This document contains the final report of the Expert Consultation on Data Formats and Procedures for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, held in Bergen, Norway from 25 to 27 October 2004. The Consultation was convened as requested by the Twenty-fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI), with a view to facilitating implementation of the International Plan of Action to Deter, Prevent and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU).
Major funding for the Expert Consultation and report preparation was provided through project FNOP/INT/003/NOR, "FAO/Norway Programme, FishCode Trust Component" and the FAO Regular Programme. Additional support for the work of the Secretariat came from the Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Norway, which hosted the Consultation.
The collaboration of Sigmund Engestæter, Ellen Fasmer, Grethe Kuhnlem and their colleagues at the Norway Directorate of Fisheries in arranging the Expert Consultation is gratefully acknowledged. Special thanks are due to Tania Abdirizzak, Pilar Bravo de Rueda Cabrera, Mary Cullinan and Giovanna Martone-Boccia of the FAO Fisheries Department for the effective administrative support they provided during planning and implementation of the Consultation. The able assistance of Robert Harman, Kieran Kelleher and Robert Gallagher with preparation and presentation of the reference documents, meeting logistics and finalizing the Consultation report is also acknowledged with thanks.
This document is issued in English, the language in which the Expert Consultation was conducted.
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Distribution:
Participants in the Consultation
Interested national and
international organizations
FAO Fisheries Department
Fishery Officers in
FAO Regional Offices
