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FAO Fisheries Report No. 598 FIPL/R598(Bi)
Report of the eleventh session of the
INDIAN OCEAN FISHERY COMMISSION
Rome, Italy, 17 February 1999
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ROME, 1999
PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT This is the final report approved by the participants of the eleventh session of the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission, held in Rome, Italy, on 17 February 1999. Distribution: Participants
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ABSTRACT The Indian Ocean Fishery Commission held its eleventh session on 17 February 1999 at FAO Headquarters in Rome. The Commission expressed satisfaction with the steps taken by the subsidiary bodies to strengthen their structures and functions and concluded that with these changes, there was no justification for the existence of the Commission. The Commission agreed unanimously to recommend to the FAO Council to abolish the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission. |
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INTRODUCTION | |
ANY OTHER MATTERS | |
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT | |
Appendix A: |
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Appendix B: |
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Appendix C: |
INTRODUCTION
1. The eleventh session of the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission (IOFC) was held on 17 February 1999, at FAO Headquarters, Rome. The meeting was chaired by Ms Abigail N. Shani of Kenya. The meeting was attended by 15 Members of the Commission. The list of participants is attached as Appendix B.
2. The Commisssion adopted the Agenda shown in Appendix A.The documents placed before the Commission are listed in Appendix C.
FUTURE OF THE COMMISSION
3. The Secretariat introduced document IOFC/99/2, reviewing steps taken by the subsidiary bodies of the Commission to strengthen their structures and functions in conformity with the decision of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) at its twenty-second Session in 1997 as well as Resolution 13/97 adopted by the FAO Conference at its twenty-ninth Session in November 1997.
4. The Commission noted actions already taken by its subsidiary bodies and:
5. In view of the above developments, the Commission agreed unanimously to recommend to the FAO Council to abolish the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission. The Commission requested the Secretariat to take appropriate action on this matter.
ANY OTHER MATTERS
6. One delegation observed that with the merging of BOBC with APFIC, the responsibility of the Secretariat would increase. It requested FAO to strengthen the APFIC Secretariat in order to carry out its expanded functions more effectively.
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT
7. The report was adopted on 17 February 1999.
APPENDIX A
AGENDA
1. Opening of the Session
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Future of the Commission
4. Any other matters
APPENDIX B
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
AUSTRALIA
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
COMOROS
CUBA
DJIBOUTI
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY/
Serge BESLIER
Chef d�Unité
Direction générale de pêche (DG XIV-B1)
Commission des Communautés
européennes
200 rue de la Loi
B-1049 Bruxelles
Belgique
Achim VIERECK
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Rochers str. 1
D-53123 Bonn
Germany
FRANCE
Jean-Michel SUCHE
Chef du bureau ressource, réglementation
et affaires internationales
Direction des pêches maritimes et des
cultures marines
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche
3, place Fontenoy
75700 Paris
GREECE
INDIA
N.K. SINHA
Secretary to Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Animal Husbandry
Krishi Bhawan
New Delhii 110011
Yugraj Singh YADAVA
Fisheries Development Commissioner
Ministry of Agriculture
Government of India
Krishi Bhawan
New Delhi 110001
INDONESIA
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
Ebrahim MAYGOLINEJAD
Director General
Public Relations and International Affairs
Fisheries Department (Shilat)
Ministry of Jehad-e-Sazandagi
Blv. Keshavarz
Teheran
IRAQ
Bader Jasim ALLAWI
Permanent Representative
Permanent Representation of the
Republic of Iraq to FAO
Via della Camilluccia 355
00135 Rome
Italy
ISRAEL
JAPAN
Kengo TANAKA
Deputy Assistant Director
International Affairs Division
Fisheries Policy Department
Fisheries Agency
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries
Tokyo
Yoichiro KANDA
Chief (Tuna Section)
Far Seas Fisheries Division
Resource Management Department
Fisheries Agency
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries
Tokyo
Hiroshi MITSUYA
Assistant Director
