Report of the regional workshop on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) in the Southeast (SE) Atlantic Ocean
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A regional Workshop on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) in the Southeast (SE) Atlantic Ocean took place in Swakopmund, Namibia, on 15 17 April 2013. The regional workshop is one of a series of regional meetings under the FAO Deep-sea programme focused on VMEs. The workshop aimed to raise awareness and build capacity on VMEs and associated management issues in the SE Atlantic Ocean region. The Workshop discussed the VME concept within the framework of the FAO Deep-sea Guidelines and looked at examples of different management methodologies and options for VMEs, and how these processes can be facilitated. The global VME database was introduced, focusing on how it can support the VME process in the SE Atlantic Ocean region. Furthermore, the workshop identified relevant existing sources of information on deep-sea fisheries and benthic ecosystems, and discussed confidentiality and data sharing issues. Finally, the future requirements and support mechanisms, including a network of e xperts to support the VME process and collaborative arrangements for data sharing, was discussed, in addition to how the FAO Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) Deep-sea project could assist with this by working with States and other stakeholders and projects. This Workshop was held immediately following a Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) workshop on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSA), which covered the Atlantic coast region of Africa. To improve understanding a nd to create synergies between the EBSA and VME processes, a short one day Workshop was held on Saturday 13 April 2013, with participants drawn from both the CBD EBSA and FAO VME Workshops. A report of this EBSA-VME Workshop is annexed to this report .