Performance Reviews by Regional Fishery Bodies: Introduction, summaries, synthesis and best practices, Volume I: CCAMLR, CCSBT, ICCAT, IOTC, NAFO, NASCO, NEAFC.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular. No. 1072

Performance Reviews by Regional Fishery Bodies:
Introduction, summaries, synthesis and best practices

Volume I: CCAMLR, CCSBT, ICCAT, IOTC, NAFO, NASCO, NEAFC

by
Marika Ceo
FAO Consultant
Rome, Italy

Sarah Fagnani
FAO Consultant
Rome, Italy

Judith Swan
FAO Consultant
Rome, Italy

Kumiko Tamada
FAO Intern
Rome, Italy

Hiromoto Watanabe
Senior Fisheries Officer
Policy, Economics and Institutions Service (FIPI)
Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Rome, Italy

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ABSTRACT

Ceo, M., Fagnani, S., Swan, J., Tamada, K. & Watanabe, H.
Performance Reviews by Regional Fishery Bodies: Introduction, summaries, synthesis and best practices, Volume I: CCAMLR, CCSBT, ICCAT, IOTC, NAFO, NASCO, NEAFC.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1072. Rome, FAO. 2012. 92 pp.

After introduction and background (Part 1), this publication contains a compendium of the Executive Summaries of performance reviews conducted by Commission of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) and North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) in Part 2.

It is followed by the synthesis of performance reviews and recommendations, which could be shared as potential best practices for future based on the experience of all performance reviews covered in this volume. While preparing this volume, additional performance reviews have been conducted several RFBs, which are expected to be covered in the second volume of document for the same purpose. Those two volumes of documents are expected to serve as at-a-glance reference with regard to performance reviews conducted by RFBs.

Table of Contents


Preparation of this document Abstract Acronyms

PART 1.	INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
	Introduction
	Background

PART 2.	SUMMARY OF RFMO PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
	Commission For The Conservation Of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
		Conservation and management
		Compliance and enforcement
		Decision-making and dispute settlement
		International cooperation
		Financial and administrative issues
	Commission For The Conservation Of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
		Conservation and management
		Compliance and enforcement
		Decision-making and dispute settlement
		International cooperation
		Financial and administrative issues
		General comments by the independent expert
	International Commission For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
		General observationsand assessment of ICCAT
		Has ICCAT met its objective?
		Summary of Part I: Evaluation and analysis of the ICCAT Convention Basic Texts
		Summary of Part II: Assessment of the achievement of ICCAT's objectives relating to fish stocks (conservation and management – status of living marine resources)
		Summary of Part III: Assessment of the achievement of ICCAT's objectives relating to fisheries management and the administration of ICCAT
		Conclusion
	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
		The legal framework of the IOTC Agreement
		The criteria-based analysis of the performance of the Commission
	Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
		Ocean management issues
		Structure of NAFO
		Decision making process
		Dispute settlement procedures
		Other matters pertaining to the Convention
	North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)
		Implementation of NASCOs ag'reements
		Transparency and inclusivity
		Public relations
		Summary
	North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)

PART 3.	SYNTHESIS OF PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
	Establishment and Methodology for performance reviews
	Synthesis of the Outcomes of the Performance Reviews
		Legal Framework
		Conservation and Management
		Compliance and Enforcement
		Decision-making and Dispute settlement
		International Cooperation
		Financial and Administrative Issues
	Toward the Volume II

APPENDIXES
	1. Criteria for performance review
	2. Compilation of the recommendations

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