Report of the twenty-fourth session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission : Mondsee, Austria, 14-21 June 2006

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by  European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission. Session (24rth : 200 : Mondsee, Austria)

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Reportofthetwenty-fourthsessionofthe
EUROPEANINLANDFISHERIESADVISORYCOMMISSION
Mondsee,Austria,14—21June2006
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FAOFisheriesReportNo.82 FIEL/R821(En)
Reportofthe
TWENTY-FOUTHSESSIONOFTHE
EUROPEANINLANDFISHERIESADVISORYCOMMISSSION
Mondsee,Austria,14-21June2006
FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS
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PREPARATIONOFTHISDOClMENT
Theprcscnltextisthefinal\crsionofthereportpresentedon21June2006tothe
participants ofthe twenty-fourth session ofthe European Inland Eisherics Advisory
Commission.
EAO.
Reportofthetwenty-fourthsessionoftheEuropeanInlandt'ishcriesAdvisory
Commission.Mondsee.Austria.14-21June2006.
FAOFisheriesReport.No,821.Rome.EAO.2007.45p.
ABSIRACr
Thetwenty-fourthsessionoftheEuropeanInlandFisheriesAdvisoryCommission
(EIFAC)washeldinMondsee.Austria,from14to21June2006.inconcomitance
withaSymposiumonElydropower.FloodControlandWaterAbstraction:Itnplicalions
forFishandFisheries.ThesessionreviewedEIFAC'sactivitiessince2004inthefields
of fishery biology and management, aquaculture, protection of the aquatic
environment,andsocialandeconomicissues.EIFACrevisedanddecideditsfuture
programmeofwork,inparticulartheactivitieswhichshouldbecarriedoutuntilthe
nextsessionoftheCommissionin2008.Thetwenty-fifthsessionwillbeprecededbya
Symposiumthatwillfocusoninteractionsbetweensocio-economicandecological
objectivesofinlandfisheries,commercialandrecreational,andaquaculture.
Distribution:
Participants
EIFACMembers
EFIAFOACFisMhaeirliiensganLid.st.AquacultureDepartment
FAORegionalFisheriesOfficers
THJ.8 Or>8
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CONTENTS
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1. OPENINCOFTHESESSIONANDADOPTIONOKTHEA(;KM).\
II. SWFI^\SMHlPEEOkkSlIEASEBSMIOkNACHM1I)OKNO:P1OM\P\IE1kC.AE1ll.<O)ONlS)1COOkNTEkIOSlH,AANNDD 1
HE BIOEOCiVANDMANAGEMENT(StB-COMMISSlONI) 1
Kels 1
Fishmonilorineinfreshwaters 2
Introductionsandsttteking 3
Manningoffishdistributionandaquatichabitatquality 3
Managementofsturgeon 4
PPIrpoi'gtrioanmomreoofffiSrumb;-Commission1 4
IV. AOUACLLTURE(SLB-COMMISSIONII) 5
Relationshipbetweenfishtransferandfishhealth .3
Aquaticresourcesmanagementinaquaculture 5
Organicfishfarming 6
Marketperspectivesofcuropeanfreshwater 6
aquaculture
Networkofaquaculturecentersincentraland 7
easternEurope
RIceliiinofolTiL-ers 2
V. PROTECTIONOFTHE.AOCATICRESOlRCE
(SIB-COMMISSIONIII) 7
EITectsofphysicalmodificationoftheaquatic
habitatonfishpopulations 7
Methodologiesforrehabilitationoflakesand
rosL'r\nirs 7
Handlingoffishesinfisheriesandaquaculture 8
Preventionandcontrolofbirdpredation 8
LiaisongroupwithcouncilofEurope 8
LiaisongrouponEUwaterframeworkdirective(WFD) 8
Otherliaisongroups 9
F.leclionofofficers 2
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VI. SOCIALANDECONOMICISSCF.S(SLB-COMMISSIONIV) 9
Rccrcalionalfisheries 9
Soeio-economica,speetsofinlandfisheries 9
Liaisongrouponillegal,unreportedandunregulated(lUU)fishing 10
Otheraetivities 1
Electionofofficers 1
\II. AADNODPRTEICOONMOMFETNHDEATSIUBO-NCSOMMISSIONSPROfiRESSREPORTS 1
VIII. ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORTOFTHESYMPOSIUM II
l.\. ASSESSMENTOFTHEROLEANDFUNCTIONINGOFEIF.AC 1
