Report of the seventh session of the Working Party on the Assessment of Marine Fishery Resources,
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The Working Party on the Assessment of Marine Fishery Resources held its seventh session in Belize City, Belize, from 2 to 5 December 1997. The primary objective of this session was to contribute to a comprehensive assessment of the nature and status of fisheries in the region, with a view to assisting, through provision of information, the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission in its consideration of its future role and the prospects for enhancing cooperation in the region. The specific role of this Working Party was to consider the nature, distribution and status of the living marine resources of the region and, based on these, to advise the Commission on future roles that it should consider in order to realize effective, sustainable utilization and management of the resources. This task was completed and substantive recommendations, as detailed in this report, put forward for consideration by the Commission.