20. The Secretary of GFCM introduced this agenda item on the basis of documents GFCM/XXIX/2005/Inf.4 and GFCM/XXIX/2005/Inf.5. He briefly reviewed the main recommendations of the Commission as laid down in the respective reports of the Twenty-eighth Session and of the Extraordinary Session. The Secretary informed the Commission on actions taken for implementation and also emphasized the few pending issues. It was noted that all these pending issues were covered in the agenda of the Twenty-ninth Session.
21. The Commission noted with satisfaction the action taken by the Secretariat, by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and by the Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) and stressed the important role played by the Regional projects in supporting the follow-up of recommendations on technical issues.