Nationalreports 12
CEomlelragbionragtiiossnuewsithpartners 112
X. S^MPOSIUMINCONJUNCTIONWITHTHETWENTY-FIFTH
SESSIONOFEIF.AC 13
XI. ANYOTHERMATTERS 13
XII. ELECTIONOFEIF.ACOFFICERS 13
XIII. DATEANDPL.ACEOFTHETWENIA-FIFTHSESSION 14
XIV. ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORTANDCLOSINGOFTHESESSION 14
APPENDIXES
AB ALigsetnodfapaarntdictiipmaenttasble 117
C Listofdocuments 22
D Openingaddresses:
MrWolfgangStalzer'saddress 23
MrIchiroNomura'saddress 26
MrRudiMidler’saddrc.ss 28
E AdHocWorkingPartyonFishMonitoringinFreshWaters 32
F AdHtKWorkingPartyonIntroductionsandStocking 33
C5 EIFACWorkingPartyonFishPassesbestPractiees 34
I Ad-llocWorkingPartyonOrganicFishFarming(OFF) 35
Summary'ofresults
JI DEuUtyWiSdheeetlefgoirslNaattioinonoanloCrograrneiscpaoqnudaecnutlstuorfeEIFAC 4309
K ReportoftheEIFACSymposiumonHydropower,FloodControlandWater
Abstraction:ImplicationsforFi.shandFisheries 42
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DECISIONS,DIRECTIVESANDRECOMMENDATIONS
OETHETVVENTV-FOl'RTHSESSIONOFEIEAC
Para;>raphs
AdhocWwkingPartyonEelsonanInternationalRecoveryPlan 9.91-92
AdhoeWorkingPartyonFishMonitoringinFreshWatersTermsofReference 1
NewWorkingPartyonFishPassageBestPractices 30-3
ElectionofOfficersofSub-CommissionI 32
SuspensionofWorkingPartyonOrganicFishFarming 44
ElectionofOITiccrsofSub-CommissionII 49
DiscontinuationofWorkingPartyontheEffectsofPhysicalModificationofthe
AquaticHabitatonFishPopulations 5
EIFACpositionstatementonhandlingoffishes 54
Convenor.LiaisonCirouponPreventionandControlofBirdPredation 56
LiaisonGroupwithCouncilofEurope 57
DiscontinuationofLiaisonGroupsonInfluenceofManagementPracticesonthe
EnvironmentandonEcologicalandHumanHealthEffectsfromEndocrine
DisruptingSub.stances 60
ElectionofOfficersofSub-Commi.ssionIII 61
WorkingPartyonSocio-EconomicAspectsofInlandFisheries 67
FormationofLiai.sonCirouponIllegal.UnreportedandUnregulated(lUU) 72
Fishing
ElectionofOfficersofSub-CommissionIV 74
RecommendationsfromtheSymposiumonHydropower.FloodControland 76-78
WaterAbstraction:lmplicationsforFishandFisheries
RoleandfunctioningofEIFAC 80-82
NationalReports 84
Collaborationwithpartners 85
Emergingissues:Re-establishmentofWorkingPartyonCrayfish 86
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Emergingissues:Nationalcorrespondents 87
SymposiuminconjunctionwiththeTwenty-fifthsessionofEIFAC 88-89
ElectionofEIFACofficers 93
DateandplaceoftheTwenty-fifthsession 94
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OFFICERSOFEIFACANDCONVENERSOFADHOCWORKINGPARTIES
Chairperson: P.Hickley
FirstVicc-Chairpcrson: K.Pinter
SecondVice-Chairperson: A.Jagsch
Secretary D.BartIcy
SUB-COMMISSION1-BIOEOG\ANDMANAGEMENT
Chairperson; T,Brenner
Vice-Chairperson: J.Caffrey
Rapporteur: I.Navodaru
TechnicalSecretary: Ci.Marmulla
AdhocWorkin;;Parties
Eels Convener R.Poole
Fishmonitoringinfreshwaters Convener P.Hickley
Introductionsandstocking Convener I.G.Cowx
Mappingoffishdistributionand
aquatichabitatquality Convener R.Frickc
Managementofsturgeon Convener M.Chebanov
Fishpassagebestpractices Convener M.l.arinier
SUB-COMMISSIONII-AQUACUUTURE
Chairperson: L.Varadi
Vicc-Chairpcrson: J.-P.Proteau
Rapporteur T.Ilubenova
TechnicalSecretary: U.Barg
AdhocWorkingParties
Relationshipbetweenfish
transferandfishhealth Convener E.Hudson
Aquaticresourcesmanagement
inaquaculture Convener M.Verdegem
Organicfishfarming Convener V.Hilge
MarketperspectivesofEuropean
Freshwateraquaculture(jointly
withEuropeanCommunity) Convener L.Varadi
NetworkofAquacultureCentres
CentralandEasternEurope L.Varadi
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