Report of the twelfth session of the the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission and of the ninth session of the Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the Lesser Antilles. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 25-28 October 2005. / Rapport de la douzième session de la Commission et de la neuvième session du Comité du développement et de l'aménagement des pêches dans les Petites Antilles. Port of Spain, Trinité-et-Tobago, 25-28 octobre 2005.  / Informe de la duodécima reunión de la Comisión y de la novena reunión del Comité para el Desarrollo y la Ordenación de la Pesca en las Antillas Menores. Puerto España, Trinidad y Tabago, 25-28 octobre de 2005.

FAO/WECAFC;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Report of the twelfth session of the the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission and of the ninth session of the Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the Lesser Antilles. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 25-28 October 2005. / Rapport de la douzième session de la Commission et de la neuvième session du Comité du développement et de l'aménagement des pêches dans les Petites Antilles. Port of Spain, Trinité-et-Tobago, 25-28 octobre 2005. / Informe de la duodécima reunión de la Comisión y de la novena reunión del Comité para el Desarrollo y la Ordenación de la Pesca en las Antillas Menores. Puerto España, Trinidad y Tabago, 25-28 octobre de 2005.

Year of publication 2005

Pages 122

Author FAO/WECAFC;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9250054424

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number 0429-9337 - R788

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document is the final version of the report of the twelfth session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) and of the ninth session of the Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the Lesser Antilles held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 25 to 28 October 2005. Major topics discussed during the sessions were: the state of fishery resources and the situation and trends of fisheries in the WECAFC region, the strategies for increasing the contr ibution of small-scale capture fisheries to food security and poverty alleviation; the current strategy of WECAFC, work programme 2006-07; introduction to ecosystem approach to fisheries and the use of MCS as an integral part of fisheries management. The Commission also reviewed progress in the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the main activities and projects carried out during the intersessional period. In adopting the 2006-07 work programme the Commission n oted that extrabudgetary resources would be required for its implementation. The meeting recommended the establishment of an intersessional working group to explore the feasibility of strengthening regional fisheries management. The Commission expressed satisfaction with achievements during the intersessional period.

Statutory body / Meeting title Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)

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FAO Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission/Commission des pêches pour l'Atlantique Centre-Ouest/Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental.Report of the twelfth session of the Commission and of the ninth session of the Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the Lesser Antilles. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 25-28 October 2005.Rapport de la douzième session de la Commission et de la neuvième session du Comité du développement et de l'aménagement des pêches dans les Petites Antilles. Port of Spain, Trinité-et-Tobago, 25-28 octobre 2005. Informe de la duodécima reunión de la Comisión y de la novena reunión del Comité para el Desarrollo y la Ordenación de la Pesca en las Antillas Menores. Puerto España, Trinidad y Tabago, 25-28 octobre de 2005.FAO Fisheries Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches/FAO Informe de Pesca. No. 788. Rome/Roma, FAO. 2005. 93pp.

Language Trilingual