1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Arrangements
3. Adoption of the agenda
4. Review of the Working Group mandate and objective of the Guidelines
5. Review of available meeting documents
6. Discussion of draft Guidelines
6.1 Capture fisheries
6.2 Transport
6.3 Farming
6.4 Harvesting and marketing
6.5 Statistics
6.5 Other issues
7. Adoption of the Guidelines
8. Other matters
9. Adoption of the Report
PARTICIPANTS
Naser ALKABIR
Marine Biology Research Center
PO Box 30830, Tajura, Tripoli
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Tel.: +218 21 3690001/3
Fax: +218 21 3690002
E-mail: [email protected]
Nedim ANBAR
Turkish BFT Farmers' Association
Atatürk Bulv. No: 141. B-Blok
D-101, Ankara
Turkey
Tel.: +90 312 4198054
Fax: +90 312 4198072
E-mail: [email protected]
Denis COVÈS
Station d'aquaculture expérimentale IFREMER
Laboratoire de recherche piscicole de Méditerranée
Chemin de Maguelone, 34250 Palavas
France
Tel.: +33 4 67504108
Fax: +33 4 67682885
E-mail: [email protected]
Vlasta FRANICEVIC (Ms)
Marine Aquaculture, Directorate of Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Ivana Mazuranica 30, 23000 Zadar
Croatia
Tel.: +385 23 309820
Fax: +385 23 309830
E-mail: [email protected]
Gregorio DE METRIO
Department of Animal Health and Well-Being
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Str. Prov. per Casamassima Km 3
70010 Valenzano (BA)
Italy
Tel.: +39 080 5443907
Fax: +39 080 5443908
E-mail: [email protected]
Antonio DI NATALE
Aquastudio Research Institute
Via Trapani No. 6, 98121 Messina
Italy
Tel.: +39 090 346408
Fax: +39 090 364560
E-mail: [email protected]
Antonio GARCÍA GÓMEZ
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia
Ctra. de la Azohía s/n
30860 Puerto de Mazarrón (Murcia)
Spain
Tel.: +34 968 153339/153159
Fax: +34 968153934
E-mail: [email protected]
Susana JUNQUERA (Ms)
European Commission
DG Fisheries, Joseph II 79, Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 2984727
Fax: +32 2 2955700
E-mail: [email protected]
Michele DEFLORIO
Department of Animal Health and Well-Being
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Str. Prov. per Casamassima Km 3
70010 Valenzano (BA)
Italy
Tel.: +39 080 5443907
Fax: +39 080 5443908
E-mail: [email protected]
Takayuki MATSUMOTO
Tropical Tuna Section
Pelagic Fish Resources Division
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
Fisheries Research Agency (NRIFSF)
5-7-1, Shimizuorido Shzuoka, 424-8633
Japan
Tel.: +81 543 366000
Fax: +81 543 359642
E-mail: [email protected]
Makoto Peter MIYAKE
Japan Tuna
3-3-4, Shimorenjaku, Mitaka
Tokyo 181-0013
Japan
Tel.: +81 422 463917
Fax: +81 422 437089
E-mail: [email protected]
Isik ORAY
University of Istanbul
Faculty of Fisheries
Ordu Cad. No. 200, Laleli, Istanbul
Turkey
Tel.: +90 212 5140388
Fax: +90 212 5140379
E-mail: [email protected]
Francesca OTTOLENGHI (Ms)
Consorzio Mediterraneo
Via Guattani 9, 00161 Rome
Italy
Tel.: +39 06 44251946
Fax: +39 06 44118141
E-mail: [email protected]
Vassilis PAPADOPOULOS
Department of Fisheries and Marine Research
Ministry of Agriculture
Natural Resources and Environment
Cyprus
Tel.: +357 22807809
Fax: +357 22775955
E-mail: [email protected]
Joao Gil PEREIRA
Universidade dos Açores
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas
9900, Horta
Portugal
Tel.: +351 292 200 431
Fax: +351 292 200 411
E-mail: [email protected]
Abdellah SROUR
Centre régional de l'INRH à Tanger
BP 5268
90000 Drabeb, Tanger
Morocco
Tel.: +212 3932 5134
Fax: +212 3932 5139
E-mail: [email protected]
Mohamed Y.O. TAWIL
Marine Biology Center
PO Box 30830
Tajura, Tripoli
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Tel.: +218 21 3690001/3
Fax: +218 21 3690002
E-mail: [email protected]
Vjekoslav TICINA
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Set. I. Mestrovica 63
21000 Split
Croatia
Tel.: +385 21 358688
Fax: +385 21 358650
E-mail: [email protected]
Robert VASSALLO-AGIUS
Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences
Fort San Lucjan
Marsaxlokk BBG 06
Malta
Tel.: +356-21655525/21658863
Fax: +356-21659380
E-mail: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT)
Victor R. RESTREPO
Assistant Executive Secretary
ICCAT
C/Corazon de Maria, 8
28002 Madrid
Spain
Tel.: +34 91 4165600
Fax: +34 91 4152612
E-mail: [email protected]
GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN (GFCM)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
Alain BONZON
Executive Secretary, GFCM
Fishery Policy and Planning Division
Tel.: +39 06 57056441
Fax: +39 06 57056500
E-mail: [email protected]
Jordi LLEONART
Technical Secretary, GFCM/SAC
Sub-Committee on Stock Assessment (SCSA)
Sub-Committee on Marine Environment and Ecosystem (SCMEE)
Fishery Resources Division
Tel.: +39 06 57056354
Fax: +39 06 57053020
E-mail: [email protected]
Alessandro LOVATELLI
Technical Secretary
GFCM Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ)
