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Book (series)ProceedingsScience and Management of Small Pelagics. Symposium on Science and the Challenge of Managing Small Pelagic Fisheries on Shared Stocks in Northwest Africa, 11 -14 March 2008, Casablanca, Morocco / Science et aménagement des petits pélagiques. Symposium sur la science et le défi de l’aménagement des pêcheries de petits pélagiques sur les stocks partagés en Afrique nord-occidentale, 11-14 mars 2008, Casablanca, Maroc. 2012
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No results found.The Symposium “Science and the Challenge of Managing Small Pelagic Fisheries on Shared Stocks in Northwest Africa” took place in Casablanca, Morocco, from 11 to 14 March 2008. It was attended by around 100 participants. Forty-three oral presentations and 30 posters were presented. The Symposium was split into four main sessions: resources and exploitation–biology and ecology of main resources and status of fisheries; dynamics and variability of pelagic fish populations and environmenta l influences; methods and models for assessing small pelagic fish stocks; and management of fisheries on shared resources. The Symposium ended with a general discussion aiming to identify specific problems to address as well as providing recommendations on ways forward. These Proceedings present a summary of the various sessions as well as on the outcomes of the discussion. They also provide scientifically reviewed papers and many of the papers in support of posters presented at the Symposium (non-scientifically reviewed). The papers and posters are available at www.smallpelagics2008.org. The Symposium “Science and the Challenge of Managing Small Pelagic Fisheries on Shared Stocks in Northwest Africa” took place in Casablanca, Morocco from 11 to 14 March 2008. It was attended by around 100 participants. Forty-three oral presentations and 30 posters were presented. The Symposium was split into four main sessions: Resources and exploitation-Biology and ecology of main res ources and status of fisheries; Dynamics and variability of pelagic fish populations and environmental influences; Methods and models for assessing small pelagic fish stocks and Management of fisheries on shared resources. The Symposium ended with a general discussion aiming to identify specific problems to address as well as providing recommendations on ways forward. These proceedings present a summary of the various sessions as well as on the outcomes of the discussion. They also provide scien tifically reviewed papers and many of the papers in support of posters presented at the Symposium (non scientifically reviewed). The papers and posters are available at www.smallpelagics2008.org. -
PresentationPresentationIdentification of key issues for the sustainable management of small pelagic fisheries in West Africa through the application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Webinar 4: Opportunities for Ecosystem based Adaptation in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
2018Also available in:
No results found.The presentation aims to showcase an application of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) in the development of the regional management framework for pelagic stocks in North Western Africa (Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and The Gambia). The presentation highlights the strategic importance of these fish species in the region for both food security and economic development. Despite this importance, the abundance and catch for these species is dwindling due to unsustainable fishing activities and some environmental factors that include climate change. To address this, it was realized that, an adaptive management for these fish species was needed at the regional level to try to harmonize different management objectives among different countries in the sub-region. To this end, a regional management framework for small pelagic was developed. The intent is to ensure the sustainability of these important resources, to preserve their biodiversity and to promote good governance in the fisheries sector in the sub-region. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyDeep-ocean climate change impacts on habitat, fish and fisheries
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 638
2019Also available in:
No results found.This publication presents the outcome of a meeting between the FAO/UNEP ABNJ Deep-seas and Biodiversity project and the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative. It focuses on the impacts of climatic changes on demersal fisheries, and the interactions of these fisheries with other species and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Regional fisheries management organizations rely on scientific information to develop advice to managers. In recent decades, climate change has been a focus largely as a unidirectional forcing over decadal timescales. However, changes can occur abruptly when critical thresholds are crossed. Moreover, distribution changes are expected as populations shift from existing to new areas. Hence, there is a need for new monitoring programmes to help scientists understand how these changes affect productivity and biodiversity. The principal cause of climate change is rising greenhouse gases and other compounds in the atmosphere that trap heat causing global warming, leading to deoxygenation and acidification in the oceans. Three-dimensional fully coupled earth system models are used to predict the extent of these changes in the deep oceans at 200–2500 m depth. Trends in changes are identified in many variables, including temperature, pH, oxygen and supply of particulate organic carbon (POC). Regional differences are identified, indicating the complexity of the predictions. The response of various fish and invertebrate species to these changes in the physical environment are analysed using hazard and suitability modelling. Predictions are made to changes in distributions of commercial species, though in practice the processes governing population abundance are poorly understood in the deep-sea environment, and predicted -
DocumentOther documentGlobal trade statistical update - Small Pelagics
FAO GLOBEFISH, April 2019
2019Also available in:
No results found.This update focuses on trends in trade flows for the major product groups and most important traders using the most recently available data. Data is sourced from the relevant trade statistics agency of the respective reporting country or territory. Due to differences in reporting lag, global level data will exclude any trade that had not been reported by the relevant reporting body as of the last month specified for year-to-date aggregation. Product groups are aggregated at the 6-digit Harmonized System (HS) level and will exclude any trade that is reported under other 6-digit HS codes whose commodity descriptions are insufficiently specific. -
MeetingMeeting documentGlobal Symposium on Soil Erosion - Concept Note
Rome, Italy, 15-17 May 2018
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