FAO FISHERIES PROCEEFINGS 3/1

Deep Sea 2003: Conference on the Governance and Management of Deep-sea Fisheries
Part 1: Conference Reports

1-5 December 2003
Queenstown, New Zealand

Edited by
Ross Shotton
Fishery Resources Officer
Marine Resources Service
Fishery Resources Division
FAO Fisheries Department

Table of Contents

Shotton, R. (ed.)
Deep Sea 2003: Conference on the Governance and Management of Deep-sea Fisheries.
Part 1: Conference reports. Queenstown, New Zealand, 1-5 December 2003.
FAO Fisheries Proceedings. No. 3/1. Rome, FAO. 2005. 718p.

Abstract

The first of these two-volume Proceedings contains papers presented at Deep Sea 2003: Conference on the Governance and Management of Deep-sea Fisheries that was held in Queenstown, New Zealand from 1 to 5 December 2003. They include the Conference opening statements and the keynote addresses for the seven theme sessions, which covered the topics of (i) environment, ecosystem biology, habitat, diversity and oceanography; (ii) population biology and resource assessment; (iii) harvesting and conservation strategies for resource management; (iv) technology requirements; (v) monitoring, compliance and controls; (vi) review of existing policies and instruments; and (vii) governance and management. A review by a group of selected experts on these themes, as presented at the Conference, is also provided and gives their personal views. The perspectives of the Conference Steering Committee, as regards the general conclusions of the Conference, are provided in terms of what are considered necessary to address the issues of deep-sea fisheries governance and management and the programme elements that must be undertaken if deep-sea fish resources are to be sustained, their habitat protected to ensure its productivity and appropriate concern of protection of deep-sea biodiversity.

The second volume of the Proceedings consists of two parts. Authors who presented posters at Deep Sea 2003 were invited to provide more detailed papers, based on their posters, for the Proceedings and the papers of those authors who have done so are at the beginning of the volume. The subsequent part contains papers presented at four workshops held at the University of Otago, Dunedin from 27 to 29 November 2003, the week prior to the main Conference in Queenstown. These workshops addressed the topics of (i) assessment and management of deepwater fisheries; (ii) management of small-scale deep-sea fisheries; (iii) conservation and management of deepwater fisheries; and (iv) bioprospecting in the high seas.