FAO Fisherie.!, Eaport No. 246 FIDE2(3(En)

Report of the third session of the

STERN CE L ATLA ICFISHERY COM SSION

Havana, Cuba, 18-22 November 1980

F O FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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FAO Fisheries Re ort No 246

REPORT

of the

THIRD SESSION OF THE

WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION

Havana, Cuba, 18-22 November 1980

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONSRome 1981

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international organizationsFAO Fisheries DepartmentFishery Officers in FAO Regional Offices

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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

This is the final version of the report as approved by the third session of the WesternCentral Atlantic Fishery Commission.

For bibliogra hic nur oses this documentshould be cited as follows:

FAO, Western Central Atlantic Fishery1981 Commission, Report of the third

session of the Western CentralAtlantic Fishery Commission.Havana, Cuba, 18-22 November 1980.ELLEI-211,12m- , (240:44 P.

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AECTRACT

The final formal report of the third session of the Western Central Atlantic FisheryCommission (WECAFC), held in Havana, Cuba, from 18 to 22 November 1980 is presented.Major topics were resource management and fishery development issues, future of WECAFC,including its subsidiary bodies, the Executive Committee for the Implementation of theWECAF Project, technical cooperation and mutual assistance and other matters.

A list of the recommendations of the WECAFC sesbion is included in Annex G.

CONTENTS

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OPENING OF THE SESSION 1-2

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION 3-4

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES 5-69

(a) Shrimp and Lobster 5-21

(b) Other SPecies 22-32

(0) Coasta3. Aquaaulture

(d) Fishery Statistics and Data for Fisheries Manand Development

33-45

46-63(e) Effects of Pollution on Marine Artisans' Fisheries 64-69

FISHERY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 70-104

(a) Fishery Development Options - Short and Long Term

(b) Progrese Report of the FAO Comprehensive Programme of

70-87

Assistance in the Development and Management of Fisheriesin Eoonomic Zones 88-104

FUTURE OF WECAFC INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES 105-125

(a) Future Orientation and Requirements 105-113

(b) Area of Competence of the Commission

(c) Relations with Other Bodies Concerned with Fisheriesin the Area

114-115

116-125

REPORT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE GOIAMITTEE FOR THEIMPLEMENTATION OF THE WECAF PROTECT 126-137

TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND MJTUAL ASSISTANCE 138-148

ANY OTHER MATTERS 149

FUTTION OF OFFICERS 150-152

DATE AND PLACE OF THE FOURTH SESSION 153-155

ADOPTION OF THE REPOHT 156

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Appendix A List of delegates and observers 21

B Speech by His Excellency Mr Jorge Fernandez-Cuervo Vinent, 27

Cuban Minister for the Fishing Industry

C Address by Mr Kenneth C. Lucas, Assistant Director-General 30

(Fisheries), FAO

D Agenda 34

Pace

Appendix E List of documents 35

F Intersessional programme of work and suggested topics for 37discussion and analysis at the next meeting of the combinedWECAFC resource working parties early in 1982

G List of recommendations of WECAFC and its subsidiary bodies 39

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OPENING OF THE SESSION

The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) held its Third Session from18 to 22 November 1980 at the Palacio de Convenciones in Havana, Cuba. The session wasattended by the representatives of 16 members of the Commission, by ebservers from threeother Member Nations of FAO, by representatives of the United Nations Development Programmeand by an observer from the Latin Amerioan Economic System. A list of delegates and obser-vers is given in Appendix A of this report.

After an introductory statement made by the Chairman, His Excellency the Minister ofFishery Industry of Cuba, Mr Jorge FernAndez-Cuervo Vinent, formally opened the session inan address which is reproduced in Appendix B. The Assistant Director-General, FidheriesDepartment, Mr Kenneth C. Lucas, representing the Director-General of FAO, replied to theMinister in an address which is reproduced in Appendix C.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION

The Commission adopted the agenda reproduced in Appendix D and took the items in theorder shown in the revised timetable (WECAFC/80/3, Rev.1). The documents before the Commissionare listed in Appendix E. The Chairman expressed the advisability in appointing a Nomina,-tions Committee to facilitate the election of officers to serve during the intersessionalperiod and at the Fourth Session of the Commission.

The appointment of a Nominations Committee to recommend a slate of officers for theCommission to be elected at the end of this Third Session,as well as to recommend membersfor the EXecutive Committee of the WECAF ProjectItook place during the second day of thesession and the following countries agreed to serve as the Nominations Committee: Cuba,Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia and the United States of America.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

(a) Shrimp and Lobster

The WECAFC Working Party on Stock Assessment of Shrimp and Lobster Resources providesa mechanism for reviewing and summarizing results of crustacean stock assessments in theregion. However, since it only meets every second year, coordination of ongoing regionalresource assessment activities devolves to a large extent on the technical officers of theWECAF Project. The Working Party met in Mexico City, 17-24 November 1979, and their reportis provided in document WECAFC/80/7. A summary of recommendations from the Working Partyfor consideration by WECAFC is provided in document WECAFC/80/6.

Shrimp

From an economid point of view, the shrimp resources form the basis for the most impor-tant fishery of the WECAFC region. Recent landings from Statistical Area 31 now rango around170 000 t, with an additional 17 000 t coming from the fishery off northern Brazil and theGuianas.

Most analyses to date have been based on catch and effort information alone, with littledata on shrimp sizes or species composition. There is evidence in some areas, however, thatreplacement of one species by another has occurred since the beginning of the fishery. Torefine further analyses of these fisheries, the Commission supported the Working Party'srecommendation that data on species composition and sizes be presented at their next meeting.

The Commission also supported the recommendation of the ad hoc Working Party on ShrimpFisheries of tlíe Gldanas/Brazil held in April 1979, that data collection and reporting beimproved by the establishment of a common reportinE system for the Guianas/Brazil shrimp

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fiiheries in order to have a vnifoim and consistent set of fisheries data for ;/ee of

stock. The COMMiBEd01) re2ueeted the WECAF Projecl: to useint ongoing stetietical proerammes,and in particular develop a propoeol for e centvol date proceesing eystem

9° From aealyeec, it ie clear that folleeThe the hieteeical developleet ei moue eheAmpfishevico in tho region to oboe to kanziwum eunteluable yield levele 2M V40 1960e aud 1970ethere iv no major ineeease in yiold likely lath further developeeet of fiehieg effove In

fact, the economic optimum level of fie/ling effort would be at rougWe two thiedo uf thepresent level. Thio would reeult in ICNU ehan z 10 eoecont decline in oveeall ;yield, butould bring ooauiderable cleeinge in feel and capital 000te, uould iaereese catoh rates, andaloe, ueuld reduce the propertion of inelersized by-catch opeoieo eaptured.

10,' ee ed on theee facts, the Commission recommeOed that shrimp fishing ee-tioas ofthe UMAIPC region look cloeely at the poseibilitiec of controlling fiehing offer% ie theirehrimp fieheriee, in the light of ecencmic coneideratione prevailinte in their iedividualfiohimg emcee. Some progreee in thio direction hao already been WDa0 in Niceeagua

In view of proliminere etuaiee ehewing the oecuerenee of ahared reeourceo of ehriwp invarioue secas of the WEDAPC region, the Coemieeion en22RE2g2A the initiation of joint tag-ging etudies by countriee concerned, and noted that such studies weee underway between theUSA end Mexico, and gnus:led the erotesed Guianas/beaeil tagging programme planned by theWRAF Project.

The hoy role the WECAP Project has been playing in statistics collection in thé Guianas/Brazil region ume emphasize& Anhough monagement reoponsibility is at the national level,tho Project staff playa a very useful role in coordinating euch activities between countriesof the r gion.

Tho Commiesion noted le!th aporeciation the role of the US DMFS (National Marine FisheriesService) in aesistin shrimp tagging studies in the region. The offer of the Republic of.Korea to coonerat. in futuro regional -Legging and serological stedies wax gratefully acknow-1

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Doapite the pri y economic importance of tho crustacean fisheries of the region andtheir importance for the earning of foreign exchange, many countries of the region are netimporters of fish, and the importance of developing nee uourcec of animal protein within theregion was ized. The single largest and readily available resource is the by-catchof the Shrimping fleet. Feeieeeee of the potential yield of thie recouroe aro of the orderof a million tons or more lle.

The _Anne of the shrimp fleets on the broad continental margine of the southernCaribbean hue, the Gulf of Mexico have u coeteolling influence on the harvesting of abundantgroundfieh resources in the region. Increased te;ilieation of by-catch is the niatediate pro-

blem, and efforte in thie connezion by Mexico, Ceeee, Colombia and Guyana are deocrihedt Thecatalytic role of SELA (Latin American Economic SeeAee) in encouraging these studiee wasrecognized.

On a long-term strategic beis, however, it will be necessary to take into account, theneed for optimizing yield of cceeecial by-catch species in managing the shrimp fichevies.Three approaches could be taLeee

(a) If directed geoeedfiah fiehories =Lot, or aro to be Jeveloped in the s se urcasae the shrimp fishery, reeoarch ira needed to develop an effective amd practical ohrimp trawlthat can reduce 135e-catch, especielly of juvenile fieh of commercial value.

(b) The optimum mooh size of. a:doting ohnimp trawls should bo =mined, both in t aof the optimal yield of shrimp and no imrant of meoh sine on nonnpement of juvenile finfish.

(o) From Psition, it mayshrimp fiohory.

knowl ge of seasonal chnnnoo In by-catch ration Ema by-catch compo-to develop mcang,nnont wonourno bosod on neaoonnl closures of th

An FAO-nnn)nored nt consultation on he rocovory and utilization of ohrimp by-.catches in Lhe WECAFC area in plowed to bo hnid in Havana for throo dayc in July 1981, toreviow all the work dono so far and proposo futuro cour000 of action to reduce such post-harvest loos.

A opecific and intograted project, not nocoosarily adminiotorod by the NECAF Projectbut oortainly coordinated with it, will bo requirod if ninnificant advances ano to be mudeon the sustained rocovery and commorolal utilization of shrimp by-catohoo in the region.Systomatic irvestigationn on varionn toohnoloGical alternativoo for recovering and utilinth000 fish o:ro requirod, and tho proposod nvojoct would play a coordinatino and catalyticroTo throns'f) natiouril inmtitutionn end tile industry in tho oountrios of tho rocionwbovo pl)ri..711pinhins-; in' a mnjon activity. A projoct propoonl alms th000 lineo io contalmodin doonment [Fa:00/80/17 dinonood wador ocoude, ite71 7.

nnononIncnOs o thn stntuo (wt.' thin vnlualnlo re:ow:won suggos.% it is at or close tothe rnh,y innrn oy,. ¡qiN.Si; thC., Cornlionion's nron.

