Rapport de la Dix-septième Session Du Comité Des Pêches Pour L 'Atlantique Centre-Est, Dakar, Sénégal, 24-27 Mai 2004


Book Description

The major topics discussed were: action on recommendations of the sixteenth session; main outcomes of the third session of the Scientific Sub-Committee; cooperation in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) - West African experiences at the national and subregional levels; regional implementation of the Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries; use of subsidies and fiscal policies in marine fisheries; monitoring of high seas resources and strengthening of cooperation between CECAF and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); regulation of access and management of fishing capacity in the CECAF area including a regional review in the implementation of the international plan of action on the management of fishing capacity in sub-Saharan Africa; main thrusts of the technical consultations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and fishing capacity, and on subsidies; and lastly, the fisheries sector project in the framework of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).













RAFI R642 (Bi)


Book Description

Major topics discussed were: action on recommendations of the fourteenth session; global emerging issues in fisheries development and management relevant to the region; recommendations of the CECAF Scientific Sub-Committee and its future work; possibilities for upgrading the committee to a commission level; and regional implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.