Report of the Second Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 16-17 April  2013  / ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???????? ?? ??????? ????????? ? ???????????? ? ??????????? ???? ? ?? ???????

Report of the Second Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 16-17 April 2013 / ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???????? ?? ??????? ????????? ? ???????????? ? ??????????? ???? ? ?? ???????

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The Second Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 16–17 April 2013. The Session was attended by representatives of four Members: Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkey. The Session was also attended by observers from the following States: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. The Commission adopted the scientific and technical advice and recommendations on the following issues which were submitte d to the Commission for its consideration by the Technical and Advisory Committee (TAC) (i) Environmental impact assessment in aquaculture (EIA), (ii) Regional principles for responsible aquaculture in Central Asia (Appendix 7), (iii) Responsible introductions and transfers of fish in Central Asia and the Caucasus and (iv) Improvement of collection, analysis, and dissemination of fisheries data and information. The Commission agreed to consider the establishment of subsidiary bodies under TAC at a time when the Commission has more members and more programmes in place. The Commission discussed its 5-year Regional Work Programme (2011–2015) and endorsed 2013 work programme of the TAC. The CACFish Secretariat briefed the key works and activities that were conducted during the intersessional period. The Commission adopted its 2013 autonomous budget as USD180 000. Importance of the external financial and technical contribution to the five-year Regional Work Programme of CACFish was underlin ed by the Session.