At prn T H vrth /1116 mortaliton size and ohapturo nnd cat oheffort(1.:.- n..;n thnre on:onion nnn nnail le. The Commission recommended data on these sub-jects bo connoted end nrocnpt to the ; :1.:i !g Party on Stock Aosemoment of Shrimpaad .r,obstor R000lo!-3,

, nnh adult rignmtion ir fairly liod, thoro oubstrtial movomont of thew)animnln by ncoan onrnonts Ouriln3 thoiv 1y,NA.00,7,a lnnval otann. Tho likoli niOosproad occur-ronco of -;,rnnspont 1.;7,1rczo fpom opountoi it oao aational ;,ene to nettlemont areae3.n oth,,:y wtOcrliom t7lo aoca 217%v 3oorOlyt:.o.1 of astion7,1 fiahorics regulap-tionn .1).71.Umm sim*: limito) ta.conaonf6 ;1(i 11.1T,CLA: PrV-SiOVI, Va0 0=ionion, therefore,ondormed cnz! of tIte r000mm(nC,Ithiox "l1v, fopot of ne Dwotiao,; npour.oved jointly by acITT(Tarid CaL-ibloc,a TC0!IRY1)0 (X00 !,;:ocw,Cion. Zor Lao Cnribbean andAdjacent Regionn) end' ,"1-1.3 'RECAP 1*'POjtri, 11,A6 Cota Rice in Ao.,?3m1.K1r 19809 name)y thatsize limits be çjÇr(rr h .ur' Pogjo-n., uill oimo r;reatly in reducingtrnffio of 1olr'%3)c,o, oort len sfo oln,omzcd to rovbW. importation

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(b) Otha

Overall fioh landlnun Tn.om the 111T;3gC vogion havo ncnninc?, atablo oven tho last15 yoaro at betwenn 1.3 and i.5 tlynor, nitheogh they Y'07,011C. 2 million t in 1978.Identifie 'iah Inndingn in 1978 conoi.non;. of 120 000 t of eknnrnal fish, roughly 1 mi/liontof polagics and 470 000 t of invortnix-ntns and othor uniniaatiPiod r000nrces. Althenn-li therohas boon considorablo prognona ova:, tho Eon yonno, tha Inaowlndcp of the pr000nt stateof fish stock!: in thc eroa io vathnn 7.11;1:Kea pad nnovon.

Tho 000lo3tcal divonnity of )2abitoto oul -nes 1 ita tho develo ont 0larnn-ocaloinduotrial fishorios in tho WEVAFC pnna, n fou obviono onnon;dons. As a result, futuroinorcaonn in utilizntion of nO VOLIOIIT,D0r.; cloymdj 1c) e. mir.2.11:nozat eztont on f'nnther devlopmont of cmall-noalo fishorieo tin.ounhovt Lho mgion.

Small tuna aro an important roecnnce in tho are now largely fishedbydiotant watflecto. Thoiro io a nocd Tor VULTO to collabornLo nith MCAT (Turtarnationol Cltennnoion forthe Conoorvation of Atiantio 'unan), onnocinlly in tbotr rronnannto on skipjaok tuna tagging,to holp idontify the ahendenon nnn ok'sont uf thin :7'ff:10017010o

25. The experience of nations like Cube, jawalca ana tho USA,who have carried out s 44, i-cant studies of reef fish reeources, noede to be communicated more widely. The WECAF Projectcan play a major role /ecru, acting through national correspondents nominated by the WECAFCoountries, in order to improve design of investitAtive programmes on these resources.

26. Etchange of information on fishing methods and e4ar between WECAFC countries needs moreattention as well as exchanges of experiences on the effects of various fisheries managementmeasures. The WECAF Project can greatly assist in encouraging these exchanges.

27. The conservation programmes of Mexico on turtles to avoid catches of juveniles migratingto sea was noted with interest, and the Commission encourages further efforts to promoteturtle conservation in the region.

28. The Cuban delegation referred to the national meetings held regularly with respect toeach fishery on crustaceans, fish and other species in which scientists, technicians,acIministrators, representatives of producing companies and fishermen participate. Thisexperience has shown that the agreements and decisions taken permit the achievement of realadvances in fisheries management and development.

Shared Resources

29. Although not too much work has been done on the distribution of species in the WECAFCregion, A priori, we can expect that, because of the small exclusive fishing zones of manycountries of the region, many stocks, especially of pelagic fish, will prove to be sharedwhen the necessary biological studies are carried out.

30. WECAFC may be expected to play a more active role in relation to management of theseshared stocks in future years. In the meantime, the Commission LenDelT"ndfl, collaborativeefforts to study the more important species through its Working Party on Assessment of FishResources. In particular, itreauested,countries to send delegates to the next working partymeeting proposed to take place early in 1982 and at this meeting to provide and discussinformation on the items listed in Appendix F.

31. The Commission after reviewing the recommendations of the Joint Meeting of the WorkingParties on Shrimps, Lobsters and Fish Resources adopted the following recommendations:

that member countries of WECAFC support the programme on intersessional workcontained in Appendix F;

that member countries of WECAFC nominate national scientific correspondentsto carry out planned activities for the intersessional period;

that the report of the Joint Working Parties be accepted a L I by theCommission.

The Commission 3,11,44...t., its member countries to take all necessary actions to implement recom-mendations (a) and (b).

32. The Commission discussed tho nood to avoid duelicating efforts carried out by otherorganizations operating in the region and for a closer collaboration with their activities.Special reference was 0A,,i, e to SELA (Action Cowittee for SeaCood and Freshwater Products)progro,Ames, and especially its shrimp by,-oatch project. 1.-t wal_as2ed that improved atten-tion to communication is needed betwoon SEA, PAO ssd the CommJssion:in order to give greaterimpact to their joint activiviss fol:. the bonefAL of jhe rJowntries ill lie rogim.1,

P 7riture(o) Coa

33. In the introductory remarks by the Sooretariat9 attemion war, drawn to the considerablepotential which se s to exist for coastal aqszlositure development in. the WECAFC region.The Physical and climatic conditione, tho ezistonce of biolog±cal resources in tho form of

edible o c ially valuable sp* ies of crustace:- 71olluscs, fish, sQaweeds, turtles,etc., and the availability of relatively cheap labour all favonr such a development, whichcould offer aubstantial socio-economic benefiLso

The relevant document for this item was WECAFC/80/11 in which it was indicated that,even with the favourable conditions that exist, aquaculture development was up to now, withfew exceptions, of relatively minor sizpificance. Various probl t s and constraints wereidentified, among which the lack of availability of information, the short.:4 of trainedand experienced aquaculture workers, the difficulty of obtaining easy credit and pollutionproblems seemed to be the most important.

During the discussions that followed, attention was called to paragraph 2 of documentWECAFC/80/11, which refers to the existence of high rates of unemployment and malnutritionin the Caribbean islands. The Secretariat clarified that, whilst these situations may occurin some areas, this was certainly not the case with Cuba nor with some other island countriesand the generalization was, therefore, not valid.

Many delegates expressed a strong interest in aquaculture development, describing indetail their plans and programmes and the activities they were carrying out. It was pointedout that countries anxious to develop aquaculture should first define their policies; whetherthey wanted to provide food for their populations or to grow hiyo value species which oftenrequired sophisticated technologies. Generally, most interest was shown in aquaculture asa contribution to the national food supply. The fact that production could be planned to bein the market at a particular time and could be located near population centres, thus reducing marketing and distribution problems, was considered very advantageous.

Species which were already being cultivated on a commercial or semi-commercial scalewere the mangrove oyster, the mullet and the turtle, though it was suggested that there mightbe marketing problems connected with the latter two; the mullet because in a number of coun-tries it was not a highly regarded species, and the turtle because it is an endangered spe-cies. Fish and shrimp are also being grown in some areas in the region where the coastlineallows controlled flooding with sea water.

Species on which work is currently being carried out include sponges and queen conch,the latter appearing to be of special significance in view of its hiza market demand andvalue.

There was unanimous ao eement on the need to disseminate and exchange information onactivities being carried out, not only in the region but also in other te of the world.It was strongly recommended that a mechanism be established in the WECAF Project and withinFAO to disseminate information on a continuing basis as part of a regional policy to shareknowledz.4. Information on a culture developments and activities should be automaticallytransferred to the region by FAO's intorragional and global ffogrommcso

The need to train aquaculturiste tac empheiT.,:d and MATTI (Ag-onoy for InternationalDevelopment, Washington, DC) hsd given priority to this setivity in various countries of theregion. Cuba, which har, boon holdiug soNinars a a national level, indicated that they couldbe extended to become a regional activity. Tt was strua recommended that within the fundsavailable for the region - which seemed tc be a vc,(T reduced prepnrtion oi funding allocatodby international organisations for aquaculture development at tho world level - seminars,workshops, training couroos and moetings should be held ao often as possible to ensure theeffective transfcx of inEormation, knowledge and experience. The Tanrfrovo oyster, the queenconch and mullet seemed to be suitable subjects foz Lraining courses arid workshops and it wasrequested that the FAO Aquaoulture Development and Coordivation Vvograrrtme should play a load-ing role in such activitios0

410 Particular attention was given to the pass;,blo uso 07 TCDC (Technical Cooperation betweenDeveloping Countries) to trao,sfer technology, no only within the W1110AFC region but aluo with

other regions of Ule dovoloping it had been shown in limited anproaches thus, far that

successful results could be achieved with a relatively small want of fundn, provided theduration of tho assistance was carefully planned to achieve the decired objectivee. FAO andUIDIP wore requested to prenoto TCDC as a means of encouraging Lhe teanefel. of anizeoulteretechnology.

420 Several delegatee el:preened concern abou t the apparent dispereion of effort in aqua-culture development. There seemed to be no coordinction OMODC the verieve agenoiee nvolvedIn this type of activity and it was considered that en urgent need oeictca Le anhieve abetter coordination between thù UMAF Project end the Action Commi.ttee for SeaCooci aucl1Presle-water Products of SELA.

