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Report of the fourth session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Mombasa, Kenya, 23-25 September 2010 / Rapport de la quatrième session de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien. Mombasa, Kenya, 23-25 September 2009

Year of publication 2010

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 48

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789250064970

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

Series number R924

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Attending the fourth session were delegates from Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa and Tanzania, and observers from the African Union Strategic Fund for Fisheries, the Agulhas Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem project, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the Indian Ocean Commission, the Nairobi Convention, the Swedish Board of Fisheries, the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP), the Oceanographic Research Institute, and the World Bank. The Commission noted the work since the third session, considered the report of the Scientific Committee, reflected on the status of fisheries resources, advised on management of stocks, reminded that there should be more fishery management plans, commended the EAF-Nansen project, cautioned on relying on foreign vessels to report catches within member EEZs, and raised the need for transparency and regional cooperation i n fishing agreements. It established a Regional Steering Committee for the EAF-Nansen project, appreciated initiatives of members and of SADC in the fight against illegal unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing noting that bilateral, regional and global-level efforts were required. It discussed EU regulations on IUU fishing and trade. It considered its direction on climate change and fisheries premature and requested the Scientific Committee to set up a working group with IOTC for further advic e. On improving its effectiveness, members emphasised responsibility, welcomed a results-based approach, and requested a review. A SWIOFP Steering Committee meeting was held in conjunction with the Commission. The Commission elected Maldives, Mauritius and Madagascar to steer the Commission intersessionally and at the fifth session in Maldives, late 2010 or early 2011.

Statutory body / Meeting title South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)

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FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa/Bureau sous-régional pour l'Afrique australe. Report of the fourth session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Mombasa, Kenya, 23¿25 September 2009.Rapport de la quatrième session de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien. Mombasa, Kenya, 23¿25 septembre 2009. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches et l'aquaculture. No. 924. Harare, FAO. 2010. 48 p.

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