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MeetingMeeting document: Swordfish caught in longline fishery of southern Mozambique. Preliminary information based on observer onboard sampling 2015
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MeetingMeeting documentAssessment of depredation level in Reunion Island pelagic longline fishery based on information from self-reporting data sampling programme 2013
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No results found.Depredation attracts broad intertiol attention during recent decades with worldwide expansion of fishing by passive gears, in particular pelagic and bottom longlines. Presumed steady increase of depredation level from the early years of fisheries to present (IOTC, 2000a, Donoghue et al., 2003, Gilman et al., 2007) and economic losses associated with this type of interaction (IOTC, 1999, 2000a, Bargain, 2000, 2001; Nishida, Tanio, 2001, Rabearisoa, 2012) were major concerns. Depredation is usuall y defined as “the partial or complete removal of hooked fish or bait from fishing gear...” by predators such as cetaceans, sharks, bone fish, birds, squids, crustaceans and others” distinguishing it from predation, i.e. “the taking of free swimming fish (or other organisms)...” (Donoghue et al., 2003; Gilman et al., 2006, 2007). Depredation mostly occur in statiory (passive) gears like pelagic and bottom longlines (Kock et al., 1996; Gilman et al., 2006, 2008), gillnets (Read et al., 2003), trap s, line fisheries (de Stephanis, 2004; Navarro, Bearzi, 2007) and within aquaculture facilities (Stickley et al., 1992; Coon, 1996; Glahn et al., 1999; Fenech et al., 2004; Kloskowski, 2005). However highly mobile fisheries like trolling, trawl and purse seine are also sometimes subject to depredation (often mixed with scavenging) by marine mammals (Zollett, Read, 2006, Zahri et al., 2004), squids (Olson et al., 2006), birds (Baker et al., 2007) or sharks (our unpublished data). Longline fishing operations suffered probably the most from depredation due to its worldwide distribution, statiory ture, long exposure (hours) in the environment, easy access to animal caught and gear fragility. Possible altertion of predators behaviour resulted from interactions with fishing gears was also suggested based on fact of depredation itself and different reaction to fishing gear among populations of the same species (Matkin et al., 2007). If alteration of predators? behaviour is really take place, potential wide impact on ecosystem scale might be envisaged. Depredation occurrence and respective losses of catch are usually not reported in the fisheries statistics and are a source of „cryptic mortality? that is not accounted for in current stock assessment studies, therefore affecting directly fisheries magement decisions and practice (Gilman et al., 2007, Romanov et al., 2007). Economic losses due to catch and gear damage have brought serious concerns to fishermen (Yano, Dahlheim, 1994; Ni shida, Tanio, 2001; Donoghue et al., 2003; Rabearisoa, 2012) while harm to marine megafau either through interactions with fishing gears or with fishermen who attempts to protect their catch (Gulland, 1986; Read, 2008) rises conservation issues. There is an obvious and urgent need for close monitoring of the depredation phenomenon, its quantification, incorporation into the fisheries magement schemes and development of mitigation measures. Here we report prelimiry results of depredation affectin g the local longline fishery operated from Reunion Island, basing on information from self-reporting data collection programme. -
MeetingMeeting documentIncidental Yellowfin catch with Swordfish longline fisheries in the Seychelles, Preliminary results of an experimental longline fishing program 2013
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Catalysing results towards the Sustainable Development Goals
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No results found.FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) is one of the mechanisms to respond to countries’ most pressing needs for technical assistance and effectively pursue the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2019 Report of the Technical Cooperation Programme introduces a new series of annual reports that provide FAO Members, governments, donors, beneficiaries and other stakeholders with evidence of the impact of the work carried out by FAO through the TCP. Prepared by the Outreach, Marketing and Reporting Unit (PSRR), in close collaboration with the TCP Coordination Unit in the Office of the Assistant Director-General (ADG-PS), the first in the series presents and assesses the achievements and catalytic role of TCP-funded projects. Based on a review of the TCP projects operationally closed during 2018 and interviews with lead technical officers, technical officers at FAO headquarters, budget holders and FAO country representatives, the report provides details on the characteristics, typical interventions and results of the programme, and features a select number of in-depth stories to highlight the tangible and lasting results of the programme’s catalytic work. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms.