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Report of the seventh meeting of the Regional Comission for Fisheries (RECOFI). Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 14-16 May 2013 / ????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ???????

Year of publication 2013

Pages 67 p.

Author FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa.

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9789250078755

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

Series number R1052

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The seventh sixth session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) was held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 14 to 16 May 2013. The Commission reviewed a range of regional issues and intersessional activities of importance to the conservation and management of fisheries and aquaculture in the region. Members considered and endorsed the administrative and financial reports. The Commission noted the rich programme implemented over the intersessional period and reaffirmed that pr iority should be given to work on shared stocks and species supporting fisheries of common interest. The Commission reiterated the relevance of aquaculture as a priority, including marine cage culture. The Commission noted the significant FAO support to RECOFI’s work and that capacity development remained a critical issue in the region. The Commission discussed the work of the Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) and the performance of the regional aquaculture Information System (RAIS), and the r eport of the Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM) including the outcome of the fifth and sixth meetings of the WGFM, regional fishery socio-economics, RECOFI participation in the Fishery Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS), by catch management and low impact fishing in the region. The Commission recognized the knowledge base established for fisheries and aquaculture spatial planning in the RECOFI region. The Commission noted that WGFM called for an urgent need to formulate a regional man agement plan for the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel and advised the WGFM to further develop the concrete management procedures. The Commission noted with approval the establishment and ongoing work of the RECOFI Task Group for fisheries socio-economics. The Commission commended and further encouraged the general and genuine commitment by Members to implement the Recommendation on Minimum Data Reporting. The Commission reiterated Member countries would have to ensure adequate funding for the Secr etariat in order to preserve the work of the Commission, as this is becoming increasingly essential for the sustainability of shared fishery resources and aquaculture development in the region. The Commission approved the programme of work for the WGA and WGFM for the next intersessional period and reconfirmed that eighth session of RECOFI will be hosted by the Republic of Iraq in May 2015.

Statutory body / Meeting title Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI)

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FAO. Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa. 2013. Report of the Seventh Session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI). Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 14–16 May 2013. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1052. Rome. 51 pp. [Bilingual version English/Arabic]

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