Fishery Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tokyo
JORDAN
KENYA
Abigail N. SHANI (Ms)
Commercial Attaché
Embassy of the Republic
Via Archimede 164
00197 Rome
Italy
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Choong-Shin OH
Assistant Director
International Organization Division
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and
Fisheries
Jinsol Bldg 826-14 Yoksamdong
Kangnam-ku
Seoul
KUWAIT
MADAGASCAR
Charles M.D. ANDRIANDIVOIDONA
Secrétaire général
Ministère de la pêche et des ressources
halieutiques
BP 1699
Antananarivo
Aimé Robert RABESALAMA
Directeur des pêches
Ministère de la pêche et des ressources
halieutiques
BP 1699
Antananarivo
MALAYSIA
Mohd. Mazlan BIN JUSOH
Director General of Fisheries
Department of Fisheries of Malaysia
Ministry of Agriculture
Tingkat 8 & 9, Wisma Tani
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50628 Kuala Lumpur
Khairuddin MD TAHIR
Alternate Permanent Representative
of Malaysia to FAO
Embassy of Malaysia
Via Nomentana 297
00162 Rome
Italy
MALDIVES
MAURITIUS
MOZAMBIQUE
MYANMAR
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PORTUGAL
Helena FIGUEIREDO (Ms)
Director
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural
Development and Fisheries
Directorate General for Fisheries and
Aquaculture
Ed. Vasco da Gama
Alcantâra Mar
1300 Lisbon
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF
SEYCHELLES
SOMALIA
SPAIN
Javier PIERNAVIEJA
Representante Permanente Adjunto de
España ante la FAO
Embajada de España (Oficina del
Representante Permanente ante la FAO)
Largo del Lombardi 21
00186 Roma
Italia
María del Carmen CADENAS DE
LLANO (Sra)
Jefe de Sección
Secretaría General de Pesca Marítima
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación
José Ortega y Gasset 57
Madrid
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SWEDEN
TANZANIA
Thomas W. MAEMBE
Director of Fisheries
Fisheries Division
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Tourism
PO Box 2462
Dar-es-Salaam
Geofrey NANYARO
Senior Fisheries Officer in charge of
Quality Control and Standards
Fisheries Division
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Tourism
PO Box 2462
Dar-es-Salaam
THAILAND
Sompong HIRANWAT
Senior Expert in Fisheries Foreign Affairs
Department of Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200
Wimol JANTRAROTAI
Director of Fisheries Foreign Affairs
Department of Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200
Chao TIANTONG
Permanent Representative of Thailand
to FAO
Office of Agricultural Affairs
Royal Thai Embassy
Via Angelo Messedaglia 6 � Int. 2
00191 Rome
Kasem PRASUTSANGCHAN
Alternate Permanent Representative of Thailand FAO
Office of Agricultural Affairs
Royal Thai Embassy
Via Angelo Messedaglia 6 � Int. 2
00191 Rome
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
John TARBIT
Acting Head of Natural Resources
Research Department
Department for International
Development
94 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
N. MACPHERSON
Senior Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Adviser
Department for International Development
94 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VIET NAM
SECRETARIAT
B.P. SATIA
Veravat HONGSKUL
Legal Office
Gerald MOORE
D. FADDA
APPENDIX C
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
IOFC/99/1 Provisional Agenda and Timetable IOFC/99/2 Future of the Commission IOFC/99/Inf.1 Provisional List of Documents IOFC/99/Inf.2 Provisional List of Delegates and Observers IOFC/99/Inf.3 Report of the Ninth Session of the IOFC Committee for the
Development and Management of the Fishery Resources of the Gulfs. Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates, 6-9 April 1997
IOFC/99/Inf.4 Report of the Tenth Session of the IOFC Committee
for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in the Bay
of Bengal. New Delhi, India, 24-25 September 1997 IOFC/99/Inf.5 Report of the Seventh Session of the IOFC Committee for the
Development and Management of Fisheries in the Southwest Indian Ocean.
Mahé, Seychelles, 29 September-2 October 1997
IOFC/99/Inf.6 Report of the Tenth Session of the Indian Ocean Fishery
Commission. Mombasa, Kenya, 7-11 November 1994 IOFC/99/Inf.7 Extract from Resolution 13/97 of the Twenty-ninth Session
of the FAO Conference. Rome, Italy, 7-18 November 1997 IOFC/99/Inf.8 Statement of Competence and Voting Rights by the European Community
and its Member States
Chief
International Institutions and Liaison
Service
Secretary, Indian Ocean Fishery
Commission
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Senior Regional Fishery Officer
Secretary, APFIC and Secretary
IOFC/BOBC
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Maliwan Mansion
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Legal Officer
General Legal Affairs Service
Legal Office
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome