Report of the Expert Consultation on International Guidelines for Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards
Subtitle: Rome, 30 November-3 December 2009
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Series: FAO fisheries and aquaculture report -- no. 934; FAO fisheries and aquaculture report -- no. 934.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9789251066027
Subjects: Bycatches (Fisheries); Congresses; Prevention
Other titles: Expert Consultation on International guidelines for Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards
Description: This document contains the report of the Expert Consultation on International Guidelines for Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards held in Rome, Italy, from 30 November to 3 December 2009. The Expert Consultation was convened to review an initial draft of the International Guidelines as called for by the FAO Committee on Fisheries at its twenty-eighth session in 2009. The Expert Consultation adopted a draft text containing International Guidelines to be forwarded on to a technical Consultation for review and finalization.  The Expert Consultation based its work on a preliminary text prepared by FAO. The Expert Consultation was hosted by FAO and funded by the Government of Norway and the FAO Regular Programme.
Notes: "FIRO/R934 (En)."

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