ACFR/III/2000/1 |
ADVISORY COMMITTEE on FISHERIES RESEARCH |
Third Session |
Rome, Italy, 5-8 December 2000 |
PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND TIMETABLE |
Tuesday, 5 December 2000
Morning, 09.30 hours
1. Opening of the Session
2. Adoption of the Agenda and Arrangements for the Session
3. Review of the work of the Committee since its Second Session
· Proposal for improving global status and trends reporting on fisheries
3. Continued
Wednesday, 6 December 2000
Morning, 09.00 hours
4. Advice on FAO's fisheries research-related programmes/activities in small-scale fisheries, inland fisheries and aquaculture:
· Poverty alleviation in fishery/aquaculture dependent communities: research issues
4. Continued
· Using local and traditional knowledge in improving sustainable livelihoods in fishing communities
· Research and development of appropriate genetic biotechnologies for the fishery sector in developing countries
Morning, 09.00 hours
5. Review of some emerging issues in fisheries and aquaculture
· Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing
· CITES criteria for commercially-exploited aquatic species
· Ecosystem-based management of fisheries
6. Future work of the Committee
7. Election of Officers
8. Time and place of the next Session
9. Any other matters
Friday, 8 December 2000
Morning
Contact with FAO/FI Staff
10. Adoption of the Report