This page contains the external meetings attended by SPRFMO staff and officials on behalf of the organisation in 2016.
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26-29 September 2016, Seoul, Korea. The Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organisations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets". The Executive Secretary attended this meeting and submitted a document on "Measures by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) which consider marine ecosystem and biodiversity conservation".The outcomes of the meeting are summarised here.
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1-2 August 2016, New York, USA: United Nations Workshop to discuss implementation of paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72 and paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 on Sustainable Fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks. The workshop was chaired by Mr. Osvaldo Urrutia (Chile), Vice-Chair of the Commission and Chair of the CTC. Several SPRFMO Members attended the workshop and some also engaged as panelists, in particular Australia, Chile, European Union, and Korea. The Executive Secretary attended as a panellist of Segment 4 on "Progress made by regional fisheries management organisations and arrangements in addressing the impacts of bottom fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks, in particular through the implementation of relevant paragraphs of resolutions 64/72 and 66/68". She reported on "Bottom Fishing Measures of the SPRFMO".
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11-15 July, Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organisation, Committee on Fisheries, COFI 2016. The Executive Secretary participated as an observer.
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9 and 15 July, Rome Italy: Sixth Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-6). The Executive Secretary attended.
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12 July, Rome, Italy: ABNJ Deep Seas Project meeting. The Executive Secretary participated.
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14 July, Rome, Italy: Meeting of the International MCS Network. The Executive Secretary attended as an observer.
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7-11 March, Auckland, New Zealand: 5th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop. The Data Manager participated in this biennial conference intended to improve and enhance capacity and communications between MCS professionals from around the world. The programme included International and Regional Cooperation case studies, application of the port State measures agreement, development of an MCS IUU Risk Framework and the FAO Global record of fishing vessels.
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22 March, Auckland, New Zealand: Regional Data Workshop. The Data Manager participated in this follow-up to the 2nd Regional Information Management workshop. The follow-up workshop concentrated on current data management practices for the Pacific's tuna fisheries (both State side and RFBs like FFA/SPC/CCSBT/WCPFC) and general RFMOs (CCAMLR/SPRFMO) in the region.
For information about the external meetings attended by staff and officials in previous years, please check the list below: