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Report of the eighteenth session of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic. Douala, Cameroon, 3–5 October 2006. / Rapport de la dix-huitième session du Comité des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Est. Douala, Cameroun, 3-5 octobre 2006.

Year of publication 2007

Pages 32

Author FAO;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789250056876

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number 0429-9337 - R828

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This document is the final report of the eighteenth session of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern-Central Atlantic (CECAF) which was held in Douala, Cameroon, from 3 to 5 October 2006. The major topics discussed were: adoption of the agenda and arrangements for the session, action on recommendations of the seventeenth session, main outcomes of the fourth session of the Sientific Sub-Committee, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, CECAF fishery resources inventory – FIRMS, FAO FishCode– STF activities on improvement of fishery data and information collection systems in CECAF countries, United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and management of highly migratory stocks in the region, implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (1995–2005), and lastly, role of CECAF in a region with three fisheries management bodies.

Statutory body / Meeting title Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF)

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FAO.Report of the eighteenth session of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic. Douala, Cameroon, 3–5 October 2006.Rapport de la dix-huitième session du Comité des pêches pour l’Atlantique Centre-Est. Douala, Cameroun, 3-5 octobre 2006.FAO Fisheries Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches. No. 828. Accra, FAO. 2007. 32p.

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