Report of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 5-9 March 2007

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by  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Fisheries. Session (27th : 2007 : Rome, Italy)

FAOFisheriesReportNo.830 FIEL/R830(En)
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Reportofthetwenty-seventhsessionofthe
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Rome,5-9March2007
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FAOFisheriesReportNo.830 FIEL/R830(En)
Reportofthetwenty-seventhsessionofthe
COMMITTEEONFISHERIES
Rome,5-9March2007
FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS
Rome,2007
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PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT
Thisisthefinalversionofthereportasapprovedbythetwenty-seventhsessionofthe
CommitteeonFisheriesheldinRomefrom5to9March2007.
FAO.
Reportofthetwenty-seventhsessionoftheCommitteeonFisheries.Rome,5-9March2007.
FAOFisheriesReport.No.830.Rome,FAO.2007.74p.
ABSTRACT
Thetwenty-seventhsessionoftheCommitteeonFisheries(COFI)washeldinRome,Italy,
from5to9March2007.TheCommitteereviewedtheissuesofaninternationalcharacterand
theprogrammeofworkofFAO/FIinfisheriesandaquaculture.Inadditiontothefurther
worktofacilitateandensuretheimplementationoftheCodeofConductforResponsible
FisheriesanditsInternationalPlansofAction(IPOAs)(oncapacity;illegal,unreportedand
unregulated[IUU]fishing;sharks;andseabirds),COFIwelcomedthependingsubmissionof
ageneralmulti-yearprogrammeofworkongeneticresourcemanagementinfisheriesand
aquaculture.TheCommitteeexpressedconcernabouttheleveloffishingcapacitywhichwas
higherthanpriortothe2004tsunamiinsomeoftheareasaffectedbythedisasterand
recognizedthatitcalledfor(withFAOassistanceasrequired)thedesignandimplementation
ofsustainableandeffectivefisheriesmanagementarrangementsthatincludedagradually
phasingoutfishingovercapacity,monitoring,accessandlivelihoodconsiderations.COFIalso
referredtotheissueofsafety-at-seainrelationtotheuseofsub-standardvessels. The
Committeerecognizedtheimportanceoftraceabilityforfishtradeandwelcomedthe
MemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenFAOandtheConventiononInternationalTradein
EFnAdOantgoerpeladySapeccoioersdionfaWtiinlgdrFoaluenianaanddvaFnlcoirnag(tChIeTEgSl)o.balThaequCacoumlmtiutrteeaegerenadfafiarnmdedhiigtshltirugshtteidn
theimportanceofaddressingsocio-economicimpactsofaquacultureandotherissues,suchas
improvingplanningandpolicydevelopmentatnationalandregionallevels.TheCommittee
agreedtogivegreaterattentiontosmall-scalefisheriesandwelcomedtheconveningofa
broad-basedinternationalconferencefocusingspecificallyonsmall-scalefisheries.The
CommitteeencouragedMemberstojoinorcooperatewiththevoluntaryInternational
Monitoring,ControlandSurveillance(MCS)Networkandtodevelopanewlegallybinding
instrumentbasedontheModelSchemeonPortStateMeasurestoCombatIUUFishingand
theIPO-IUU.TheCommitteeidentifiedseveralareasforfurtherworkonissuesrelatedtothe
ecosystemapproachtofisheries.TheCommitteefoundthelevelofthebudgetassignedtothe
FisheriesandAquaculture Departmentunsatisfactoryand notcommensuratewiththe
importanceofitsworkandtheexpectationsoftheinternationalcommunity,andmadea
strongrequestthattherelevantFAOGoverningBodiesallocatemoreresourcestothe
Department.
