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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Report of the Fifth Session of the Committee on Aquaculture. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 5-7 June 2006
FAO Fisheries Report No. 802 The session reviewed the status and trends of aquaculture in the region. It appraised the activities carried out during the intersessional period, especially the work performed by the Revitalization Project of the Information System for the Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (SIPAM) and the outcome of the two expert meetings, respectively on the re-establishment of the Network on Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (EAM) and on the merging of the Network on Technology and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (TECAM) with the Network on Social, Economic and Legal Aspects of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (SELAM). The Committee agreed that a single subsidiary body, entitled Coordinating Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Groups (CMWG), be established to replace these networks. It decided that the CMWG will initially be supported by the following three Ad Hoc Working Groups, on: Marketing, Sustainability, and on Siting and Carrying Capacity. The Committee agreed on the membership, modus operandi and mandate for the CMWG and adopted terms of reference for the Coordinator of each working group.
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Papers presented at the FAO/NACA Consultation on Aquaculture for Sustainable Rural Development. Chiang Rai, Thailand, 29-31 March 1999
FAO Fisheries Report No. 611, Supplement This document contains the papers presented at the Consultation on Aquaculture for Sustainable Rural Development which was organized jointly by FAO and NACA in order to develop the detailed structure of a regional programme on aquaculture for sustainable rural development and to propose a strategy for its implementation. The consultation took an overview of the relevant information emerging from the presentations of country reports; lessons learned by specific projects; experiences of regional and international organizations and donor agencies; and findings of expert reviews. More sharply focused examination of critical issues and discussions on specific components of the draft programme concept were followed through parallel working group discussions. Finally, a detailed Programme Framework on Aquaculture for Sustainable Rural Livelihood Development was conceived through consensus to serve as guiding principles for the formation of the programme
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Report of the Expert Consultation on the Development of International Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Inland Capture Fisheries. Rome, 23-26 May 2006
FAO Fisheries Report No. 804 The Expert Consultation took as its main working document the Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fisher Products from Marine Capture Fisheries adopted by the twenty-sixth session of the Committee on Fisheries and published by FAO in 2005. The Consultation made various additional and amendments to this document for it to be suitable fro inland capture fisheries. Many of these amendments derived from including culture-based and enhanced fisheries into the definition of inland capture fisheries. Amendments concerned mostly the sections addressing management systems, "stocks under consideration", ecosystem considerations and methodological aspects. Aquaculture was excluded from the scope of the guidelines.
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Report of the FAO Regional Workshop on the Elaboration of National Plans of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing - South Asian Subregion. Bangkok, Thailand, 19-23 June 2006
FAO Fisheries Report No. 809 The purpose of the workshop was to assist countries in the subregion to develop capacity to elaborate national plans of action to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (NPOAs-IUU). The Workshop addressed issues relating to the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU) and the Fisheries Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries No. 9 that have been developed to support the implementation of the IOPA-IUU; decision-making abound IUU fishing and skills enhancement through the identification of key issues relating to the elaboration of NOPAs-IUU, the primary vehicle by which the IPOA-IUU will be implemented by countries.
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Report of the first session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Monbasa, Kenya, 18-20 April 2005
FAO Fisheries Report No. 805 The Commission adopted its Rules of Procedure and established a Scientific Committee. It examined outcomes of the Committee on Fisheries and the fourth meeting of Regional Fishery Bodies Secretariats held in Rome in March 2005. It also reviewed fisheries management in the Southwest Indian Ocean, discussed collaboration with other regional organizations and programmes, established a programme of work, and elected members of a Bureau to steer the Commission until the next session which will take place in Mozambique in August 2006.
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South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Report of the first session of the Scientific Committee. Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 31 May-3 June 2006
FAO Fisheries Report No. 806
The first session of the Scientific Committee of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission was attended by delegates from Comoros, European Community, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania. Representatives of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project, the Regional Seas Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Wide Fund for Nature also attended the session as observers. The Scientific Committee elected its first Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and examined: the status of fisheries resources in its area of competence; the ecosystem approach to fisheries management; the relationship between the Scientific Committee and regional fisheries research and assessment activities; and working parties.
