considérations scientifiques et techniques pour la région COPACE; (ix) les rapports sur les travaux de projets et programmes dans la zone COPACE, le rapport de travaux des institutions de recherche ou des groupes scientifiques dans les pays membres du COPACE ; et (x) le futur programme de travail dans la région.



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