Mention was made of the conflicte arising from the variove ve, beinu made of thocoastal zone zeea it was coneldeesd that attention should be givon to tbo protection of thefish habitats from land reclamation and other projecte which, in MOBi, oases, woulci perma-nently prevent the use o47 thee() unique areae for development of coantaL aquaen)ture,

Attention was called to the proble ed by water pollution .1so constitutes aserious threat to aquaculture developmeee. "in some countries cultore activities bad to bemoved to new arces because nollution lead rendered the traditional aveae unprodeetivee Pol-lution was soon as one of the main enemion to development, espeeially in coaetel water, andthe Commission recommended that the countries nhould take urgent measvess Lo peotect theirunpolluted areae and Lo control thos eollution has been detected.

The Commesnion eteonfely_poeted the suggestion nado :ee WECAFC/80/11 that FLOfurther maltidieciplinEeoy missions, similar to the one fielJeA in June 1980, to the eeateiesnot covered by this first mission, to aseeen the poteetia) L'ee end poesibilItiesaquaculture developmenL and to formulate peeject propoaals uheee C4)1A'OrT5P:i3O,

(a) S atistice and Data for Fish

The documents presented under this item were VILVEN3/80/8 and WECAINP3/IIii.050 Attentionwas also drawn to WECAF Report No. 29 entitled "User's Guide to Exploratory Fishing Data forthe WECAF Projeot Area". The relevant r.ndinet and recommendations of the First WorkingParty on Fishery Statistics, held in Feeeee City, Panama, May 1978, which a direCing on th contents of these documents, eire indicated.

The last meeting of the Working Party on Statistics emphasized that the collection offisheries data must be a national responsibility. In the context of the (mlerging new regimeof the oceans, countries must collect statistical data within their eirtended national juris-diction. Unless individual countries are willing to provide the minimum neeessary funds intheir budgets, no improvement in fishery statistics will be achieved. The Woeking Partyemphasized, therefore, th t WECAFC should ntroggly recommend that member countries makeappropriate budgetary provisionn commensurate with the needs of the ceuntries for the estab-lishment of a rieheries data syntem capable of obtaining :aeliable fiencry statistiesc

The eting was informed about the work undertaken by the froject in pursuanceof *Aalions of the Second Session of WECAIPC

490 The T:.!aining Course in Fishery Statistics for the English-spaalring member countries ofthe Project, held in Saint Lucia in November/December 1979, had prody.ceda. good deal of enthu-siasm for the improvement of fishery data in these countries. Arising out o? this TrainingCourse, a standard list of species in the Ceribbean arca had been akseppecii, together withtho draft of a field manual for the identification of thee° =lotion of fish by ntatisticelen erators.

50. In a 1:e5 omantvioo pilot eurveye liad been aedaeeteeon to evolve a euAtable deeign forthe collection of fishery data ilatim-wide eerie:eve in these countries will be launchedearly aext year.

51 Wk1O ,1tcj.ic' oeovoso will proquoo most of tho data flooded fop stock aasossmont purpooes,biologicol data ouoh ao length Treqaoncy of commercially important fioheo will no t les avail-ablo. Similaoly, data on rainfall, otc., affocting pooduetion in koy coaotal aroas will notbe oollontod,

Tilo forma6 of a Io6boo7o foe tlac coolloctio of data from he industrial fisheries is/nalaa fLolki trial te a fow oolootud coaotrioo. It is peor000d that the data oolloctodthrough tIlio lorshool: uon14 be compiled by a r gional Fiohooy Vianagoment Information Centrowhon ie is outabliohed,

53a Tho opeotoaiato J:c> ties) dovoloemoat of ow officiont otatiotical oyotom had boon idon,tifiea cos Wore; tssiely flsoaotol c:10. MoVA0ao0c,i001.9 vi; woll ac tho lack QC contaot amongp000le u4c colloot 1.a and the u.W.17-3oC Uesoo tioìoao Nhilst in a fow countrioo themajor bottl000cL oao tho lack of CiuiUg In othoro a oorvoy cestom doos ozioet, though itio OitCAI indOCIWt'.)th roopooL oS c000rago oad mothodoloss. In thane eal;o07 tho applica-tioa of oomp?ino toolsoloaco io tho co/loction of data and tho conooquent rodiotribution ofeaioting otaff coeid pl.-es:Secs, good voaukto.

54. It was aloo ,oesoa that futuec dovoloemat of improved data systems depends on train,ing domoaotratton which oolsld his mow, effoctivo if the following approach wao followed:

divide ti sea ini or M070 oub-areas; for instance, Ceribbeislands, Central Amor:and Sout: ican oountrioo bordering tho Atlantio;

develop a puitblo otatiutical syotem in ono selectod country in each sub-areawhich could thon be usad as a training and demonstration project for fishory statisticiansof other countries of the sub-area.

This appeoach would ha leso timo-consamino aud would encoura the transfer of knowledoesperionoo amoeg tito couateioo of thG eub-aroa.

55. Ono dolegato LIC'.5 of tho °pillion that, in the early otogoo of fioherlos devolopsent,emphasis on tho collection of statictioe wao not of the highost priority. Most other cielo-gatos otrooced tho groat importenco of having adequate fisheries date as the basis for anydevelopmunt plan, as woll as for use as a management tool. It was emphasizod that, irros-

pectivo of the otage devolopment, stops should be initiated for the ootabliehment of anatIonal fishorioe data systom which will be oapable of genorating the required information.

56. It omorgod clearly foom the mooting that the sottingeup of a data collection votommuot not wait Por the oollapoe or a fishury to occur. On tho contrary, its: establishmentwould holp monitor the fiohery and aleo provide objectively vorifiablo iedicators (OVI) to

evoluato tho orecoss or failure of tho various, developient programmos launchod by tho coun-tries. Thoso OVIo aro also vooful in the preparation of futuro davelopmont plans.

57. The WECAF Frojoct eao thorofoeo urod vigorously to purnuo tho dovelopmont of a static-

ticrl programmo, thaugh it wao aloo pointed out that, whon recommending o otatistioal syotem

for a conntry,tho coste and b000fita should be talc= into consideration.

58. Somo delsestes exnressed thoir dinappointmont at tho olow improvomont of otatistios in

tho roglon. In vice! of Viso imoortance of reliablo fishery data, tho WILICAP Frojoct should

take atoms to pee that improvcd ond diversified data arc boing gonorated in countries oftho region bofoao tho PO:T6 VECAFC ocomion

59. Though the ouphaolo iven by a few countrieo in thoir national dovolopmont plan for theimprovemont of statistical data and the progress achieved ovar tho yoars were noted, the

mod for furthoo training of perconeel in data collection and analynio and for the standar-

dization of otatiotico collectod by tho various countrios was emphasiecd.

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60. The suggestion for the establishment of a "model system" in a few selected countriesand their training componen received genvcal approval of the Commission. It was, however,pointed out that, before introducing such a model system, consultations should be held withcountries of the region already having orz.,4ized statistical systems to establish the ele-mente which should be inoorporated into a regional statistical programme with a, view toensuring the uniformity and comparability of data collected throughout the region. Thesteps for implementing the model system should be as follows:

organize a meeting of the countries which are typical to form a sub-area andwhich possess experience in the methodolo of data collection;

select one or two centres in the subarea where an appropriate simple statisticalsystem could be developed. The collection of biological data necessary for stock assessmentpurposes should also be an integral part of this system;

implement the scheme in the selected countries and bring staff from other countries,having similar field conditions, to receive practical training.

61. It was also emphasized that such an approach would not preclude any country having thenecessary interest and need to receive help from the WELAF Project in the development of anational fishery statistical system.

62. The delegates from Saint Lucia and Nicaragua, where some statistical work had alreadybeen initiated, suggested that the proposed demonstration "model system" could be developedin their respective countries.

63. It was agreed that there was a need for the development of a regional storage andretrieval system and eventually of a data bank as a part of the Fishery Management Informa-tion Centre in the region. The non-coastal countries having fishing interests in this regionshould also supply the necessary data as required by the Fishery Management InformationCentre.

(e) Effects of Pollution on Marine Artisanal Fisheries

64. The :zographical distribution of major sources of pollution and zones of high risksfrom oil spills appear to overlap with those critical habitats which are known to be deci-sive for certain life statzs of mmx.ine living resources. These habitats, such as corals,sea grass beds and many oyes are the most productive of the region and support major stocksexploited by artisanal fisheries. Marine pollution can be prohibitive to aquaculture deve-lopment and the Commission therefore urged all member countries to reduce pollution ofcoastal waters originating from industrial activities. Reference was made to the detri-mental effects on the sensitive coastal ecosystems of small islands of coastal constructionworks, sand and gravel extraction and mangrove destruction.

65. Recent investigations in connexion with the IXTOC oil spill have not shown negativeeffects on fish and shrimp stocks, since the oil disappeared quickly due to bac-terial activities. The desirability of adding nutrients at hydrocarbon spills toencourage bacterial growth for accelerating degradation of the oil was noted.In nearshore areas, however, an oil spill would have had serious effects on ecosystemssuch as mangroves and corals. Liso, when dispersants are used for the clean-up ofoil spills, the dispersants as well as oil-dispersant mixtures may have high adverse effectson the survival of early life stages of shrimps and fish. Another important aspect of oilpollution is its socio-economic impact on artisanal fisheries, since fishermen may be pre-vented from fishing for a considerable period of time and fish may not be accepted on themarket.

66. Industrial wastes as well as agricultural run-off mainly have local effects, such asthe accumulation of metals and pesticide residues in coastal waters and semi-enclosed bays.Reference was made to the accumulation of mercury in fish due to industrial discharges in

the Bar of Cartagena. In this connexion tho Cc note6 aprreciation tha4 FA09 incooperation with SIDA (Swedish International Degalopalont huthority)9 plans to organizo inthe Caribbean region a workshop on special teonniques to analyse instals and organochlorincsin fish, shrimps and molluscs.

The Commission referred to the fishkill which oocurred recently in various partsthroughout the Caribbean. Although it was noted that most probably the mass mortality wascaused by a combination of natural changes in the environment following several cyclonicdepressions, the possible connexion of the fishkill with marine pollution was mentioned.

The Commission urTed governments in the region to take action against dumping of dan-gerous substances into the sea, and the need for coordinated actions in cases of pollutionaffecting various countries was stressed.

The Commission took note of the Action Plan for Environmental Assessment and Managementin the Wider Caribbean Region, prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)in cooperation with the Economic Commission for Latin America (LA) and UN SpecializedAgencies. It welcomed the cooperation of the UN system in this important field and expressedconfidence that duplication of efforts would thus be avoided. In view of the actual andpotential risks that marine pollution poses to artisanal fisheries, the Commission t-ve itsgeneral support to the Action Plan and is highly interested in cooperating with UM?' in pro-jects on the effects of pollution and environmental degradation on fisheries, such as:

the determination of the rol played by coastal ecosystems such as mangroves,coastal lagoons, coral reefs and turtlegrass beds in the life cycle of commer-cially important marine species;

the cooperative assessment of oil and oildispersant toxicity;

the assessment of the potential impacts of oil pollution on the socioeconomicconditions of artisanal fisheries.

The Cowission cpnfirmed that WECAFC isanpoot ftr3heriee devolopment and T6:-

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ading body responsible for taking care of allin the re, on.

The relevent document for thie topic wee WECAFC/80/10 entitled "Growth add developmentpossibilitioo for fteherlen in tbo WE;CAC aeoa". In the introductory remerhe it wao poieted

out that the subject of ievelopment opportanitiee ha- tee j1eieueend at tho oecond session of

the Commieuion held in Panana in nay 1978. The concluceene reaehed at that meeting had been

of z vury general nuture and it was hoped that more specific and positivo recommendationscould be mede on thie occeeion.

It ma pointed out thee, although total fish production by the WECAFC countriee fromthe WOCAFC region had incropeed eubotantially in recent years, most of this increaee hadoome from ealy a handful of conntrieo end tho majorite of gevornmente in tho eres were otilloeckind waye Lid moeaa of n- eeg fish produotion to provide diteenal animal °retain

for their peoploe and/or ii their exporte of fishery producto to earn much neededforeiee exchange.

The attention of the Cor ssion was drawn to tilt expected increeeed demand for fishfrom the countriee of the region for the period to 1990. If the UJA exclu d from the

culationo, it aopeared that proauction from the WECAFC region would ha-je to more e by280 000 t enteeen i975 and 1990 on the hasie of popalation growth alone. If the effect ofexpeoted iuoreasco in incoes were edded, demeed wae expected to ieueeeee by 445 000 t in

the Gem period. The 1978 figuro indicated that eroduction was increeeing more or lees inline with the requirements of population growth. A real and oustained effort had to be madeif the predicted futura demands eore to be mot.

An appraisal of the apperenely underutilized upecios in the area auggested that therequired inoreased production micht come from :Ile coft-bottom opecieo, at presentbeing mainly °aught aad diecarded by the ahrimp trawlers:I; the ueeepere aod related speciesfound on the drop-off of the continental shelf, prceontly underexploited because of thetechnical difficulties involved; demerpal and cructaceae renoueces on the continental elopes,Which clover area ce7 ecme 200 000 km2; the email coastal and oceanic pelagic speclee, par-ticularly in the sou.neeetrn part of the Caribbean, and the medium-eizod coat:real aad oceauicpelelice. Evi tly, also, coastal aquaculture and mariculturo offered romo good opportuni-ties for devel peeet.

A ftrthor eonetraint 4,4 that e n ies d institutions often failed to coneult theertisanal fluhermen before em king on development programme, which be one of thereasons why these have tended to be so uneracceusfill in the region.

Artisanal fishermen should not be expected to undertake too great a change in too shorta time. Even if the fishermen can make the technological change from a dugout canoe with asail and paddle to a sophisticated modern fishing vessel, they can seldom appreciate andhandle the financial implications. Furthermore, since many of the developing countriessuffered from high unemployment or underemployment, it seems inappropriate for them toembark on programmee which would introduce costly vessels requiring only a few fisheemen,which might lead to additional hardship for the remaining fishermen still working with theirtraditional boats and gear.

Thee rtainly a need to oechange experioneee teteeon countries of the region,particularly ao regaran fiehing gear cad mothodov and it wae believed that one way toinorectee peodnction in the initial stege would be for finhermen from another part of thoregion, okilled in a particular type of fishing, to introduce this technique to fishermenin their oun boate and in their oen environment.

Another problem confronting artinaaal floherion development lee the difficulty ofobtaining loanable fuade, financial iactitntiono demapding socuritiee and guavanteeo thefiehermen et:meet mee-t. It wan eeeential for govoramento to fiud warn and mane to help thefinher eceuro the Ananoiel aid he roculren for deeelonment.

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FISHERY 101ELOFT ISSUES

teens - Fheee, 7 .

8. Reference was m o the more apelent proed. These were:

- poor catch and effort etatisticrprospects or of the need for

the lack of Skilled manpower at allwork;

the need to create conditione j_rthe high risk of developieg

the need for improvements tofish, partioularly on the mak

cific proble ed p aph 65 of he docu-

reasonable exteneioa of the development

perticularly in the fiald c);

eeerenurial -evoues can theive, givenfee nee veeeor less eosielly acceeteble species;

.-efeting :-,,T. to ir. .ee local co:. _Ion of:»ere Esr ee ; oonsum an is low;

the need for further research ir .e) the peeticmel of shrimp by-catch'utilization.

In disci/ these ticelee problems, .6he Commission eed that in view of thehigh risks mee it seemed sueoessfel develope th uolent ee° may l havo ho asubstantial input from the public zector, incluhieg orceten o of uareetatal oegenientions forfisheries,

It was considered that, in meny ce e: inoroceoet production from the er:,5eanal eeetordid not requjse e different type of vceeol? merely the ietee6uction of you feching goes endmethods. A numbsr of owomples woro givon of :71ehing g7eer Which migh dt bs ume to eepoit thedifferent species. in tmpltolltion of thin u hatutt t the nrtlsona) fisherman hanto 'bloommore versatile in the tyy, of ;par he moo, which might r:lquire iuvost-ment on bin pc.rt. ft biA5 ;a.100 exnraosod that in som:, OW= tho introduction of Eishingboats larGer than theon presently boiN; used would larks polagLo offohoro fisbevies accessibleto tbe artiseur fisher:Atot.

Thn Commission E'.cxo,:.'d thr:: p717.r.r r7e7-a re:A poesibiliter .r:he growth

of fisbortoo in thiz, y-ou;.on buh thc uas bow to nchicve thim 0,.cutb, c,uspointing to note that thc, :row y-sovu or so since the COWC.EPiOD, was Finablinnee 31,D POSItion had not substantially Improved io eplo of all the offorts W.0 nncl 5ho

Commission. There uas stal no roo).roo).do.rimition of ttio votortial tho,re 110.0,ueever-grouing neod for pro-4oin 1.11 tbe oorutrios of the

A number of interventions were made by delegates in which tbey described the position

e'Ain their own countries, idiiecl their specific probJms and vaaicated some of their tech-nical assistance requirem-,nts, CommiFion a,!.oc3 tb,2t the mair emphasis had to be given

to artisanal fisheries, though some ,Jyl-cies J,Tno ho:ve possibilities of developing indus-

trial scale fisheries.

Some deleGtos elprosued their pre000upi:A that the extension of their jurisdictional

limets might show that ther covnhrion dia no h hags nocessavy fiehecy resources aodexhorted the other membere of the Commeopiee to ener iJeo ponsible cooperative agreeannts

ewhich would asetet them TO 5011P3 the prebl,;ms exising nvt o5'hbj. ihiation.

Reference was made to tho ievede que,te fieheriee admieietration in eome of the island

States, the lack of a suitable phore Infrastructure ;;,.) help f3rhermen en their o rations

and the need for better marketi.eg yea dieteibu%i Oon feletiee.

Among the technical aeoieeance requiremente ideneified tuero training in many fieldsincluding fishing technology, develcpment elanneng, fishery etetiotics, proceesing and

resource evaluation. Traentag oC artieeeca fishermen could be aohaeved at the beach level

using the experiences gained in other countries of the region. Of course, adequa%e fishing

14' ar was neceesery but the technical equipe..eat provided should be kept simple. Some good

resulte had been obtained through the use o-C slightly lexeer boats, es cially when aecom-

panied by a firm commitment by the GovernAmnt for adeow;te financied support.

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86,, Th,?, sanest:Lai o -,75,0,(1 17;7.1'71 7,71!a picl euito,-b0 iie otvi,o15(.?..:1

fj 4111+7.1ay pourib1 u L Ur.) Ltt6(-1,0:cr;.t r. t Llit::.1111.:1;;;c1;:, o 3)0 Lvi1 ;or° wai1ob1e At '411c.:

tztillt.i cae rifloul4 (301,71.117,:1L0 'the rJ"hery rei-luurcer. which -reoE't.711. :lox:, their '''!";rt, 010 1;;11:1.6. 10,1 coroJerw:'.i.)on o fish fIat/are.

501100 0f °Oat Irttl.1:6y iu au. ;3.y

87. The main c ato to progo[32 at tl re undoubtedly financiC.. Mention was. A of a numter of in vAlioh projects prpor,d but it had not

to locate appropriate financing. Thu MOO Project il,self bad had its offectioes reducedbocause of tunding prubieme The Commission r:,Truod that it saci essemtial to find ways ofmobilizing the national and international resources noceusary for the implementation of theprojects which the Commission identified $7.1k being of ie highest priority.

(b)rcalcis_.1) Report of theFAO Com rehensive Prowmai3 of Assistance in the DevelomenWm ment of Fisheries in Economic Zones

The Secretariat provided a brief background to the development of this Special ActionPrograme of the Director-General of FAO (commonly called the FAO/EEZ (Exclusive EconomicZones) Programme) Which was inaugurated in the summer of 1979 to assist developing coastalStates in responding to the opportunities and challenges to develop and man their fisheriesin the context of the new legal regime of the ocean emerging from the Third United NationsConference on the Law of the Sea. A summary of the Programme and report on progress to datein the West Central Atlantic Region waa provided in WECAFC/80/12 and supplemented by an oralreport on most recent developments.

The underlying purpose of the Programre is to develop the capabilities of developingcoastal States to rationally manzt,t, and develop their fisheries in cooperation and harmonywith neighbouring countries where stocks and/or fisheries were shared. The Programe pro-vides a framework for action involving two major and interrelated elementss a medium-termaction plan of activities desivded to respwad to the priority needs of developing coastalStates for assistance; and supporting basic, long-term studies of the concepts and mecha-nisms required in rational resource development wad man ment.

