Report of the Second Meeting of FAO and NON-FAO Regional Fishery Bodies or Arrangements. Rome, 20-21 February 2001
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The Second Meeting of FAO and Non-FAO Regional Fishery Bodies (RFBs) or Arrangements was held at FAO Headquarters, Rome, on 20 and 21 February 2001. Representatives from 24 bodies participated. The agenda had four main items: some external factors that may impact on the work of RFBs and fisheries management; indicators to assess the performance of RFBs; cooperation in global status and trends reporting in fisheries; and a review of some emerging issues in fisheries. The Meeting acknowledged in p rinciple the need to develop performance indicators and related guidelines; saw merit in the concept of an international plan of action (IPOA) on status and trends reporting in fisheries; expressed support for the draft IPOA on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and stressed the need for both effective criteria and process in making decisions on listing and delisting in CITES and emphasized the need for inclusion of appropriate scientific evaluation in the process. The Meeting ag reed that closer collaboration between RFBs and the Regional Seas Convention Bodies (RSCs) was essential.