Report of the twenty-fifth session of the Committee on fisheries, Rome, 24-28 February 2003 [elektronische middelen]

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PAOFisheriesReportNo.702 FIPL/R702(En)
ISSN043S-9337
Reportofthetwenty-fifthsessionofthe
COMMITTEEONFISHERIES
Rome,24-28February2003
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FAOFisheriesReportNo.702 FlPL/R702(En)
Reportofthetwenty-fUthsessionofthe
COMMITIEEONHSHERIES
Rome,24-28February2003
FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS
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PREPARATIONOFTfflSDOCUMENT
Thisisthefinalversionofthereportasapprovedbythetwenty-fifthsessionoftheCommittee
onFisheriesheldinRomefrom24to28February2003.
FAO.
Reportofthetwenty-fifthsessionoftheCommitteeonFisheries.Rome,24-28February2003.
FAOFisheriesReport.No.702.Rome,FAO.2003.88p.
ABSTRACT
TheTwenty-fifthSessionoftheCommitteeonFisherieswasheldinRome,Italy,from24to28
February2003.TheSessionwascharacterizedbyhighrepresentation,active|>articipationand
significantoutcomesonsubstantiveissues.TheCommitteeapprovedaStrategyforImproving
InformationonStatusandTrendsofCaptureFisheriesandrecommendeditsfurtherapprovalbythe
FAOCouncil.TheCommitteefurtherrecommendedthatmonitoringoftheimplementationofthe
StrategyconstituteanintegralcomponentofmonitoringtheimplementationoftheCodeofConduct
forResponsibleFisheries.TheCommitteereaffirmedtheneedforglobalimplementationof
measuresagainstIllegal,UnreportedandUrueguiated(lUU)fishingandrecommendedthatlUU
fishingbeincludedintheAgendaoftheThirty-secondSessionoftheFAOConferencewithaview
tocallingattentionofMemberstothisissue.TheCommitteerecognizedthecrucialimportanceof
theCodeofConductanditsrelatedIntemai'.onalPlansofAction(IPOAs)inpromotinglong-term
sustainabledevelopmentoffisheriesandencouragedMemberstoestablishandimplementNational
PlansofActiontoputintoeffectthelPC.4sonCapacity,lUUFishing,SharksandSeabirds.The
CommitteeagreedthattheDirector-GeneralofFAOshouldenterintoconsultationwiththeUnited
NationsSecretary-Generalwithaviewtodefiningpracticalmodalitiesfortheimplementationofthe
(PartVII)trustfund,tofacilitateth.:implementationofthe1995UNFishStocksAgreementby
developingStatesParties,inparticulartheleastdevelopedamongthemandsmallislandStates.The
Committeehighlightedtheimportanceofaquacultureandsmall-scalefisheriesasmeanstoincrease
fisheryproductiontogenerateincomeandforeignexchangetoalleviatepoverty,toincreasefood
securityandtoprovidefordiversificationofemployement.TheCommittteeidentifiedkeypriority
areasofworkfortheFAOFisheriesDepartmentduringthebiermium2004-2005andtheareasof
workforitsSub-CommitteesonFishTradeandAquaculture.TheCommitteeagreedtothe
conveningofanumberoftechnical/expertconsultationsonspecificareasoffisheries,including
reviewofprogressonpromotingtheimplementationofIPOA-IUUandIPOA-Capacity,onport
Statesmeasurestoprevent,deterandeliminatelUUfishing,onseaturtlesinteractionsand
conservation,onsubsidiesandtheConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesof
WildFaunaandFlora(CITES)relatedissuesforcommercially-exploitedaquaticspecies.
Distribution:
AllFAOMembersandAssociateMembers
Participantsatthesession
Otherinterestednationsandnationalandinternationalorganizations
FAOFisheriesDepartmentTisheryOfficersinFAORegionalOffices
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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MATTERSREQUIRINGTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOUNCIL k
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DFlESFITGTiNnANTIOOFNTQHFETrHHEAIDRRPAFFRT.ISNOGNCAONMDMVIiTnTE-(EIIAIRPIRSONSA\i:>
OPENINGOFTHESESSION 6
ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANCii.MINTS1 lUi;SESSION M
ACHIEVEMENTSOFMAJORPROGRAMME2.3FISHERIES2QQ0-2Q02 HkLi
PROGRESSREPORTONTHFIMPIFMENTATIONOFTHFrODFOFCONDIICT 16-14
FORRF.SPONSIRI.F.FISHERIESANDRF.IATEDINTERNATIONA!.PLANSOF
ACTION(CAPACITY,lUUFISHING,SEABIRDSANDSHARKS)ANDMAKING
MONITORINGCONTROLANDStIRVEII.EANCEOFFISHINGVESSELSMORE
F.FFF.CTIVF.
DECISIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSONTHEEIGHTHSESSIONOFTHE 35-50
COFISUB-COMMITTEEONFISHTRADE.BREMEN.GERMANY.
12-16FEBRUARY2002
DECISIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSOFTHEFIRSTSESSIONOFTHECOFI 51^
SUB-COMMITTEEONAQUACULTURE.BEIJING.CHINA, 18-22APRIL
2002
OUTCOME OF THF. TF.CHNIC.Al. CONSlll.TATION ON IMPROVING 59-68
INFORMATIONONTHESTATUSANDTRENDSOFCAPTUREFISHERIES.
