RFB/II/2001/1







SECOND MEETING OF FAO AND NON-FAO REGIONAL FISHERY BODIES OR ARRANGEMENTS

Rome, Italy, 20-21 February 2001

PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND TIMETABLE

Tuesday, 20 February 2001

Morning: 09.30 hours

1. Opening of the Meeting

2. Adoption of the Agenda and arrangements for the Meeting

3. Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

4. Review of some external factors that may impact on the work of regional fishery bodies and fisheries management

5. Indicators to assess the performance of regional fishery bodies

Afternoon: 14.00 hours

5. Continued

6. Cooperation in global trends and status reporting in fisheries

Wednesday, 21 February 2001

Morning: 09:00 hours

7. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

8. Developments in CITES Criteria for listing commercially-exploited acquatic species

9. Opportunities and challenges for coordinated activities on ecosystem-based management of fisheries

10. Possible topics/areas for discussion at the Third Meeting

11. Date and place of the Third Meeting

12. Any other matters

Afternoon: 17:00 hours

13. Adoption of the Report