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Book (series)Report of the Workshop on Economic Strengthening of Fisheries Industries in Small Island Developing States in the South Pacific. Apia, Samoa, 14-18 September 1998. 1999
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No results found.This is the report of the Workshop on Economic Strengthening of Fisheries Industries in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the South Pacific, held in Apia, Samoa, from 14 to 18 September 1998. The workshop was organized and funded by the FAO Fishery Industries Division in cooperation with the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands (SAPA) which hosted the workshop. Messrs Masanami Izumi and Gilles Hosch, FAO SAPA, acted as Meeting Officer and Assistant Meeting Officer, respectively, while Drs D. Doulman, E. Ruckes and U. Tietze, FAO Rome, performed their duties as principal resource persons and technical secretary of the workshop, respectively. The workshop was attended by 46 participants including participants and representatives of FAO member countries in the South Pacific, i.e., Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, participants from non FAO member countries and territories such as Kiribati, Nauru, as well as representatives of re gional organizations, institutions and donors such as the Forum Secretariat, the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the New Zealand School of Fisheries, the Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) and the University of the South Pacific (USP). The main issues which were addressed in the workshop included the enhancement and conservation of aquatic resources and environment as precondition for sustainable fishery industries development, the economically viable and sustainable management of fishery enterprises, the strengthening of aquaculture enterprises in the South Pacific, the promotion of fish utilization and trade, fisheries education and training, investment and credit support, the fiscal and regulatory environment of fishery e nterprise development and the role of fisheries administrations in strengthening of fisheries enterprises.The workshop formulated a number of recommendations addressed to national Governments, regional organizations and bilateral and multilateral donors as well as proposals for follow-up activities and for better regional cooperation in strengthening fisheries industries in Small Island Developing States in the South Pacific. -
Book (stand-alone)Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries / Stratégie visant à améliorer l'information sur la situation et les tendances des pêches de capture / Estrategia para majorar la información sobre la situación y las tendancias de la pesca de captura 2003Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries is a voluntary instrument that applies to all states and entities. Its overall objective is to provide a framework, strategy and plan for the improvement of knowledge and understanding of fishery status and trends as a basis for fisheries policy-making and management for the conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources within ecosystems. Required actions are specified which fall under nine major areas, with a p rimary emphasis on the need for capacity building in developing countries.
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Book (series)Report of the FAO FishCode-STF/CECAF/FCWC Subregional Workshop on the Improvement of Fishery Information and Data Collection Systems in the West Central Gulf of Guinea Region, Accra, Ghana, 26–28 June 2007/ Rapport de l’Atelier sous-régional FAO FishCode-STP/COPACE/CPCO pour améliorer l’information et les systèmes de collecte des données sur les pêches dans la région Centre-Ouest du golfe de Guinée, Accra, Ghana, 26-28 juin 2007 2010
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No results found.This document is the main report of the FAO FishCode-STF/CECAF/FCWC Subregional Workshop on the Improvement of Fishery Information and Data Collection Systems in the West Central Gulf of Guinea Region, held in Accra, Ghana, from 26 to 28 June 2007. Major topics were: (a) existing fishery information and data collection systems in the region; (b) issues related to fishery information and data collection with regard to both industrial fisheries and small-scale fisheries; (c) the way to improve the quality of fishery information and data; (d) national knowledge and experiences in designing and developing the fishery information and data collection systems among participating countries. National inventories of fisheries data collection systems, prepared for the workshop, are presented in a supplement to this report.
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