ROME,25-28MARCH2002
rONCl.lISlONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS QE lUE EAQ EXPERT 69-75
CONSULTATION ON IDENTIFYING. ASSESSING AND REPORTING ON
SUBSIDIESINTHEFISHINGINDUSTRY.ROME,3-6DECEMBER2002
STRATEGIES FOR INCREASINGTHF.SIISTAINARl.F.CONTRIBUTIONOF 76-84
SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES IQ FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY
ALLEVIATION
IMMAPNLAEGMEEMNETANTTITOONACHQIEEVEERCEOSPSOYNSSITREIM.F.FAIPSPHERROIAECSHRESOIUQRCEFSISAHNEDRITEOS 85-94
RESTOREFISHERIESRESOURCESANDTHEMARINEENVIRONMENT
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REVIEWOFMAJORPROGRAMME2.3FISHERIES 95-107
ANYOTHERMATTERS 108-112
DATEANDPLACEOFTHETWENTY-SIXTHSESSION 113
ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT 114
APPENDIXES
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A: AGENDA 19
B: LISTOFDELEGATESANDOBSERVERS 2
C: LISTOFDOCUMENTS 70
D: OPENINGSTATEMENTBYMRDAVIDA.HARCHARIK,DEPUTY 72
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
E; TERMSOFREFERENCEFORTHEADHOCEXPERTADVISORY 75
PANELFORASSESSMENTOFPROPOSALSTOCITES
F: FAOWORKPLANONCITESANDCOMMERCIALLY-EXPLOITED 77
AQUATICSPECIES
G: MEMORANDUMOFUNDERSTANDINGBETWEENTHEFOODAND 78
AGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS(FAO)
ANDTHECONVENTIONONINTERNATIONALTRADEIN
ENDANGEREDSPECIESOFWILDFAUNAANDFLORA(CITES)
H: STRATEGYFORIMPROVINGINFORMATIONONSTATUSAND 80
TRENDSOFCAPTUREHSHERIES
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MATTERSREQUIRINGTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOUNCIL
FORAPPROVAL/ENDORSEMENT
TheCommittee:
DraftStrategy
forImprovingInformationonStatusandTrendsofCaptureFisheries
i) ApprovedthedraftStrategy,attachedasAppendixH,asanimportantframeworkfor
aipmpprroovvailngbyitnhfeorFmaAtOioCnouonncislt.atusandtrendsoffisheriesandrecommendeditsfurther
(para.65)
Illegal,UnreportedandUnregulated(lUU)Fishing
i) RSeescsoiomnmeofndtheedFtAhaOtCloUnUferfeinshciengwibtehainvcliuedwedtoicnaltlhiengAagtetnendtaionofofthMeemTbhierrtsy-tsoectohnids
issue.
(para,110)
Implementationofthe1995UNFishStocksAgreement
i) AgreedthattheDirector-GeneralofFAOshouldenterintoconsultationwiththeUnited
Nations Secretary-General with aviewto definingpractical modalities forthe
implementationofthe(PartVII)tru.stfund.
(para.27)
FORDECISION/INFORMATION
AchievementsofMajorProgramme2.3Fisheries2000-2002
i) CommendedFAOfortheprogressachievedintheimplementationoftheworkunder
theMajorProgramme2.3Fisheries.
(para.11)
ii) dEemvpehlaospimzeendtathneditmhpeokretyanrcoeleofrenqeuiwrecdhaflrloemngtehsetpoarstusotfaiFnaAbOleufnidseherritehseagnudidaaqnucaecuolftutrhee
Committee.
(para.11)
iii) Notedwithconcerntherelati\estagnationoffundingforfisheriesandrequestedthatthe
OirmgpaorntiaznattiMoanjocronPsriodegrratmhmeefferasoimbiFliAtyOoRfeguinlcarreaPsrionggraitmsmeburdegseotuarrcyes.allocationtothis
(para.11
iv) Notedwith satisfactiontliatFAOhasstrengthened itscollaborationwithother
specializedinternationalinstitutionsorarrangements,suchasWTO,ILOandCITES.
(para.15)
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ProgressReportonttheCodeofConductforResponsibleFisheriesandRelated
InternationalPlansofActionsandMakingMonitoring,ControlandSurs'eillance
ofFishingVesselsmoreEffective
i) RecognizedthecrucialimportanceoftheCodeofConductanditsrelatedIPOAsin
promotinglong-termsustainabledevelopmentinfisheriesandaquaculture.
(para.18)
ii) UrgedFAOtobroadenanddeepenitseffortstopromotetheimplementationofthe
CodeofConductanditsIPOAs,buildingonpositivepastexperience.
(para.18)
iii) Noted the first analysis based on sixteen case studies ofCode ofConduct
implementation,allowingamoresubstantiveanalysisofthechallengesbeingfacedin
itsimplementation.
(para.18)
iv) EncouragedMemberstoestablishandimplementnationalplansofactiononsharksand
seabirds.
(para.19)
v) Agreedthatstrenuouseffortsshouldbemadetocontrolfleetcapacity,particularlythat
oflarge-scalefishingvessels,and,asappropriate,implementmeasurestoreduce
overcapacityandpreventitfrommigratingtootherfullyexploitedoroverexploited
fisheries.
(para.20)
vi) Notedtheneedtomonitorfleetcapacityoflargescalefishingvesselsonaglobalbasis.
(para.20)
vii) Expressed concernaboutthecontinuinghighandgrowing incidenceofillegal,
unreportedandunregulated(lUU)fishingandthelackofeffectiveimplementationof
theIPOA-IUU.
(para.21)
viii) ReaffirmedtheneedfortheglobalimplementationofmeasuresagainstlUUfishing.
(para.21)
ix) AgreedthatthereisalinkagebetweenfleetovercapacityandlUUfishing.
(para.23)
x) EndorsedaproposalbyJapanthatFAOshouldconveneaTechnicalConsultationat
FAOHeadquartersinRomeinearly2004toreviewprogressandpromotethefull
implementationoftheIPOA-IUUandtheIPOA-Capacity.
(para.23)
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