Distribution:
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VII
CONTENTS
Page
MATTERSREQUIRINGTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOUNCIL ix
Paragraphs
INTRODUCTION 1-4
ELECTIONOFTHECHAIRPERSONANDVICE-CHAIRPERSONSAND
DESIGNATIONOFDRAFTINGCOMMITTEE S-7
OPENINGOFTHFSESSION 8-9
ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION 10-11
PROGRESSINTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHECODEOFCONDUCTFOR
RESPONSIBLEFISHERIES.RELATEDINTERNATIONALPLANSOFACTION
ANDSTRATEGY 17-73
REHABILITATIONANDRECONSTRUCTIONOFLIVELIHOODSINTHE
FISHERIESANDAQUACULTURESECTORINCOUNTRIESAFFECTEDBY
THETSUNAMIIN2004 24JQ
DECISIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSOFTHETENTHSESSIONOFTHF
COFISUB-COMMITTEEONFISHTRADE 11-42
DECISIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSOFTHETHIRDSESSIONOFTHE
COFISUB-COMMITTEEONAQUACULTURE 43-52
SOCIALISSUESINSMALL-SCALEFISHERIES
COMBATINGILLEGAL,UNREPORTEDANDUNREGULATED(1UU)FISHING
THROUGHMONITORING.CONTROLANDSURVEILLANCE.PORTSTATES
MEASURESANDOTHERMEANS I ro-17
IMPLEMENTINGTHEECOSYSTEMAPPROACHTOFISHERIES.INCLUDING
DEEP-SEAFISHERIES,MARINEDEBRISANDLOSTANDABANDONED
PEAK 71.R7
STRENGTHENINGREGIONALFISHERIESMANAGEMENTORGANIZATIONS
(RFMOs)ANDTHEIRPERFORMANCESINCLUDINGTHEOUTCOMEOFTHE
2007DINARFMOsMEETING 83-K9
FAO'SPROGRAMMEOFWORKINFISHERIESANDAOUACULTURE 90-94
ANYOTHERMATTERS 95-98
DATEANDPLACEOFTHETWENTY-EIGHTHSESSION 22
ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT 100
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APPENDIXES
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A Agenda 1
B Listofdelegatesandobservers 18
C Listofdocuments 67
D OpeningstatementbyMrDavidA.Harcharik,DeputyDirector-General 68
E StatementbyMrEfthimiosMitropoulos,Secretary-General,International 7
MaritimeOrganization
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IX
MATTERSREQUIRINGTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOUNCIL
FORDECISION/INFORMATION
TheCommittee:
ProgressintheimplementationoftheCodeofConductforResponsibleFisheries,
relatedInternationalPlansofActionandStrategy
i. AnegerdeeeddttohbatewdhoinleebtyheMreemhbaderbseeinndpirvoigdrueaslslyinanidmpcloelmleecnttiavteiloyn(poafrat.he1C3)o.de,therewasmorethat
ii. tdAoegvrseeulepopdpoertdthattt,hhredoeuepglehanbcdooirnanttgiinoounninocgfosjNtoaiantntidownoraerllkatPbeledatncwsoenesonifdFeArAcattOiiooannnsd,(rbNeePlseOtvAapsnrta)cbtfioocderietsseecaahnbndiircodarlsgagwnuoiizudaeltldiionbneess
oranexpertconsultation(para.14).
iii. CShoanrckusrrweedrethiamtpreoffvoirntgsbtuotwtahradtsfuirmtphleremiennttenisnigvetwheorIkntwearsnarteiqouniarledP(lpaarna.of15)A.ction(IPOA)-
iv. Reaffirmedlinkagesbetweenovercapacity,allocations,overfishingand1UUfishing,agreed
thatStatesshouldmatchtheirfishingcapacitytosustainableharvestinglevelsandagreed
upontheneedtoensurethattheurgentactionsrequiredintheIPOA-Capacitywere
undertakenexpeditiouslyandthatitsimplementationwasfacilitatedwithoutdelay(para.16).
v. Agreedthattheincidenceandextentofillegal,unreportedandunregulated(IUU)fishing
remainedagravethreattosustainabilityandthatitshouldbeaddressedcomprehensively
(para.17).
vi. UrgedFAOtocontinueitsproactiveengagementwithWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)to
allowforabetterunderstandingofthefisheriessubsidyissuesandtheirpotentialimpacton
roensofuirscheinsgusctaapiancabiitlyi,tyIaUnUdefinschoinugr,agfeisdheFriAesOmtoancoangteimneunetitsanstdudsiuesstaoinnatbhleeimdpeavcetloopfmseunbtsidiinesa
mannerthatcomplemented,butshouldnotduplicate,WTO’swork(para.18).
vii. WelcomedtheSecretariat’sadvicethatitwouldsubmittotheEleventhSessionoftheFAO
CommissiononGeneticResourcesforFoodandAgricultureinJune2007ageneralmulti-
yearprogrammeofwork and a request forexternal fundingforgenetic resource
managementinfisheriesandaquaculture(para.19).
viii. AgreedthattheSub-CommitteesonAquacultureandonFishTrade,respectively,should
tthaekefroersmpoantsiabinldityfrfeoqrumeonnciytoorfinmgotrheeidmetpalielmeedntmaotniiotnoroifnAgrttioclebse9daentder1mi1noefdthbeyCothdeeSwuibt-h
committeesattheir2008Sessions;andthatfutureSub-CommitteereportspresentedtoCOFI
wouldcontaininformationonprogresswiththeimplementationoftheseArticles(para.21).
ix. UfirsgheerdiesFAboOdytoaenndsuargeretehdattihtactoFntAiOnumeudsttomaasisenrttaiintsiitsntheirgnhatpiroonfailleleiandgelrosbhailpafisshtehreieosnlayffagilrosbailn
ordertointegratedebatefromacrossthevariousforadealingwithfisheriesandaquaculture
issues(para.23).