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Stock assessment for fishery management. A framework guide to the stock assessment tools of the Fisheries Management Science Programme
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 487 This document provides guidelines for fish stock assessment and fishery management using the software tools and other outputs developed by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development's Fisheries Management Science Programme (FMSP) from 1992 to 2004. It explains some key elements of the precautionary approach to fisheries management and outlines a range of alternative stock assessment approaches that can provide the information needed for such precautionary management. Four FMSP software tools, LFDA (Length Frequency Data Analysis), CEDA (Catch Effort Data Analysis), YIELD and ParFish (Participatory Fisheries Stock Assessment), are described with which intermediary parameters, performance indicators and reference points may be estimated. The document also contains examples of the assessment and management of multispecies fisheries, the use of Bayesian methodologies, the use of empirical modelling approaches for estimating yields and in analysing fishery systems, and the assessment and management of inland fisheries. It also provides a comparison of length- and age-based stock assessment methods. A CD-ROM with the FMSP software packages CEDA, LFDA, YIELD and ParFish is included
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Compendium of Food Additive Specifications. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. 67th meeting 2006
FAO JECFA Monographs No. 3 This document contains food additive specifications monographs, analytical methods and other information, prepared at the sixty-seventh meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which was held in Rome, Italy, from 20 to 29 June 2006. The specifications monographs provide information on the identity and purity of food additives used directly in foods or in food production. The main three objectives of these specifications are to identify the food additive that has been subjected to testing for safety, to ensure that the additive is of the quality required for use in food or in processing, and to reflect and encourage good manufacturing practice. This publication and other documents produced by JECFA contain information that is useful to all those who work with or are interested in food additives and their safe use in food.
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Enterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella in powdered infant formula. Meeting Report
Microbiological Risk Assessment Series No. 10 Enterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella are the primary pathogens of concern with regard to powdered infant formula. Guidance for the control of these hazards is currently being developed by Codex Alimentarius through the revision of the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practices for Foods for Infants and Children. FAO and WHO are providing the scientific advice to facilitate this work. FAO and WHO implemented the first meeting on this issue in 2004, the outcome of which is reported in number six of this series. This report builds on the information and advice provided in 2004. Following the analysis of new and additional information and the development of a more extensive risk assessment on E. sakazakii in powdered infant formula, this volume aims to provide the most up-to- date information on these microorganisms, the risk associated with their presence in powdered infant formula and scientific advice to facilitate the management of that risk (Co-published with WHO).
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Residue evaluation of certain veterinary drugs. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. 66th meeting 2006
FAO JECFA Monographs No. 2 This document was prepared at the sixty-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), held in Rome, Italy, from 22 to 28 February 2006. Two substances were evaluated for the first time for the animal species concerned (colitis and erythromycin) and four substances were reassessed (flumequien, melengestrol acetate, ractopamine hydrochloride and triclabendazole). The residue monographs provide information on chemical identity and properties of the compounds, pharmacokinetics and metabolism residue depletion studies and anlytical methods validated and used for the detection and quantifications of the compounds. This publication and other documents produced by JECFA contain information that is useful to those who work with or are involved in recommending or controlling maximum sales residues limits for veterinary drugs in foods.
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Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien. Rapport de la première session du Comité scientifique. Dar es-Salaam, 31 mai-3 juin 2006
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 806 La première session du Comité scientifique de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien a réuni des délégués de la Communauté européenne, des Comores, de la France, du Kenya, de Madagascar, des Maldives, de Maurice, du Mozambique, des Seychelles, de la Somalie et de la République-Unie de Tanzanie. Des représentants de l'Agence suédoise de coopération internationale au développement, du Projet des pêches du sud-ouest de l'océan Indien, du Programme pour les mers régionales du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement, et du Fonds mondial pour la nature étaient également présents en qualité d'observateurs. Le Comité scientifique a élu son premier Président et Vice-président et examiné: l'état des ressources halieutiques dans sa zone de compétence; l'approche écosystémique de la gestion des pêches; les liens entre le Comité scientifique et les activités régionales de recherche halieutique et d'évaluation des pêches; et les groupes de travail.