It was explained that the Programe 1 o being delivered in a decentralized mannerthrough a network of multidisciplinary toohnical support suits designed to respond to thespecific needs of groups of coau;,rios naturl aocas based upon such factorsne shared stocks or f!tshorios, GOKAQ11 pi;o701nms ov mid other uu.'mvsl affini-ties, These units, of FAO fishorytodios, showld cqrio rs,a)o. (1,1:wan011c cov.I.Z,Aes and -Zaci-litateìudo4imul:Au LILL) (.,t,,Fr,tr;; 1:*6.%o-.1. A14no:,' 7.%:nriwa

ort.dr1 of tho ,t; 5 ,r,777 777, Il i'r nf:1:11011ZClialg IMAP ::\rfri,;,0;, '1 11%0r ,1;" -rttt tz :1; S'X ^U1,1;j11;

uuthv)st Indian Oc-4-11,, no.0 otrutTpv,1 u o nm1c6 ),:op 1,)po i..3yoprioF111:4nictio:rw bodj,Pil T; 11.r)

up by -;;;),,[1, td ; itri '';; u r, , 1°;;;; tt t +)` uo

9 (3. ci.c,06,2-11(;r5. tt,¡, El+' 11.14!;`,7, 1.10,2.1

to,r51.itl4tt irsap 7C7,-,1,71,777,7.7,7,7,,-A7,7.1377-774,777,1,1 ); t I, 'r r; (,(777,C7V7 I -711',7" 777,,771(0,071n) 7 -72i P.1-3,,;;;10;.W ) 9 1.117)U`;"'-oopnormy,-)r.,v 4:;0, r/0 r, ,'

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92. The principle covoinlinL; '7 .-artry funding in the FEZ Programme isto pvevidc: coe 5?czioual p)d ui,,bregioao.1 'xchaicol support units, whichuidI then st2aot othor donors fl PÍO the ,7;: Duchari2m k7or delivery. It was also enviadtbot couni;rics 1P nE,oh region Tould oleic provide sow support in money or in kind in rela-tiou to thoir ability . c) coatribute.

o Over tirm, the coentreeu of oech .ion corld take a greater responsibility for theireuppoet uette. Diractioe over the woek of the veits would continue to be provided

eeer regional fi7. -77-- Commissions or Committees. Leeeohip of the individual units,

hoeeeee, would be .6..cLA by nationale from the various regioeo as soon as practicable andit ie envisaged that they could become the seat of the secretariat of the regional or subregional fisheries bodies in their respective regions and eventually also the seat of theregional fieheries data centre. The auccess of each unit will depend on the support of thenations of each region, the extent to Which the unit is used by those nations, and the abi-lity to marshall funda and experts from several sources, including countries in the region,to conduct the required programme.

In addition to the central role of the regional fisheries bodies in executing the EEZProgramme, there were also some funda and technical assistance available on a global baaisfrom individual donors, most especially Norway, for quick and effective action on certainrequests for aseistance from developing countries. Funde were available to provide adviceon basic approadhes throule policy aad planning missions, to assist in the development offisheries legislation, to advise on monitoring and surveillance strategies as well as train-ing in this subject, to plan training in fisheries administration, to give advice on jointventures or other forms of cooperative arrantements, and to develop resource assessment tech-niques. In addition to generous assistance of funda from Norway to support this work,arrangements were being developed with several countries, most notably with Spain, to obtainassistance "in kind!' of experta aad equipment. It was emPhasized that countries hadformally

to request such assistance before FAO oould act.

Following the presentation of the report on the programme, the Commission expressedits strong support for the DirectorGeneralls Programme of Assistance to Fisheries in EEZs.The Commission also confirmed that WECAFC and its technical support unit (the WECAF Project)were the most suitable vehicles to deliver the programme and promote fishery development inthe region, and it welcomed the decentralization of programmes to the region.

Mout delegations exprecnod ocrieue conoorn ove.,.' the iuonfficiaat level of funding

currovtly available to *he, WTCAF Project, The Cormaission recommended that iacernational

randing ag;?noit:s cnoh *OWD? 1-s nrgoA to iykov...00no thedp unppor4 of the WECAF Project over

;.10 A07:6 r1V0 yOW:q3 MO. OUY)V 0.0chGan; ,AF!41 aeproached to ouppor this oueentiel acti-

vey fov fisheries dovolopmont the WontsrA Central Atlantic area. Some delegations alsot;c6.-)mted ths,L UUDP corpfunainc 1) rood to achicvo mpid rmd concrete remits iu practical

o2 endoumur iD o:Dr thr,t it may r,Umot othet. oakroes of funding.

97 .,r,1,1'r) ri nhuutia 1:0 givio, to cncourAoiag

tit t e Av ,"^y 1.1 ,v n "°11," yoc).on r:boe thooe chills cad romorroo'41) 0,"i; .P1)0 r t-; ; thr.% %rons,-)r of ;.,o011A-tolloo.i.ctr; rnd chillo

wcr,pc so.41v%inn of.,,:LOed to 137) ctimalo,tod throw0

Iners,,T741, eowocirstion f,:A!PFT,

!)00 Tho Corilviass,iro cki),:nol;o0. Virlt tbo 1,10(:171" ?rojfot r.77,yrvosc11 countrion of theI( 'r yr cr. A:1 c.fil WI (j(gt I,170

").".t"

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vst(W6nC ;MO TUT" flp;2 Cur:k&i,c S'T'om the RegioncaIFF IncUc7tivo Tira7v,7) .'ro' t;I:12:a(i932-86) WOT wiclo I:01110, bs snoaysod aud.

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preeented to a meeting of the Economic Commission for Latin America to be held inMontevideo, Uruguay, in April 1981, for coneideratioe of priority and approval. TheCommiseion urged member governmento of WECAFC to eadicate their strong uupport for increaeedfinancial allocations to the WECAF Projeot at both the forthoomiag ECLA meeting as well aeat the next UN])? Governing Couneil meeting to be held in New York in June 1981.

Severee delegations stressed the need for resulte of past activities of the WECAFProject to be madie more widely known, in order that potential donore be made aware of thebeaefite of assistaace being provlded. The &GAF Project wae requested to assist in docu-mentiag such iaformation and to ase that it was properly dissemiaated.

The Commisuion requested FAO to make available to the countries of the region and inparticular to the competent fiehery authorities, full iaformation on possible sources of

funding for fisheries promotion, development and management, from UNDP and elsewhere, in a

report to be provided directly to countries, as we= as posuible.

The Commission warmly theneed the Government of the Netherlands Antilles for its eashcontribution to the WECAF Project. Deeeeeeoe hoped that other countries could give furtheraseeetence to the project during 1981 eeo. fending would again fall fer short of minimum pro-gre eeds.

The US delegation clarified eho policy of hie Goverement with reepect to internationalaid. Multilateral funde are alloceeed to the UN agenciez eueh as UNDID, FAO, World Bank,etc., and it iu very difficult to ellocate additional funde for ane special programmes.However, there are a number of bilateral regional eed global prograree:es fended by USAIDwhich aim at essietiag fieheries. A regional project has beea uaggoeted in ehe LeerierAntillee, which could be coordiaated clooely with eECAF if approved. Other technisal assie-

tanoe ia provided, for example, by NOAA/NDIFS (Ratio-eel Ooeonic and Atmoepharie Administration/Nationa) Naries Fishoriee Serviee), GOFI aad by univareitiee. Despite those legal conetraintethe US delegateou endeetook to seo what °Quid be done to eugment eid in the region ad eupport,iadirectly at leaet, the werk of the WECAF Commiusion and Projeot.

The Commiesion recommended that member countries should define as objectively as pos-albis their needs which oould best be uerved by the WECAF Project and by other programas.The Secretariat was requested to circulate a questionnaire to mambor countries to dotermino

thoir views on this matter aad their priorities as to programmes identified.

BUIURE OF WECAFC INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES

(a) Future 0 ientation and Reqeirementa

The Commiesion considered document WECAFC/80/13, "Poesible Adjuetmente to the Structure

aad Activities of the Commieeione, and WECAFC/80/18, "Peopoeze for e Regional FeeheryDevelopment Projeet for the Lesser entilloe". The documente propooed the establishment of a

Committee for the Development and Mueegement of Feeheries tu the Leeesr Antillee as a sub-sidiary body of the Commiestion, and a technical eupport unit.

106, The propoeal, it e explaiaed, was based on, the concept, that was basic to the FAO/EEZProgramme, of promoting fisheries management and development at the level of natural manage-

ment areas through the medium of uubsidiary bodieo of the regional fishery commissionseervioed by technical uapport unite. Within the WECAFC region iteelf, the small islandcountries of the Lesser Antilles, with their common situation of narrow continental shelves,limited reeourcee and basically artisanal fisheriee, conetituted such a natural managementarea.

107. The Commission heard a report from the Secretariat on the adminietrative and financialimplications of servicing the Committee which indicated that the Director-General of FAO haddetermined that the aeceesary funde were available in the relevant Chapter of the approvedbudget of the Organization. The Commisaion accordingly decided to establish a Committee for

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the reve7.e a, of Fisheries in thc 7 Anti:ties as nuboldiary body- ofthe Commtien undnr paragraph 5 of ite Stetuteo. Tho ?Alnctioee of the Committee would beto eeerciee the faneLioee of the present Commiesion aoelaeed to it under paroeeaph 2 of itsStatuteo wlth reepect to fichorice devolopment and managemoet within the area of the LoeserAntilloo, The Committeo would carry out these funotions on bshalf of the Commission sndreport to it. Tho Cemmittoo would also act as a otooring coweittoo for a tochnical assis-tance npojoct to be ostabllshod end attached -st as a tochnicd supuort unit. For thepurposos of the comboteuco of the Committeo, tho area of tho Lospor Antillee would bodofinod 3B oxteadinG from (cRd includide) the United Si;rAes VLrgin Ielonds to Grenada andwould Luclude Barbados. Membershin of tho Committoe eould be opon to coaotal Stetes mem-bers of the Commieeion ir tho aroa althourth other momboro of tho Commission could attendmeetings ef the Commes obsrvors. The rr.o" us.w&ths:t offorts bc, madn to oncou-rav tho two seas t::.1 Sttor, in the Lceser Ent-ales 1-Yoro oot mombrm, namely Domiulca, andSt. VineA)nt and The (yonadillso to joiii the commilon,

Tho Commiwsion rlIqoedvL nil i untries, 17-ing" outside Chogeographical seepo of the P.Ct W.00 confronted uith fir:beTics dovolopeautprobleme end veede. It coacideeed that euch countriec ehould not be included in tho pro-poeed membership of the Committee, but that subject to tho diroction of tho Committee, tech-nical aosistance could usefully ba mede availeble to such countries through tho project forwhich the Committoe would act ee steerine committee.

