Report of the First Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network : Rome, 12-13 March 2007.
Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network(1st :2007 :Rome, Italy)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
c2007.
The First Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-1) was held at FAO headquarters, Rome, on 12 and 13 March 2007. The meeting reviewed the decision of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to regional fishery bodies (RFBs). The meeting discussed the role of RFBs, external factors affecting fisheries management, approaches to incorporate ecosystem consideration into fisheries management by RFBs, the status of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and other related matters.  The Meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO.--Publisher's description.
"FIEL/R837 (En)"-- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Opening of meeting -- Adoption of the agenda and arrangements for the meeting -- Review of the decisions of the twenty-seventh session of COFI relating to RFBs -- The role of regional fishery bodies -- External factors affecting fishery management -- Approaches to incorporate ecosystem considerations into fisheries management by regional fishery bodies -- Statement by the international tribunal on the law of the sea : dispute resolution -- Status of firms -- Advice and future work.
The First Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-1) was held at FAO headquarters, Rome, on 12 and 13 March 2007. The meeting reviewed the decision of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to regional fishery bodies (RFBs). The meeting discussed the role of RFBs, external factors affecting fisheries management, approaches to incorporate ecosystem consideration into fisheries management by RFBs, the status of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and other related matters.  The Meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO.--Publisher's description.
Fishery policy
Fisheries
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