Summary
On Wednesday, plenary continued the general debate. Member States drew attention to institutional developments for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; highlighted commitments to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to increase coverage of marine protected areas (MPAs) in their territorial waters; and stressed the importance to fully implement the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and proceed with subsidies’ reform.
In the morning, a partnership dialogue addressed making fisheries sustainable. Participants discussed the role of MPAs in sustainable fisheries and criteria for other area-based conservation measures; challenges related to IUU fishing and fisheries subsidies; and cooperation and partnerships to build sustainable fisheries.
In the afternoon, a partnership dialogue focused on increasing economic benefits to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets. Participants addressed the role of small-scale fishing in the economies of SIDS and LDCs and in communities’ livelihoods; prerequisites for improving market access, including in relation to infrastructure development, access to technology and organization through cooperatives; and diversification of local ocean economies beyond fisheries.
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Plenary Session
View of the dais during the plenary session
Cardinal Peter Turkson, Holy See
Semi Koroilavesau, Minister for Fisheries, Fiji
José Fidel Santana Nuñez, Vice-Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba
Diego Ignacio Moreno, Secretary of Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Argentina
Mohamed Gibril Sesay, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sierra Leone
Raphael Trotman, Minister of Natural Resources, Guyana
Alberto López-Asenjo, Secretary-General of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Spain
Partnership Dialogue 4 - Making fisheries sustainable
Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Tony Long, PEW Charitable Trust
Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture, Iceland
Sven-Erik Bucht, Minister for Rural Affairs, Sweden
Co-Chair Oumar Guèye, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Senegal
Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly, Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium, US
Co-Chair Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada
Árni Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Milton Haughton, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)
Nishan Degnarain, Chair, Global Agenda Council on Oceans, World Economic Forum
John Silk, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marshall Islands
Jörn Schmidt, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
View of the room during the partnership dialogue
Partnership dialogue 5: Increasing economic benefits to small island developing States and least developed countries and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
View of the dais during the partnership dialogue
Mohammed Shainee, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Maldives
Co-Chair Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada
Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, UN
Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Group
Mitchell Lay, Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organizations
Vice President Vincent Meriton, Seychelles
President Baron Divavesi Waqa, Nauru
Co-Chair Marko Pomerants, Minister of Environment, Estonia
Milner Tozaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Solomon Islands
Dame Meg Taylor, Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Papua New Guinea
Karen Ellemann, Minister for Equal Opportunities and Nordic Cooperation, Denmark
Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat
Participants Networking
