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22 Apr 2021
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- project: 4580
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Not a drop in the ocean: Key successes of the Common Oceans ABNJ ProgramThis report presents the results obtained by the Common Oceans ABNJ Program between 2014-2019. It highlights the value, importance and benefits of sustainably managing fisheries and biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ, and how the collateral imp... |
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18 May 2020
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- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Seventh Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The seventh meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project was held in FAO Headquarters in Rome from 27-28 January 2020. A total of 44 participants attended the meeting. The list of participants is provided ... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Sixth Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The sixth meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project was held in FAO Headquarters in Rome from 08-10 July 2019. A total of 47 participants attended the meeting. The list of participants is provided in An... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Fifth Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The fifth meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project was held in FAO Headquarters in Rome from 16-18 July 2018. A total of 46 participants attended the meeting. The list of participants is provided in An... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Fourth Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The fourth meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project was held in FAO Headquarters in Rome from 11th to 13th July 2017. A total of 54 participants attended the meeting. The list of participants is provid... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Third Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The third meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project was held in FAO Headquarters in Rome from 6th to 8th July 2016. A total of 31 participants attended the meeting. The list of participants is provided ... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] Second Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The second meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project was held in FAO Headquarters in Rome from 28 to 30 July 2015. A total of 43 participants attended the meeting. The list of participants is provided i... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4581
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[ABNJ Tuna and Biodiversity] First Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ Report The first meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) was opened on June 11, 2014, by the Global Programme Coordinator, Mr Jeremy Turner, from FAO, who welcomed the participants (see Annex I) and expressed the satisfaction of FAO on the formal... |
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18 May 2020
- report
- project: 4660
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[ABNJ Deep Sea and Biodiversity] Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Deep Seas Project Fourth Project Steering Committee Meeting Report The fourth meeting of the ABNJ Deep Seas Project Steering Committee (PSC4) was held in SaintDenis, Reunion from 23–25 January 2019, with the cooperation of the SIOFA Secretariat. The meeting was attended by representatives of eight project partner... |
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18 May 2020
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- project: 4660
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[ABNJ Deep Sea and Biodiversity] Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Deep Seas Project Second Project Steering Committee Meeting Report The second Project Steering Committee meeting of the ABNJ Deep Seas Project was held in Rome, Italy from 7–9 February 2017. The meeting was attended by representatives of 18 project partners (Published in 2017). |
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18 May 2020
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- project: 4660
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[ABNJ Deep Sea and Biodiversity] Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Deep Seas Project Inception and First Project Steering Committee Meeting Report The combined Inception and first Project Steering Committee meeting of the ABNJ Deep Seas Project Steering Committee (PSC) was held in Rome, Italy from 15-16 December 2015 (Publsihed in 2017). |
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18 May 2020
- publication
- project: 4660
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[ABNJ Deep Sea and Biodiversity] Step-Wise Guide for the Implementation of International Legal and Policy Instruments Related to Deep-Sea Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction This step-wise guide aims to assist with the implementation of relevant international instruments pertaining to deep-sea fisheries and biodiversity conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), especially the high seas, into national ... |
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18 May 2020
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- project: 4660
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[ABNJ Deep Sea and Biodiversity] Review and Analysis of International Legal and Policy Instruments Related to Deep-Sea Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction This document reviews the international policy and legal instruments, institutional arrangements and processes relevant to deep-seas fisheries management and biodiversity conservation, and describes the inter-linkages and overlaps between them. It... |
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15 May 2020
- report
- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] Current Knowledge, Key Uncertainties and Future Research Directions for Defining the Stock Structure of Skipjack, Yellowfin, Bigeye and South Pacific Albacore Tunas in the Pacific Ocean Tuna are the focus of significant fisheries in the Pacific Ocean, with landings of four species (skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and albacore tuna) constituting approximately 70% of the global tuna catch. Stock assessments for skipjack,... |
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15 May 2020
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- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] The Value of Billfish Resources to Both Commercial and Recreational Sectors in the Caribbean] This report develops the background on ecosystem values as they relate to billfish stocks in the Caribbean, defining the terminology and state of the art in valuation science in general and the state of billfish valuation in the Caribbean region i... |
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15 May 2020
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- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] The Use and Design of Rights and Tenure Based Management Systems for Transboundary Stocks in the Caribbean The study recognizes that it is a challenge to apply rights based approaches in the developing world. The author states that the answer is to secure rights to the fishery to end the race to fish and to put proper incentives in place to increase we... |
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15 May 2020
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- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] Fishery Performance Indicator Studies for the Commercial and Recreational Pelagic Fleets of the Dominican Republic and Grenada Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) were developed to address gaps in data and information on fisheries worldwide and in recognition that to be successful with fisheries investment, development or conservation projects measurable outcomes are ne... |
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15 May 2020
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- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] A Business Case for the Processing and Sale of High Quality Yellowfin Tuna Products from South India The objective of the following report is to present a business case focusing on the identification and assessment of opportunities for investment in tuna fishing and processing in south India, which might be attractive to either (or both) private ... |
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15 May 2020
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- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] A Business Case for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) for the Yellowfin Tuna Fishery in the Bay of Bengal The objective of the following report is to present a business case focusing on the identification and assessment of opportunities for investment in Yellow Fin Tuna (YFT) monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) within India’s Exclusive Economic... |
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15 May 2020
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- project: 4856
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[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] A Business Case for Co-Management Arrangements for the Yellowfin Tuna Fishery in the Union Territory of Puducherry This report presents the business case for investment in co-management arrangements in the yellowfin tuna (YFT) fishery in the Union Territory of Puducherry (UTP), South India. It suggests that an investment of around 3.8 million US$ in such arran... |