In order to offset, at least partly, tho additional cost of servicing the Committee,the Commiseion decided to merge the Working Partir on Assessment of Fish Resources d onStock Assessment of Shrimp and Lobstor Resources,

The Commission agreeq in principle on the establishment of a locally-based multi-disciplinary technical assistance project as a technical support unit to the new Committee,-v.d both FAO and tho mambor countries of the Commiecion ware requestod to seek the financial

Lc:1 other resources required. Concern s seeereeeed that tho setting-up of tho project forthe Lesser Antilles should not result in the withdrawal or roduotion of funde available forthe WECAF Project. This concern Should be taken fully into account in the °seizing of fuadsfor the financing of the project.

Some .lsgations exprepeed recorvatione regarding the contont end menoor of deliveryof the technical assistanca project described in document WECAFC/80/18. It mao folt in par-

ticular that the WECAF Project should intain close liuke and interaction with the proposednew project for the Leeeer Antilles. The Commisoion r o dad that the peojoot proposal,

including its budget, chould be reviewed in consultation with the iolan. countries concerned.

The Commiriiion olcomod with appreciation the offer of Fr ce to p: O1:1 teeleaioal

assistanoe on fisheries herc poesiblo on a bilateral basis within the k of the pro-

pined project0

The Commission notod .6hat an objoctivo of t;ho technical support unit wsz eveetual

evolution into a locally staffed fishorios technicsl contro fer tho sub-region.

(b) Area of C enee the, Co'i:i on

The COMMiONiOR took note of tlio adventaeoo and diceewataeoe of tho proposel -pre-

sented by the Cubon dologetion at ,ile mooed Dore-lion of UECAFC, hold in Pename in Nay 1978,to extend the aeea of competonee of IJECAFO izto the Pasifio Ocoan -Lo 135°W longi%ndo.

ke';er having reomaidered the adventageo and disadvanteges of this propecol to the

Commission, tho Cuben dologetion rocommandod tho withdrauol of the proposal. The Commiscion,

after oonsideration of this propoeal, oxpreeeod ite agreement with this reoommeadation.

In introdnoing the item veferenco uee loacin to document WBCAFC/80/15 eeieh gave adetailed accoune of tho ectivition ehee, verieue entoreetioncl oreeuieeeions vegionel and

subregional bodiec wore cerryteg out in ehe WEUAFC eogeon The relee of the SELA Seafoodand Freshwater Fishery Producto Aceion Commeetoo zed of the IDB ir peomoting fishery develop-ment in the region re highlighted.

The Commission recognizee theA, eeeiee he rethee Jerge eneeer of organieelAons, inoti-tutions, and activities involved, FO 112(1 eeen enoueeefol in peovidiag eepues to moee of Chemand some coordination had been achieved. Appreciation uee expreeeee for the activities ofthose bodies in aesisting fishery development of the area. however, the Commission stronglyrecommended that the various institutions concerned with fisheries in the area improve theircooperation with the Commission and its Project to enable maximum effectiveness of theCommission's work.

The dele;:tions exhorted FAO, in its general coordination role, to continue to payclose attention to the exchange of information this would help to facilitate cooperationbetween all interested ae4noies.

In considering the proposal made for a multinational fisheries project at the fifthmeeting of ECLA's Caribbean Coordination and Development Committee held in Kingston, Jamaica,in June 1980, and later endorsed by the sixteenth FAO Regional Conference for Latin America,the Commission requested FAO to provide any assistance that might be needed for its imple-mentation.

The Commission agreed that more effective ways should be sought for participation inthe work of ICCAT.

Appreciation was expressed for the :rapport FAO is giving to the fiehery activities pfthe non-aligned countries.

The observer from MeLA's Action Committee on Seefood and Freehweter Fishery Productsin his intervention referred to the objectivon of NLA itself as well ee those of the ActionCommittee. Mention wee meee of the activities beiug oerried ont, namely the reporte pub-linhed on the current !situation of reeionel finhoriee, tho nueetevly information bulleeieand tho ronlato or tho novon tiominoTo hold, ovor 'Ow 3,11.a two ;y0x11.

Detain woro ProvlOod oV tho Colomitto livojootn co,o obAmp hy-mtoh nUl4M1.01Iv Wo,1100-tion in equaoulteve awl rouoavoh aovolopwla 0V owti rinhkwy proUllotn. epoeiel men-tion wan made of the member eovutreee' oonteibutionn Lo oeeh of thono throuch tho oxohonlsoof oxpertiee nne ieformeteon. In npito oe the neforte made eu formuleteng there projeote,their implementation ven hemporee b000lloo of taa or t.ktudo.

Reference) wan mado 'Lo the reoent meetiug of Ciohory 1611in-teen el.' the member eounericeof the,Aotion Commieten mid 'Lo thn remelt eeolaeetion omphenieje( Iho politieel well tontrongthen regime). cooperation in- Piohevice Who deoleeeetioe elms welled iatoraoeionalfunding agonoion to all000to MOM vollouroon for i'inhoO,on development ju LetJu Ameriea; thnentabliehment eV a permenent mocheuiem for rogeonel fiehney 000pereLeon; eae te prepare n-regional fiehevy polioyu

Finally, the obeervoe refoveoe to tho wdutjh(ç 000pnrivo Jo1,:J,o1-LnI)p b0l;w0,,aCommittee and FAO mel expreeeee the hopo thet eho roleteonehip would. 0 cioutinnee neentrongthened.

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(0) Relations with Other

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REPORT OF THESECOMSEZSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WECAFFROJB3T

The document for this item was WECAF0/80/16. It was pointed out that,when the SecondSeesion of the Executive Committee for the WECAF Project was held in Panama in October 1979,

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there was great concern lest there should be no funding to carry the Project on through1980-81. Two principal problems had to be solved. First, how to keep the Project function-ing and, secondly, how to ensure that the reduced level of funding available was used toassist the poorest countries and, in particular, the small island States.

An emergency plan of action was proposed to FAO, Rome, and UNDP, New York, suggestinghow essential funding be made available and as a result of this initiative it had been pos-sible to continue Project activities, albeit on a reduced scale, through the critical yearsleading up to the Third UNDP Programming Cycle which will begin in 1982.

The role of the Executive Committee vis-4e-vis the Project had also been discussed. Ithad been agreed that the Committee should not attempt rigidly to control the Project butshould give direction and orientation, leaving the Programme Leader with the flexibilitynecessary for a dynamic implementation of appropriate activities.

It had been considered essential that the Project plan of work should adequately reflectthe views of the member countries. This had been carefully noted by the Project Directorate.

The Executive Committee also made clear that the member countries needed to be activein supporting Project activities and countries having the financial means had been asked tocontribute with funds or in kind so as to permit the expansion of Project activities. Thisapplied not only to countries of the region but also to those outside who had fishing inte-rests in the region.

131, A progress report was given on Project activities during 1980, the relevant documentbeing WECAFC/80/16, Sup. 1, which covered the period to 30 June 1980. An oral presentationwas given by the Acting Project Director in respect of activities carried out since then.

A representative of UNDP advised that,at the time of the inception of the WECAF Project,there had been no funds available from the Regional UT which would normally fund regionalprogrammes in the Latin American Re ion. Therefore UNDP had agreed to support the Projectas a component of its interregional programme throughout the period 1977-81 until regionalfunding support could be made available. He pointed out that the WECAF Project falls onlymarginally within the scope of the interregional programme of UNDP and consequently thatprogramme division of UNDP would have to phase out its assistance for the WECAF Projectearly in the 1982-86 cycle.

The Commission reaffirmed that, in view of the explanation of UNDP, it was imperativefor the participating countries to obtain support from the Latin American Regional Programmeof UNDP and other sources, including the participating countries themselves, if the Projectwas to continue in a viable way.

A draft programme proposal for the WECAF Project for the 1982-86 period was presentedin document WECAFC/80/16, Sup. 2. This Project was intended to cover primarily the GreaterAntilles and the mainland countries and would be complemented by a similar project primarilyaimed at covering the technical assistance needs of the Lesser Antilles countries as des-cribed in WECAFC/80/18. The estimated cost of the five-year new WECAF Project wasUS$ 5 450 000.

It was emphasized that, as desirable as it may be, it was not essential that any onedonor would contribute this whole amount. The Project could be financed by several donorsalong with commitments from member countries. The latter contribution could be in cash orin experts, equipment, etc. A preparatory mission was planned to ascertain the views ofMember Governments.

(2) Survey of Fish Re % ces (co:',

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Several dele tions pointed out the need for a fulltime fish handline and processinGexpert to be included in the project document. It was agreed that nuch important development

work could not be satisfactorily covered by consultants.

The Commission aeoeed that the project propoeals the one for the Lesser Antillee 'end

the one for the remaineor of the region needed to be complementary and collaborativethat the skills of one project would be available to the other to maximize their effecti:ee-nesB.

TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

138, The Co ission not with warm appreoiation the continued support being provid d tothe Project by the Government of Panama in cash and in kind.

The Coumincion had boforo it document 1ECAFC/80/17, entitled uTochnical Cooporationand Mutual Aoolotancen. The document contained 21 groject proposals deeigned to promotefiaheriec dovelopment in tho rugion nropared by the Secretariat and preceded by a short

yule of the resources situation and develoenent objectives and stratoiea for theregion.The preparation of the packago of proposals had been etimulates by he falloff of fundsfrom UNDP uources and tho recommendation of the WECAFO Executive Committoe at ita SecondSeasion with roopect to tho location of alternative uources of funding. The Commiesion wasinformed that tho package had been sent to potential donors, as well as to Member Governments.Invitatione had been Bent to potential donors to attond the WECAFC Session, but, due partlyto the rathor short notice given, no international donors apart from the UNDP had boon ableto attend.

Dologatoe wore acked to express the priority they accorded to the individual projectpropaeale listod in document WE1AFC/80/17 through the mane of a writton quostionnaire dis-tributed before the moeting. Tho fiere projects accorded tho highest priority were, in orderof priority:

Propo No. 1 Support to tho Interregional Fisheries Development and ManagementProgramme (WECAF Component);

Proposal No. 14 Development and Direct Transfer of Fishing Technology;

Proposal No. 18 Shrimp 133e-catch Utilization;

Proposal No. 19 Fishery Resource Surveys, and

Proposal No. 8 Workshop on the Management of S scale Fishery Enterprises.

