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Thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

9-13 July 2012 | FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
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Highlights for Tuesday, 10 July 2012
COFI 2012Delegates convened on Tuesday for the second day of the 30th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) to continue discussing progress in the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) and related instruments. Delegates then turned to considering the decisions and recommendations of the 13th session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade and the 6th session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture.
A bird's eye view of the meeting room.
View of the Colosseum from the FAO Headquarters.
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From L-R: David Doulman, FIPI - FAO; Jia Jiansan, Resources Use and Conservation Division, FIR - FAO; Lahsen Ababouch, Director Policy and Economics Division, FIP - FAO; Árni Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries and Agriculture Department, FAO; Johan Williams, Vice-Chair, Norway; Hiromoto Watanabe, Secretary of COFI 30, FIPI - FAO
Tarun Shridhar, India
Raul Adan Romo Trujillo, Mexico
Peter Sinon, Seychelles
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David Doulman, FIPI - FAO and Jia Jiansan, FIR - FAO
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Johan Williams, Vice-Chair and Hiromoto Watanabe, Secretary of COFI 30 confer over the day's agenda.
Moustapha Thiam, Senegal
Jane Willing, New Zealand
Holger Martinsen, Argentina
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IGO delegates during the plenary.
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Andrew Wright, Executive Secretary, Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
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Ross Shotton, Executive Secretary, Southern Indian Ocean Deepsea Fishers Association
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Seraphine Dedi, Executive Secretary, Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea.
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Yugraj Yadava, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme
Lahsen Ababouch, Director Policy and Economics Division, FIP - FAO
Dawda Saine, World Forum of Fisher People
Secretariat listening to a statement from the floor.
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Krystal Novak, Canada
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Jia Jiansan, Resources Use and Conservation Division, FIR - FAO
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A view of the plenary hall during the second day of the meeting.
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 Lahsen Ababouch, FIP - FAO and Vice-Chair Johan Williams discussing during lunch break.
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Delegates from Congo and Comoros deliberating.
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Delegates networking during lunch break.
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Participants taking stock of the day's events.
Side Events
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The Panel at the side event: "ABNJ Programme."
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Tim Bostock, Ocean Partnerships Project
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Jeremy Turner, FAO
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Room view of the side event: "ABNJ Programme."
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The Panel at the side event: "Securing a Future for Sawfishes: communicating the recommendations of the Global Sawfish Conservation Strategy."
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IUCN presents on Global Sawfish Conservation Strategy.
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Participant posing a question to the side event panel.
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Room view of the side event: "Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security."
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The panel at the side event: "Practical, science-based advice for the management of forage fish."
Panelists respond to questions on the management of forage fish.
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*Meeting provisional agenda and timetable
*Meeting documents
*Meeting annotated agenda
*Report of COFI 29
*Searchable database of previous COFI Reports, Rules of Procedure and additional background information
*FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department

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