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Commission générale des pêches pour la Méditerranée. Rapport de la cinquième session du Comité de l'Aquaculture. Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, Espagne, 5-7 juin 2006
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 802 La session a examiné le statut et les tendances de l'aquaculture dans la région. Le CAQ a apprécié les activités menées pendant la période intersessions, en particulier celles exécutées par le Projet de revitalisation du Système d'information pour la promotion de l'aquaculture en Méditerranée (SIPAM) et les résultats de deux réunions d'experts relatives respectivement au rétablissement du Réseau sur l'environnement et l'aquaculture en Méditerranée (EAM) et à la fusion du Réseau sur la technologie de l'aquaculture en Méditerranée (TECAM) avec le Réseau concernant les aspects socioéconomiques et juridiques de l'aquaculture en Méditerranée (SELAM). Le Comité a convenu de l'établissement d'un seul organe subsidiaire, appelé Réunion de coordination des groupes de travail ad hoc (CMWG), en remplacement des réseaux susmentionnés. Il a décidé que la CMWG serait initialement supportée par les trois groupes de travail ad hoc suivants: sur la commercialisation, les questions de durabilité, et le choix des sites et la capacité de charge. Le Comité s'est accordé sur la composition, le modus operandi et le rôle de la CMWG, et a adopté des termes de mandat pour les coordonnateurs de chacun des groupes de travail.
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Rapport de la première session de la Commission des pêches pour le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien. Mombasa, Kenya, 18-20 Avril 2005
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 805 La Commission a adopté son Règlement intérieur et a créé un Comité scientifique. Elle a examiné les conclusions importantes de la réunion du Comité des pêches ainsi que de la quatrième réunion des Secrétariats des organes régionaux des pêches tenue à Rome en mars 2005. Elle a aussi fait un examen de la gestion des pêches dans le sud-ouest de l'océan Indien, discuté la collaboration avec d'autres organisations et programmes régionaux, approuvé un programme de travail, et a procédé à l'élection du Bureau qui aura pour fonction de diriger la Commission dans l'intervalle des sessions et à sa deuxième session qui se tiendra en août 2006 au Mozambique.
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Guía de nutrición de la familia
Por: Ann Burgess, Peter Glasauer La Guía de nutrición de la familia está orientada a mejorar la alimentación y nutrición de las familias de países en desarrollo. Ha sido diseñada para trabajadores de la salud, nutricionistas, extensionistas agrícolas u otras personas que realizan actividades de educación en nutrición con la comunidad. También es útil para madres o personas que tienen a cargo el cuidado de la familia que quieran saber más sobre la alimentación familiar, y para la capacitación de trabajadores comunitarios. La guía es dividida en 11 temas, que cubren nutrición básica, seguridad alimentaria familiar, planes de alimentación, higiene de los alimentos y necesidades especiales de alimentación de niños, mujeres, hombres, y de personas adultas, enfermes y/o desnutridas. Los contenidos sobre nutrición de cada tema son complementados con sugerencias que describen las etapas necesarias para preparar una sesión educativa y promover la participación de las personas, familias y grupos comunitarios.
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International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides. Revised version (Arabic version)
Rome, 2006, 40 pp.
The International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides is the worldwide guidance document on pesticide management for all public and private entities engaged in, or associated with, the distribution and use of pesticides. The Code is designed to provide standards of conduct and to serve as a point of reference in relation to sound pesticide management practices, in particular for government authorities and the pesticide industry. Following the adoption of the Rotterdam Convention in 1998, FAO initiated the update and revision process of the Code This publication contains the revised version of the Code
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Guidelines for the ecolabelling of fish and fishery products from marine capture fisheries (Arabic version)
Rome, 2006, 44 pp. The "Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries" are of a voluntary nature. They are applicable to ecolabelling schemes that are designed to certify and promote labels for products from well-managed marine capture fisheries and focus on issues related to the sustainable use of fisheries resources. The guidelines refer to principles, general considerations, terms and definitions, minimum substantive requirements and criteria, and procedural and institutional aspects of ecolabelling of fish and fishery products from marine capture fisheries.
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