Report of the FIRMS Steering Committee Meeting Eleventh Session, Rome, Italy 13-14 and 18 May 2019

FIRMS chairperson, with inputs from Steering Committee members

Report of the FIRMS Steering Committee Meeting Eleventh Session, Rome, Italy 13-14 and 18 May 2019

Rome, Italy 13–14 and 18 May 2019

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Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 51

Author FIRMS chairperson, with inputs from Steering Committee members

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical report

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) is a partnership of regional and international organizations, which provides access to a wide range of high-quality information on the global status and trend on fisheries and resources. The eleventh Session of the FIRMS Steering Committee (FSC11) convened in Rome, Italy, 13–14 and 18 May 2019. Fourteen partners participated in the Session (eleven members and three associated members), including two new partners: the Fishery Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) and the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Organizations (SPRFMO). A signature ceremony for these two new partners took place during the morning session of the first day of the meeting with Mr Arni Mathiesen, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Assistant Director- General, signing on behalf of FAO.