Fishery Resources Division
Tel.: +39 06 57056448
Fax: +39 06 57053020
E-mail: [email protected]
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
Uwe BARG
Fishery Resources Officer (Aquaculture)
Fisheries Resources Division
Tel.: +39 06 57053454
Fax: +39 06 57053020
E-mail: [email protected]
Luca GARIBALDI
Fishery Statistician
Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit
Tel.: +39 06 57053867
Fax: +39 06 57052476
Email: [email protected]
Alan LOWTHER
Fishery Statistician (Aquaculture)
Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit
Tel.: +39 06 57054029
Fax: +39 06 57052476
E-mail: [email protected]
Jacek MAJKOWSKI
Fishery Resources Officer
Fishery Resources Division
Tel.: +39 06 57056656
Fax: +39 06 57053020
E-mail: [email protected]
OBSERVERS
Erika CARLSEN (Ms)
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Services
International Fisheries Division
1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring
Maryland 20910-3282
United States of America
Tel.: +1 301 713 2276
Fax: +1 301 713 2313
E-mail: [email protected]
John Mark DEAN
Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
United States of America
Tel.: +1 803 7770075
Fax: +1 803 7773935
E-mail: [email protected]
Salvatore DESANTIS
Department of Animal Health and Well-Being
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Str. Prov. per Casamassima Km 3
70010 Valenzano (BA)
Italy
Tel.: +39 080 5443909
Fax: +39 080 5443908
E-mail: [email protected]
Mario GUARRACINO
Irepa onlus
Via San Leonardo (Traversa Migliaro)
84131 Salerno
Italy
Tel.: +39 089 338978/330919
Fax: +39 089 330835
E-mail: [email protected]
Meeting documents
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Mandate of the Working Group |
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List of Documents |
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List of Participants |
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Annex 8 of the Report of the Second Working Group Meeting (Izmir, Turkey) |
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Towards draft guidelines on sustainable bluefin tuna farming practices in the Mediterranean - Elements for discussion (FAO) |
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Miscellaneous ICCAT Recommendations and Resolutions |
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Working Group Chairperson's Comments on Doc. 6 (Chair) |
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Draft Introduction (Chair) |
National survey reports - Updates
Croatia
Cyprus
Japan
Turkey
National survey reports - New
Morocco
The rapid recent development of tuna farming (tuna "fattening") practices in the Mediterranean has been accompanied by a series of concerns about the sustainability of this important industry and about its impacts. The mandate of the Working Group (WG) is to develop practical guidelines to address known problems and propose research needed in order to investigate potential problems. Emphasis of known problems should be given towards the solution of those issues related to the collection of fishery and farming statistics. The report of the WG should also contain a snapshot of current bluefin farming practices in the Mediterranean. Geographical scope should be limited to the Mediterranean; however, the WG may wish to consult outside experts about their experience elsewhere.
List of issues to be addressed:
Statistical issues:
Accurate estimation of total weight of the catch from the wild
Accurate estimation of the biological characteristics of the catch from the wild (e.g. size composition)
Accurate statistics on the origins of the catch (flag, area, season, transfer and destination)
Accurate statistics on purse seine fishing operations (e.g. fishing effort and fishing strategy)
Accurate estimates of growth and conversion rates in cages
Biological issues:
Availability of biological samples to perform scientific studies (e.g. fecundity, reproduction and growth)
Management issues:
Monitoring of compliance with current regulations (e.g. TACs and size limits)
Gear conflicts (e.g. between towed cages and long lines)
Shifts in the spatial-temporal distribution of fishing efforts
Pressure (current and potential) to increase fishing efforts and targeting of small to medium-size bluefin tuna
Potential impacts of re-stocking with hatchery-raised tuna
Potential environment issues:
Impact on wild marine populations used as bait
Pollution, contamination and possible alteration of local environments
Contamination of farmed tunas by chemicals, metals, drugs, etc.
Potential social and economical issues:
Interactions with other coastal activities (e.g. tourism and small-scale fisheries) from an economic point of view
Other gear and fishing operation conflicts
Interactions between aquaculture operations (competition for bait)
Other issues:
As deemed necessary by the Working Group
