FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1013

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome 2013

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FAO. 2013.
Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-4), Rome, 13 July 2012. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 1013. Rome, FAO. 28 pp.

The Fourth Meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-4) was held in Rome, Italy, on 13 July 2012. Prior to the meeting, all regional fishery bodies (RFBs) were asked to contribute a report on the five most pressing issues facing their organization. This material was compiled into a summary report and used to launch discussion at the RSN-4 meeting. The summary report, and subsequent RSN-4 discussion, covered a wide range of topical subjects including RFB financial structures, climate change, recreational fisheries, decision-making procedures within each RFB, the establishment of vulnerable marine ecosystems, and child labour plus other human rights issues in fisheries. In addition, presentations were given by several RFB Executive Secretaries on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, current issues in aquaculture management, and the establishment and management of marine protected areas (MPAs). A further presentation was given by the RSN Secretary on the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. A final presentation was given by the representative of the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, who spoke on the chronological development of MPAs within the United Nations General Assembly, FAO and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Thirty-one RFB Secretariats representing a diverse range of RFBs from all geographic regions were represented at the RSN-4. They included FAO and non-FAO bodies, marine capture and inland capture bodies, aquaculture bodies, and all the tuna regional fisheries management organizations. The meeting fostered collaboration and cooperation between the participating RFBs, and gave consideration to a number of matters that merit the attention of all RFBs, governments and FAO.

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