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Book (series)Technical reportReport of the Third Meeting of Regional Fishery Bodies. Rome, 3-4 March 2003 2003
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No results found.The Third Meeting of Regional Fishery Bodies (RFBs) was held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, on 3 and 4 March 2003. The Meeting reviewed the decisions of the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to Regional Fishery Bodies and FAO Fisheries Circular No.985 containing summary information about RFBs. The Meeting discussed external factors affecting the management of fisheries, the status of partnerships between RFBs and FAO to develop the Fisheries Resources Monitorin g System (FIRMS), implications for RFBs from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), approaches to incorporate ecosystem considerations into fisheries management by RFBs, relations between RFBs and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and private sector involvement in the work of RFBs. The Meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO. -
Book (series)Technical reportReport of the workshop on fisheries-related other effective area-based conservation measures in areas under the jurisdiction of regional fisheries bodies
Rome, 22–24 January 2024
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No results found.The capacity-building workshop on fisheries-related other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in areas under the jurisdiction/scope of regional fisheries bodies was held at FAO headquarters in Rome between 22 and 25 January 2024. The workshop was organized by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) and the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats’ Network to support regional fisheries bodies (RFBs) to understand further, discuss, and apply lessons learned in the identification of OECMs through the application of the OECM criteria.The main points covered during the workshop were: 1) introducing participants to the OECM concept and the identification and reporting mechanism; 2) discussing the role of RFBs in identifying OECMs; 3) providing an exchange of experiences across different RFBs; and 4) assessing the role of RFBs in implementing the CBD Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. Participants noted: the need to substantiate the OECM submission with robust data and information, especially on biodiversity attributes in the area, and understanding that fisheries depth does not include huge areas that are not fishable; challenges in identifying OECMs in regards to migratory species/pelagic ecosystems as opposed to benthic ecosystems such as vulnerable marine ecosystems; the importance to fully document the OECM identification process and for it to be driven by science/knowledge; the need to avoid greenwashing by identifying measures that may not meet the OECM criteria or may be too big to be effectively implemented/enforced; the need to be proactive in biodiversity conservation; and the need for enhanced cooperation between sectors. -
MeetingMeeting documentRecent efforts by FAO regional fishery bodies in responsible aquaculture and culture-based fisheries
Meeting document COFI:AQ/II/2003/3
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