FAO Fisheries Report No. 590 RLC/R590 (E)
REPORT OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF LATIN AMERICA
Belem do Pará, Brazil, 11 – 14 August 1998
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Santiago, Chile
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FAO Fisheries Report No. 590 RLC/R590 (E) REPORT OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF LATIN AMERICABelem do Pará, Brazil, 11 – 14 August 1998 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT
This document contains the final version of the Report of the Eighth Session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), held in Belem do Pará, Brazil, from 11 to 14 August 1998
SUMMARY
This document presents the final report of the Eighth Session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), held in Belem do Pará, Brazil, from 11 to 14 August 1998. The main subjects discussed by the Commission refer to the state of inland fishery resources, the development of aquaculture, the situation of fishery technology, and the marketing of inland fishery and aquaculture products in Latin America; the implementation of the aspects of inland fisheries and aquaculture of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; and options to strengthen the role of COPESCAL. The list of participants and the updated list of National Correspondents of COPESCAL are included in this report as Appendixes A and D, respectively. A synthesis of the main conclusions and recommendations arising from the debates for the attention of FAO and/or Governments, is presented as Appendix E to this report.
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| Participants COPESCAL member countries Other interested countries and international organizations FAO Regional Fisheries Officers FAO Representatives in COPESCAL member countries FAO Fisheries Department National Correspondents of COPESCAL | FAO, Report of the Eighth Session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries Latin America, Belem do Pará, Brazil, 11–14 August 1998. FAO Fisheries Report, No. 590, Santiago, FAO, 1998, 28 p. |
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II. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION
III MEASURES ADOPTED REGARDING DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SEVENTH SESSION AND INTER-SESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
IV. REVIEW OF SELECTED ISSUES OF INLAND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN THE COPESCAL REGION
V. PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
VI. REVIEW OF OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF COPESCAL
IX. DATE AND PLACE OF THE NINTH SESSION
APPENDIX A List of participants
APPENDIX D Names/Addresses of COPESCAL National Correspondents
APPENDIX E Main decisions and recommendations of the Eighth Session of COPESCAL