In connexion with Project Proposed No. 8 it wae pointed out that the Proposal wasclearly drafted in terms of Englishspeaking countries and that in view of the priorityaccorded to it by all countries, the proposal should be oatended to include a workshop inSpanieh.

In order to ascertain whether any priorities had not boen coverod by the project pro-po s listed in dominant WECAFC/80/17, delegates wero asked to indicate their nationalpriorities for projects not confined to thooe listed in the document. The four projectsaccorded highest priority were, in order of priority:

(1) Fishing Teohnolo Tran sresponding to Project Proposal No. 14);

to Project Propo 1 No. 19);

Marioulture and Aquaculture Devout in document WECAFC/80/17);

Headling and Procomoing of Fioh (not o=elliottly inoluled in project proposalpei out in document TJECOC/80/170 bu t rovtielly col/ore-1 by Project Proposalo 13and 18),

o ent (not incluid, in project pro Z e set

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The training course on statistice in Spanish and workehop on fisheries raamgemont anddevelopment were aluo accorded priority.

The Commission considered the re:mite of the questionnaire and agreed that it repre-sented the views of the assembled delegates regarding the priorities aocorded to new projectein the region. The attention of the Seeretariat was drawn in particular to the prioritieeexTressed by delegates with reepect to mariculture and aquaculture development and handlingand processing of fish. The Commission requested the Secretariat to prepare project propo-sals in these subjeot areas.

The Commission was informed that a response had been received from one donor, theInterAmerican Development Bank, indicating that the following project proposale weredeemed to be of potential interest to the Bank, although it wae stressed that this did notmean that the Bank would neoeesarily finance them:

Project Proposal No. 6 Training Couree in Stock Ausessment Methode:

Project Proposal No. 7 - Workshop on Fisheries Management and Development:

Project Proposal No. 8 Workehop on Management of Smallecale Fi brios Ehter .ses;

Project Propoeal No 10 Training Course in Fishing Technology;

Project Proposal No 15 introduction of Simple Echoeounder Equipment in the Small-scale Fieheries;

Project Propoaal No. 18 - Shrimp Byoatch Utilization;

Project Propoeal No 19 Fiehery Resource Surveys.

The Commission welcomed the expreweion of interest by the IDB (InterAmericanDevelopment Bank, OAS) and urged FAO to continue its efforte to secure financing of theprojects from EDB and other donors, taking into account the priorities referred to above.

The Secretariat was requested to cieeulate itu analysis of the replies to the question-naire to Member Governments as soon as posible.- The analysis should include breakdowns byshbregion, but ohould not indieate countries by name.

Rio Commiesion endorsed the usefulnese of disouecing project proposals of this kind atfuture meetinge of the Commission, and eeke the Secreeriat to circulate questionnaireerequesting allocation of priorities to 11,:mb.:r Governme,ite 3(211 in advance of the meetingsso that more careful conoideration could be given to alloeations.

ANY OTHER MATTERS

No other matter was raised.

LEECTION OF OFFICERS

150, Under Rule 11.1 of the Rules of Procedure, the Commiesion is required to elect at theend of each Session a Chairman and a maximum of three ViceChairmen who remain in office

until the eleotion of the new Chairman and ViceChairmen.

151. Acting on the recommendation of the Nominations Coamattee, the following membere wereunanimously elected: Nicaragua as Chairman, Saint Lucia as first ViceChairman and Colombia

and Cuba as the other ViceChairmen.

152. The membership of the Executive 0. for the WECAF Component of the InterregionalFisheries Development awl Management Rrograwmo shall consist of the Chairman and ViceChairmen of the Commission anl representatives of not more than four other members of theCommission. Acting on tbe recommenriatlon of tho Nomnal,ions Committee, Guyana, Mexico,Trinidad and Toba and the USA were unanimously elected members of the Executive Cooxittee.

DATE AND PLACE OF THE FOURTH SESSION

153, The Commission accepted with pleasure an invitation from Nicaragua to hold the FourthSession of WECAFC in ì agua in 1982, the exact date to be determined by the DirectorGeneralof FAO in consultation with the host Government.

The Commission also expressed the desire to hold the Third Session of the ExecutiveCommittee of the WECAF Project in 1981 and the Commission welcomed the possibility of holdingthis session in Saint Lucia.

The Commission unanimously expressed its appreciation to the Government and People ofCuba for hosting the Third Session and for providing such excellent facilities and hospitality.

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

This report was adopted by WECAFC on 22 November 1980,

LIST OF DELEGATES AND OPSE/VERS

MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMISSION

Banamaa PEREZ F., RenAnDirector C.I.P.Ministerio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y AtarasHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

rbados

Brazil

Colombia

URIBE PORTOCARRERO, Dr. A.J.Embajador de Colombia ante la Conferencia de

las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho delMar

Ministerio de Educación NacionalFondo Colombiano de Investigaoionee

Científicas (COLCIENCIAS)A.A. 29828Bogotá,

HERNANDEZ, A.Coordinador PDCTMDirector FONDENARFondo Colombiano de Investigaciones

Científicas (COLCIENCIAS)Transversal 31A No, 147-35Bogotá

Cuba

OLTUSKI, E.Vi. ceministro

Ministerio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y Atar&Habana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

CARRILLO, A.VioeminietroMinisterio de la Induatria PeequeraEnsenada de Pote y Atar6sHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

CABRERA, R.Director de Relaciones InternacionalesMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y Atar6aHabana Vieja, Ciudad do La Habana

A22.92211-.

PEREZ, P.P.Jefe, Departamento de ColaboraciónMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y AtarésHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

VAREA RIVERO, J.A.Jefe, Departamento de Recursos PesquerosMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y Atar6sHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

LEON TORRAS, R.Jefe, Departamento de Nuevo OrdenEconómico Internacional

Comit6 Estatal de Colaboración EconómicaLa Habana

TERRE DIAZ, J.EspecialistaMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y AtarasHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

FABREGAS, EsperanzaAsesora de PescaMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y AtaréeHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

CARRILLO, ElviraAsesora de PescaMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraDásenada de Pote y Atarehabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

PEREZ ULLOA, R.Asesor de PescaDirección de Combinados PesquerosMinisterio de la Industria PesqueraEnsenada de Pote y AtarócHabana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana

VALDES GarcilW:? Hayd6eEepecialiataDepartamento de Nuevo Orden Económico

internacionalComit& Estata de Colaboraoión EconómicaLa Habana

JAFFRAY, R.Adtiniotrateua. en chef do 1bre classe

dos affaires maritimesDirecteur dee Services des affaires

maritimes du Groupe Antilles-GuyaneFort de France, Martinique

ABBES, R.4a2tre de rechercheDivecteur du Centre de rechercheRobort, Martinique

CHARASSE, P.Chargé d'affaires a.l.Embajada do FranciaC. 15 entre B y CVedado, La Habana,

LIAUZU, G.Consejero de cooperaciónanbjadn. do FranciaC, 15 entro B y CVedado, La liabena, Cuba

Grenada

WELSH, E.Fisheries CoordinatorMinistry of Agriculture and FisheriesSt. George's

a

Guyana

CHARLES, R.Principal Fisheries OfficerFisheries DivisionMinistry of AgricultureP.O. Bbx 1001Georgetown

Haiti

Italy

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amaic,a,

ROTM E.Director of FisheriesMinistry of AgricultureP.O. Box 470Kingston

WEDIRBURh2 JudithCharg6 d'affairesEmbajada de JamaicaCalle 24, No. 108( entre 1a y 3aMiramar, La Habana, Cuba

jápán

HAN MO KIMFishery AttachéKorean Embassy2320 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20008, USA

JIN YUP CHOOPrimer SecretarioEmbajada de CoreaAvenida Hornero 823, Col.PolancoMéxico, D.F., México

Me ico

TERRES CAMARGO, J.L.Departamento de PescaDirección General de Asuntos PesquerosInternacionales

Avenida Alvaro Obregén 269México 7 D.F.

MELLAR VIQUEZ, AngélicaDepartamento de PescaDirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros

InternacionalesAvenida Alvaro Obregón 269México 7 D.F.

Netherlands

VAN BUURT, G.Head, Fisheries SectionDepartment of Agriculture and FisheriesKlein Kwartier 33Cura9ao, Netherlands Antilles

Korea Re b ic o

NicaleJ,ems

GAZOL SALCEDO? j.Asistente del MinistroDirector de Relaciones Internacionalesinstituto NicaragUense de la PescaA.P. 2020Managua.

MARTINEZ CASCO, S.DirectorCentro de Investigaciones y Desarrollo

PesqueroInstituto Nicaragnense de la PescaKm. 4-i5 Carretera SurManagua

LIGUTDORN MOSES, M.Sub-DirectorCentro de Investigaciones y DesarrolloPesquero

Instituto NicaragUenee de la PescaA.P. 12020

Managua

RUIZ POVEDA, J.R.Responsable de ConveniosDirección de Relaciones InternacionalesInstituto NicaragUense de la PescaKM. 4i Carretera SurManagua

Panama

FRANQUEZA, A.AsesorDirección General de Recursos MarinosMinisterio de Comercio e IndustriasApartado 6-4824, El DoradoPanama

TROYANO, J.A.Asesor LegalMinisterio de Comercio e IndustriasApartado 2861, Zona 3Panam4

Saint Lucia

WALTERS, H.D.Fisheries OffioerMinistry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries,

Labour and Cooperativos

Castries

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sToarti 9 J .A,

DirectorOffico of Fi.ahery AffeirsPepartment of StateRoom 5606

D.C. 20520

A.E.Chief ScientistCaribbem FishorySuite 1108

co de Poncetorey, P.R.

PoleaUnited States ca

.1FUont Council

RET, J.C.OceanOgrafoInstituto Español de Oceanografia y PescaAlcula 27Madrid 14

Trinida, Vee

LA CEOIX, 7,%

Fisheries OfficerMinistry of ATiculturo Lands and FisheriesSt. Clair °trolePort of Spain

RUIN°, L.Senior Scientific and viron,nentai O fioerTrinidad and Tobago Coast GuardStaubles BayChaguaramas, Trinidad'

BERURD, C.O.Staft Officer (Legal)Defence Force Headquarters2B La Horquette, Vallery RoadGlencoe, Port of Spain

United 11`

JOHN, C.T,Permanent SecretaryMinistry of AgricultureP.O. Box 292Plymouth, Montserrat

WILSON, J.F.Attorney GeneralAttorney General'e OfficePlymouth, Montserrat

BEEN, A.E.Under-SeorotaryChief Ministerio OfficeGrand Turte, Turks and Calcos Islands

JUHL, R.Assistant Regional Director for

International FisheriesNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNOAA9450 Koger Boulevard NESt. Petersburg, Florida 33202

PEASE, N.L.Fisheries AdvisorAgency for International DevelopmentDepartment of StateWashington, D.C.

