The FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI-32)

Jackie Alder, FAO EFDAN Meeting Paris June 2016

Agenda for COFI 32 1. Opening of the Session 2. Adoption of the Agenda and arrangements for the Session 3. Designation of Drafting Committee 4. State of world fisheries and aquaculture and progress in the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and related instruments (A High-level Special Event celebrating the entry into force of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) 5. Decisions and recommendations of the Fifteenth Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade, Agadir, Morocco, 22-26 February 2016 6. Decisions and recommendations of the Eighth Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, Brasilia, Brazil, 5-9 October 2015 7. Combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing 8. Role of fisheries and aquaculture in food security and the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Follow-up: Nutrition-related implications for fisheries and aquaculture, including loss and waste of food 9. Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries 9.1 Outcome of and follow-up to the Global Conference on Inland Fisheries 9.2 Outcome of and follow-up to the Tenure and Fishing Rights 2015: A global forum on rights-based approaches for fisheries 10. Global and regional processes 10.1 United Nations (UN) related matters 10.2 Regional Fishery Bodies (RFB) related matters 10.3 Climate change and other environment related matters 11. FAO’s Programme of Work in fisheries and aquaculture under the FAO Strategic Framework 12. Proposal of the Republic of |Korea for the establishment of an FAO World Fisheries University 13. Multi-year programme of work (MYPOW) of the Committee 14. Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons of the Thirty-second Session of COFI 15. Other matters 15.1 Developments in fora of importance for the mandate of COFI: for information 15.2 Any other matters 16. Date and place of the next Session 17. Adoption of the Report

State of world fisheries & aquaculture State of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) Revised format Fewer pages Key messages

– Consumption is still increasing – Aquaculture production increasing (>50% human

consumption) – Social/labour concerns – Highly traded commodity

Climate Change

IPPC – two reports Food security….. Oceans Role of FAO (Fisheries) in the preparations of these two reports?

Sub-Committee Trade (2016)

Catch Documentation Scheme Gap Analysis on Seafood Traceability Standards

and Norms GSSI – Global Seafood Sustainability Initiative Social and labour conditions in the industry Growing importance of the trade in aquaculture

products

Next meeting in Korea in 2017

Sub-Committee Aquaculture (2015) CCRF-Aquaculture implementation – role of RFBs

and aquaculture networks Technical guidelines on aquaculture certification –

further GSSI development Blue Growth – enabling conditions, IWRM, social

issues Livelihoods and decent employment – youth &

women Contribution of aquaculture to food & nutrition

security and national economies

Next meeting in Tehran, Iran October 2017

Technical Consultations

Catch Documentation Scheme – The only technical consultation since the last COFI – Experts Consultation – July 2015 – Technical Consultation – April 2016 which was

suspended due to lack of consensus on two issues Who has the authority to validate the catch

document, the flag state or flag state plus others? Should catch document be unilateral or

multilateral? – Will be re-opened Friday 8th July – before COFI

Thank You

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Activities of FAO

Putting information within reach Sharing policy expertise Providing a neutral meeting place for

nations Bringing knowledge to the field

History of COFI

The Committee on Fisheries (COFI), a subsidiary body of the FAO Council, was established by the FAO Conference at its Thirteenth Session in 1965.

The First Session in 1966, and thereafter annually until 1975. Since 1977 the sessions have been held biennially.

The Committee has held 31 sessions. The last session (COFI 31) was held in June 2014 and the next session (COFI 32) is scheduled to be held in 2016.

Objectives and Function of COFI

Objectives: COFI constitutes a unique inter-governmental forum for the examination of major international fisheries and aquaculture problems and issues, and for the negotiation of global agreements and non-binding instruments. Function:

– Review Programmes of FAO Work in Fisheries and Aquaculture

– Conduct periodic general reviews of problems and advise – international community on possible solutions – May Establish Sub-Committees on Certain Issues (SCFT,

SCA)

Composition of participants COFI 31 (2014)

COFI Members and Associate Members

Observers from FAO Members and Holy See Observers from UN Agencies

Observers from IGOs

Observers from INGOs

Participation by COFI Members (the number of delegations)

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COFI Sessions

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IGOs Participation in COFI

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Total IGOs

Adoption of the Code

1st RFB Meeting

NGOs Participation in COFI

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NGOs Adoption of the Code