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From L-R: Richard Grainger, FIPS - 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, Mohammed Pourkazemi, Chair of COFI, Islamic Republic of Iran, Hiromoto Watanabe, Secretary of COFI30, FIPI - FAO
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| Highlights for Tuesday, 10 July2012 |
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| Delegates 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. |
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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
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| Highlights for Wednesday, 11 July2012 |
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| Delegates returned to the FAO Heaquarters in Rome, Italy on Wednesday for the third day of the 30th session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI). The Committee spent the morning discussing ocean governance and relevant outcomes from the Rio+20 conference. In the afternoon delegates reviewed recent major developments and future work of the FAO on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that have occurred since COFI 29. During lunch, participants attended side events on current fisheries issues from different parts of the world. |
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From L-R: Gabriella Bianchi, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Fisheries Management and Conservation Service, FAO; Jeremy Turner, Resources Use and Conservation Division (FIR), FAO; Lahsen Ababouch, Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division, FAO;
Árni Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO; Johan Williams, Vice-Chair, Norway; Hiromoto Watanabe, Secretary of COFI 30, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Policy, Economics and Institutions, FAO
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| Highlights for Thursday, 12 July2012 |
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| The fourth day of the 30th session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) convened on Thursday. In the morning, delegates received an update from the FAO on its recent activities on the development of International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries, and discussed the necessary future work on this matter. In the afternoon, the Committee considered: FAO’s Programme of Work in fisheries and aquaculture; the Multi-year Programme of Work of the Committee; the revised Rules of Procedure of the Committee and related changes in practice; election of the Chair and Vice-Chairs for COFI 31; other matters; and the date and location of the next session. |
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From L-R: Boyd Haight, Director, Office of Strategy, Planning and Resources Management, 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 Aquaculture Department, FAO; Mohammed Pourkazemi, Chair of COFI 30, Islamic Republic of Iran; Hiromoto Watanabe, Secretary of COFI 30, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Policy, Economics and Institutions, FAO
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| Highlights for Friday, 13 July2012 |
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From L-R: 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 Aquaculture Department, FAO; Mohammed Pourkazemi, Chair of COFI 30, Islamic Republic of Iran; Hiromoto Watanabe, Secretary of COFI 30, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Policy, Economics and Institutions, FAO
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FAO resources
 Meeting website
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
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of COFI 29, 31 January - 4 February 2011, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of the Eleventh meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 21-25 June 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
IISD RS summary and analysis of the Resumed Review Conference of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, 24-28 May 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, 3-7 May 2010, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Headquarters, Paris, France
IISD RS briefing note of the Ninth Round of Informal Consultations of States Parties (ICSP 9) to the Agreement for the Implementation of the UNCLOS Provisions Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, 16-17 March 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS briefing note of the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, 1-5 February 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF)
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities
SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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Thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) 