Rehabilitationandreconstructionoflivelihoodsinthefisheriesandaquaculturesectorin
countriesaffectedbythetsunamiin2004
i. Agreedthatsignificantprogresshadbeenmadeintherehabilitationandreconstructionof
the fisheries and aquaculture sector, as reported by affected Members, although
complementaryreconstructioneffortwasstillneededinmanyareas(para.25).
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ii. Atscuknnaomwiliendsgoemdetoheftnheeedarfeoarstahfefeicstseudeboyftahnehdiigshaesrtelrevteolboefafdidsrheisnsgedc,apwaictihtyFAthOanaspsriisotrantcoetahse
required,throughthedesignandimplementationofsustainableandeffectivefisheries
managementarrangementsthatincludedagraduallyphasingoutfishingovercapacity,
monitoring,accessandlivelihoodconsiderations(para.26).
iii. aEnxdprersesceodmmitesncdoencdersntrfoonrglsyafethtayt-atF-AsOe,aiisnsuecsonisnulrtealtaitoinonwtioththeotuhseerorfelseuvba-nsttaUnNdaradgevnecsiseesl,s
continuetomonitorandaddresstheprobleminclosecollaborationwithaffectedcountries
(para.27).
iv. Welcomedtheemphasisgivenintheprogrammesforfurtherlong-termsupportfor
reconstructionandsustainabledevelopmenttoareassuchasfisheriesmonitoringand
assessment,fisheriesplanningandinstitutionbuildingforsustainabledevelopmentand
fisheriesmanagement,habitatrestoration,safety-at-sea,infrastructurerehabilitation,post-
harvestactivitiesandaquaculturedevelopment(para.28).
v. RecommendedthatFAOreportmoreextensivelyonlessonslearnedfromthepost-tsunami
rehabilitationandreconstructionworkandwidelydisseminateresultssoastoenhance
preparedness(para.29).
Decisionsandrecommendationsofthetenthsession
oftheCOFISub-CommitteeonFishTrade
i. EndorsedthereportofthetenthsessionoftheSub-CommitteeonFishTrade(para.32).
ii. tRreaccoegabniilzietdystchheemiempsorftoarnscmealolf-sctraalceeafbiislhiertiyesfosrhofuilsdhbteracdoempaantdibleexpwrietshseWdTtOheruvliesew(patrhaa.t
34).
iii. WelcomedtheMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenFAOandtheConventionon
tIhnetervnaaltuieonoaflTthreadFeAinOEanddanhgoecreEdxpSepretcieAsdvoifsWoirlydPFaanuenl’asawndorFklorinar(eCvIiTeEwSi)nganadndrepcroogvniidziendg
recommendationsregardinganyrelevantproposalstoamendtheCITESAppendices;and
notedthataftereachCITESConferenceoftheParties,FAOshouldundertakeanevaluationof
whethertherecommendationsoftheadhocExpertAdvisoryPanelhadbeentakeninto
accountand,ifnot,whytheyhadnotbeen(para.35).
iv. RecommendedthatFAOundertakefurtherworkinrelationtotheminimumsubstantive
requirementsandcriteriaforinlandcapturefisheriesecolabels,inthedraftInternational
GuidelinesfortheEcolabellingofFishandFisheryProductsfromInlandCaptureFisheries,in
combinationwithsimilaroutstandingworkrelatingtotheminimumsubstantivecriterialaid
downintheguidelinesformarinecapturefisheriesecolabels(para.36).
v. AgreedthatFAOshouldconveneatechnicalconsultationtoconsidertheTechnical
GuidelinesforResponsibleFishTradedraftedbytheExpertConsultationonTechnical
GuidelinesforResponsibleFishTrade,whichwasconvenedinWashingtonDC,UnitedStates
ofAmerica,from22to26January2007(para.37).
vi. EfonoddorsseceudritthyeafnidndrinegcsoomfmaenndFeAdOthraetpoFrAtOexcaomnitniinnuegwthoerkreilnattihoinssahriepab(eptarwae.en38)f.ishtradeand
vii. RecommendedthatFAOprovidetechnicalexpertiseandcooperationtotheongoingWTO
negotiationsonfisheries subsidies and beprepared,as necessary, toassist inthe
implementationoffuturefisheriessubsidiesdisciplines(para.40).
viii. AgreedthatfutureagendasfortheSub-CommitteeonFishTrademeetingsshouldbeforward
lookingandattempttoidentifyemergingtradeissues(para.41).
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