The IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Shark News 2: October 1994
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Meetings
Any information on forthcoming meetings and notes/comments on
relevant meetings attended by readers would be most gratefully
received bv the editor. Please send them in for the next issue!
FAO Technical Consultation on the Code of
Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
Rome, Italy. 26 September-5 October 1994.
The code contains six thematic areas for which guidelines are to
be developed: Fishery management practices, Fishing operations,
Aquaculture development, Integration of fisheries into coastal area
management, Fair trade practices (including post-harvest practices),
and Fisheries research. The Agreement to Promote Compliance with
International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing
Vessels on the High Seas was to form an integral part of the Code,
which will also take into account the 1992 Rio Declaration,
Agenda 21 of UNCED, and the outcome of the UN Conference on
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
CITES, 9th Meeting of the Conference of Parties.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 7-18 November 1994.
There are no marine species proposals for this meeting, although
the United States National Marine Fisheries Service is preparing a
discussion brief for the Agenda item on Trade in Shark Parts and
Products, This is intended to encourage discussion on how best to
collect data on international trade in shark parts and information on
the impact of international trade on shark populations and marine
ecosystems.
FAO Committee on Fisheries biennial meeting.
20-24 March 1995.
The reviewed draft text of the Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries (see opposite) will be submitted to this meeting.
UN Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
Second and third meetings: New York City, USA.
27 March-12 April and 17-28 July 1995.
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