Report of the fourth session of the Scientific Advisory Group, Mérida, Mexico, 2-4 April 2007/ Rapport de la quatrième session du Groupe scientifique consultatif, Mérida, Mexique, 2-4 avril 2007/ Informe de la cuarta sesión del Grupo Asesor Científico, Mérida, México, 2-4 de abril de 2007

WECAFC/COPACO;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Report of the fourth session of the Scientific Advisory Group, Mérida, Mexico, 2-4 April 2007/ Rapport de la quatrième session du Groupe scientifique consultatif, Mérida, Mexique, 2-4 avril 2007/ Informe de la cuarta sesión del Grupo Asesor Científico, Mérida, México, 2-4 de abril de 2007

Year of publication 2007

Pages 34

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

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical report

ISBN 9789250058207

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number 0429-9337 - R842

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Synopsis (short abstract) The fourth session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held in Merida, Mexico, from 2 to 4 April 2007. Major topics discussed during the session were: the state of fisheries in the WECAFC region; the status and trends of fisheries and aquaculture; the decisions of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) and the twelfth session of WECAFC; intersessional activities and projects; factors of unsustainability a nd overexploitation in marine fisheries; fisheries social science; and coordination and collaboration in fisheries science in the region. The decisions of the twenty-seventh session of COFI have implications for the work of WECAFC, especially in areas such as small-scale fisheries, subsidies, marine protected areas and bycatch reduction. The meeting identified weak management and poor governance as major problems in WECAFC member countries. Training and capacity building, to reinforce management , were identified as areas for donor support. The need for incorporating the human dimension in fisheries governance to ensure that outputs and outcomes contribute meaningfully to human well-being was highlighted.

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'Alantique Centre-Ouest/Comisión de Pesca para el Atlántico Centro-Occidental.Report of the fourth session of the Scientific Advisory Group. Mérida, Mexico, 2?4 April 2007.Rapport de la quatrième session du Groupe scientifique consultatif. Mérida, Mexique, 2-4 avril 2007.Informe de la cuarta sesión del Grupo Asesor Científico. Mérida, México, 2-4 de abril de 2007.FAO Fisheries Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches/FAO Informe de Pesca. No. 842. Rome/Roma, FAO. 2007. 34p.

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