| TIME | Monday, 17 January | |
| Morning | ||
| 09.30 | Opening Address by the Assistant Director-General FAO Fisheries Department | |
| Introductory Remarks | ||
| 10.30–12.30 | SESSION I : | |
| CRITERIA FOR REGULATION | ||
| Presentation of papers with 20 min. per paper, followed by 10 min. for questions of clarification, etc. | ||
| Papers : | ||
| Some notes for the Consultation on Fishing Effort (Gulland) | ||
| Objectives and criteria for fisheries regulations (Waugh) | ||
| Fishermen and fisheries management (Thomson) | ||
| Processing and marketing considerations for regulations (McSween) | ||
| Afternoon | ||
| SESSION II: | ||
| TECHNIQUES OF REGULATING FISHING EFFORT | ||
| 14.00–17.00 | Panel 1: Regulation by Catch Limits | |
| Presentation of papers with 20 min. per paper, followed by 10 min. for questions of clarification, etc. | ||
| Papers: | ||
| ICES Procedures in formulating management advice (Hoydal) | ||
| Biological complexities in the calculation of TACs - Provisional title (Pope) | ||
| Procedures of the European Community in implementing scientific recommendations from ICES - Provisional title (Holden) | ||
| US experiences in allocation of TACs - Provisional title (Gordon) | ||
| Quota allocation by fishing gears for the herring fishery in the Bay of Fundy - Provisional title (Crouter) | ||
| Chilean experience of setting catch limits (Zuleta) | ||
| The problems of quota management in the European Community Context (Derham) | ||
| Enforcement of quota regulations for domestic and foreign fishing - Provisional title (Schowengerdt) | ||
| Tuesday, 18 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | SESSION II: Panel 1 (Continued) | |
| i) | Setting the total allowable catch (TAC). | |
| This will concentrate on the biological problems of determining the appropriate value of the TAC for the following season. | ||
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00–17.00 | ii) | Allocation of shares on a TAC. |
| This will discuss the desirability of allocation and the principles and processes involved in national and international allocation. | ||
| Wednesday, 19 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | SESSION II: Panel 1 (Continued) | |
| iii) | Administration of Catch Limits. | |
| This will discuss the steps involved in implementing the catch limits (inspection ashore and at sea), and the indirect impact of catch limits. | ||
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00–17.00 | Panel 2 : Alternative approaches to effort regulation and some special problems | |
| Presentation of papers | ||
| There will be short discussions after each paper, which should be limited mainly to questions for clarification. Substantive dis-cussions will be dealt with in the following day. | ||
| Papers : | ||
| Overview paper - Indirect approaches to regulation of fishing mortality (Caddy) | ||
| The history and evaluation of closure regulations in the Pacific Halibut Fishery (Skud) | ||
| Regulatory measures in the Cuban domestic fishery - Provisional title (Baisre) | ||
| Experience in regulating the fisheries of the Bardawil lagoon - Provisional title (Ben-Tuvia) | ||
| Discussion on Closed Areas, Coastal Belts and Seasons: | ||
| a) | By 4 panelists | |
| b) | By floor | |
| Thursday, 20 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | Panel 2 (continued) | |
| Papers : | ||
| Fishing gear selectivity and performance (Thomson & Ben- Yami) | ||
| Manipulation of fixed gear and the effect of catch-per-unit effort (Skud) | ||
| Mesh size regulation and its role in fisheries management (Jones) | ||
| Discussion on gear and mesh regulation and their impact on mortality exerted: | ||
| a) | By 4 panelists | |
| b) | By floor | |
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00–15.00 | Panel 2 (continued) | |
| Papers : | ||
| Self-regulatory mechanisms in unmanaged fisheries - Provisional title - (McGoodwin) | ||
| An alternative to equilibrium theory for management of fisheries (Caddy) | ||
| Discussion on Overall Impacts of Indirect Management Measures and how they can be applied: | ||
| a) | By panelists | |
| b) | By floor | |
| Discussion of 1st Draft by Rapporteurs and Technical Secretary | ||
| Friday, 21 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | SESSION II: | |
| TECHNIQUES OF REGULATING FISHING EFFORT | ||
| Panel 3: Regulation of Effort by Vessel Licences/Gear Control Fishermen Licensing | ||
| Introductory Paper : | ||
| Practices and problems with licence limitation in the US and Canada (Rettig) | ||
| Experience Papers: | ||
| Alaska (Tillion) | ||
| Australia (Bain) | ||
| Japan (Yamamoto) | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00–17.00 | Panel 3 (continued) | |
| Experience Papers : | ||
| Norway (Brochman) | ||
| Israel (Bar-Ilan) | ||
| Malaysia (Majid) | ||
| Poland (Ropelewski) | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Saturday, 22 January | ||
| Free | ||
| Sunday, 23 January | ||
| Free | ||
| Monday, 24 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | Panel 3 (continued) | |
| Discussion on Effects of Direct Control Over the Numbers of Fishing Units | ||
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00–17.30 | Panel 4 : Regulation of Effort Through Monetary Measures | |
| Papers : | ||
| Iceland (Ellison) | ||
| Norway (Brochman) | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Panel 5 : Regulation of Effort Through Property Rights | ||
| Papers : | ||
| Canada (Doucet) | ||
| Panayoutou | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Tuesday, 25 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | SESSION III: | |
| EVALUATION OF TECHNIQUES OF REGULATING FISHING EFFORT | ||
| a) | Impact on resources | |
| b) | Impact on economic performance including processing - marketing sector | |
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00–17.00 | SESSION III (continued) | |
| c) | Equity issues | |
| d) | Administrative feasibility/political acceptability | |
| Wednesday, 26 January | ||
| Morning | ||
| 09.00–12.00 | General conclusions and proposals for action | |
| Afternoon | ||
| 14.00 | Adoption of formal report of the Consultation to the Secretary - General of the World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development | |