WEIDNER, D.M.Foreign Affairs OfficerNational Marine Fisheries ServiceNOAAWashington, D.C. 20235

OBGERVERS PROM MEMBER NATIONSNOT MEMBERS OF WECAFC

Canada

HUBERT, J.P.First SecretaryCanadian EmbassyHavana, Cuba

Dominican Republic

ANDERSON, T.I.Sub-DirectorDepartamento de Recursos PesquerosSecretaria, de Estado de AgriculturaCentro de los HéroesSanto Domingo

GUZMAN POLANCO, L.M.Sub-Consultor JurídicoSecretaria de Estado de AgriculturaSanto Domingo

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

JOSEPH, MonicaSolicitor GeneralMinistry of Legal AffairsKingstown

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REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNITEDNATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

GUARDA, R.Representante ResidentePNUDCalle 18, No. 110Miramar, La Habana, Cuba

ROERIGUEZ-NOBOA, P.Representante Residente AdjuntoPNUDCalle 18, No. 110Miramar, La Habana, Cuba

PLANQUE, A.Oficial de ProgramasPNUDCalle 18, No. 110Miramar, La Habana, Cuba

OBSERVER FROM AN INTERGOVERNMENTALORGANIZATION

Latin American Economic System

CARDENAS RONCO, Dr. J.J.SecretarioComité de Acción de Productos del Mar

y Agua DulceSELAAvenida Aviación 2555-ASan LuisLima, Peró

UNDP/FAO WECAF REVIEW MISSION

WINSOR, H.C.c/o UNDPOne, United Nations PlazaNew York, USA

BEN-YAMI, M.Fishery Industry OfficerFisheries Technology ServiceFishery Industry Divis ionFAOVia delle Terme di Caracalla00100 Rome, Italy

FAO

CHAPOND, G.

FAO Representative in CubaP.O. Box 4138Havana 4, Cuba

WECAF ProjecI

LINTERN, D.A.Acting DirectorWECAP ProjectApartado 6-4392, El DoradoPanamd, Panamá

CHAKRABORTY, D.Senior Fisheries StatisticianWECAF ProjectApartado 6-4392, El DoradoPanamd, Panamá

GIUDICELLI, M.Fishing TechnologistWECAF ProjectApartado 6-4392, El DoradoPanamá, Panama

VILLEGAS, L.Resources Evaluation SpecialistWECAF ProjectApartado 6-4392, El DoradoPanamá? panamá

EDESON, W.R.Regional Fisheries Law AdviserWECAF ProjectApartado 6-4392, El DoradoPanamá, Panam4

12.14212221 Office for Latin America

TAPIAS, C.Regional Fishery OfficerFAO Regional Office for Latin AmericaCasilla 10095Santiago, Chile

Headuuarters------------

LUCAS, Kenneth C.Assistant Director-General (Fisheries)FAOVia delle Terme di Caracalla00100 Romo, Italy

CADDY, J.F.Senior Fiehery Resources OfficerMarine Resources ServiceFishery Resources and Environment DivisionFAOVia delle Terme di Caracalla00100 Rome, Italy

MOORE, G.K.F.Chief, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries

Legislation SectionLegal OfficeFAOVia delle Terme di Caracalla00100 Rome, Italy

NAEVE, H.Fishery Resources Officer (Marine Pollution)Inland Water Resources and Aquacultvre ServiceFishery Resources and Environment DivisionFAOVia delle Terme di Caracalla00100 Rome, Italy

Organizing Committee

Conference staff

FAO

Secretary of WECAFC

Meetin Officer

Translators

Chief Interpreter

Interpreters

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CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION E. Oltuski (Cuba)FOR THE THIRD SESSION

OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION ELECTED AT THE THIRD SESSION

Chairman Nicaragua

Vi ce-Chairman Saint Lucia

Vice-Chairmen ColombiaCuba

SECRETARIAT

Liaison Officer Guido Odio

Ma ly Delf;doMiguel A. Garcia PiHortensia Julia Hernández

Eduardo FernándezMarianela ValhuerdiLeonor CabezaNoemi Silva

rbara SorellVeronica NoyJosa Luis Pujol

Myrtha Poblete-de la Fuente

Luisa Almagia,

Nadia KazinetsE. Tarazona

Hilda Moral-Lopez

M.C. EtncggioAlicia a:aleyto

Henchoz StefanovichE. Hernandem-JaneireM. Herrera

Huneeus de EspinosaJ. OrtegaAnnie Pais

PonetteJanick RossignolM.E. Silva

Secretarial ameistanoe Alicia LorenzoMaria Teresa Ruspantini

Hos Government

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Aypendix B

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR JORGE FERNANDEZ-CUERVO VINENT,MJBAN MINISTER FOR THE FISHING INLUSTRY

Mr Chairman, Mr Lucas, Dietinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Government of the Republic of Cuba is decidedly in favour of international coopera-tion and has practised that principle in different fields of activity, including fishery.

Therefore it is a high honour for me to inaugurate, on half of our Gpvernment, theThird Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission.

On behalf of the Government and epeaking for myself personally, allow me to extend acordial and fraternal welcome to all the participants in this important event which bringstogether a distinguished representation of the technical experts and administrations res-poneible for the development of the fishing industry in our region.

The problems confronting many countries of the region in its effort to develop thefishery sector are not alien to us, since we are travelling on the road that leads to thisdevelopment from the same point of departure as that confronted by the great majority of thecountries represented here.

To give a very rough idea of the conditiona of our national fishery at the time when theRevolution triumphed on 1 January 1959, I need only say that 13 000 impoveriehed fishermen -many of whom could not read or write - living at a scarcely sub-human level, in a dailybattle for survival only managed to obtain an aanual catch of approximately 20 000 t usingabout 3 000 wooden veesels (of Which over 70 percent were sail or °an-propelled) and fish-ing Lear and methods which acarcely differed from those used by the pro-Colombian aborigines.

Since the first years of the triumph of the Revolution our Government has engaged in aserious and continuous effort to develop he fishing industry. It has allocated large invest-ments for this purpoee, which has enabled us to attain annual catch levels on the order of200 000 t in the past years, and at the same time to create a now generation of fishermenable to master the complexities of modern fishery who participate in equal conditions withthe other sectors of our society in all aspects of our daily life.

It is not eaey to retrace the course of fishery development. The creatioe of a fleetthat could fish in iaternatioeea eaors reoaired sizable inveetments in modern high-capacityships, refrieerated transport facilataeo Lo accommodate the catches, fishing ports, proces-sing plants, a distribution neLwor]e with its refrieeration facilities, transport, salescentres, standardization of proce , quality control, organization, discipline and, above

all - man - a man with a new seei technical approach.

However, we still.have shortcomings to overcome. Our resources are not yet all fully

and rationally exploited. We have not yet attained an efficiency that can satisfy us.

But the fact is that to emerge from the backwardness to which centuries of exploitationsubjected us is no easy task. First of all, it requires the political will to break with

the past. It requires a national effort that sets up tension between internal forces. And

it requires international cooperation to make use of the advances of science and technology.

Mt Chairman, at this time I should like to refer briefly to some of the subjects con-tained in the extensive work programme you will have to approve during the coming days.

The programme of the Director-General of FAO on the development and organization offishery exploitation in the Exclusive Economic Zones was set forth again at the recent

Sixteenth FAO Regional Conference for Latin America.

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In this re ci, we should like to it.ze that at that time the Technical Committee oftho Conference WE.3 alo in .,:..xachlnti, u..±J16 Cavourablu outcome of this pro-gramme dosands on aaonring l'oi3oavc.Do ry 170P tho oleout:Lon Of this

actiTity.

Now let us look & to nosuibilities. Accorciing to WECAFC document 80/5, which is tobe oxamined at this mseting, novon)11 fish landiuge from the WECAFC Region have remainedfairly stable over the last 15 yeavn, et between 1.3 and 1.5 t per year, although theyreached 2 million t in 1978", and also,"Judging from various preliminary estimates of poten-tial yield for the WECAFC area, ranging from 5 to 10 million t, there would at first sightappear to be considerable room for increases in landings in some areas".

The great problem which preoccupies the countries of the area in this field is the gapexisting between the catch potential and the possibilities of achieving it.

Certaialy.the countries of the sub-region, in order to derive maximum advantage fromthe exercise of their expanded jurisdiction over fishery resources, will have to be ade-quately assisted in the correct evaluation of those resources so as to obtain their rationaland more profitable exploitation. This means, among other things, training personnel forthe different phases of the fishing industry; strengthening or establishment of research anddevelopment centres; a correct implementation of fishery development policies, the avail-ability of an industrial infrastructure, etc.

Mr Chairman, allow me to quote the President of the Council of State and the Council ofMinisters, Comrade Fidel Castro, in the statement he made a year ago before the UnitedNations as Chairman of the Movement of the Non-Aligned Countries (quotation):

"Every five days over a million new people are added to the world population. Ninetypercent of this increase takes place precisely in the developing countries which are theneediest, most technically backward and have the least inputs available for food.production.This world population, which at present comes to 4 300 million people, will reach approxi-mately 6 400 million in the next twenty years. Eighty percent of this total, in other words,more than 5 000 million, will belong to the countries whiAl at present constitute the so-called Third World. When one thinks of the need and the ineluctable moral duty to feed,house adequately, clothe, provide health care, educate and employ these thousands ofmillionsof human beings in a very brief historical period, one understands the magnitude of theeffortincumbent on the world community. No matter what progress the countries make in future yearsin applying a correct population policy,ty, now this growth is inevitable."

And further on our ComraAle Fidel Castro also said (quote):

"This is a battle are compelled to fight, first of all by the need of our peoples*d the intolerable living conditions of these hundreds of millions of hungry and backwardmen and women who constitute a b17, 44 for t1),D international commulity. But it is aleo abattle essentially N)sca c410 international collaboration."

Inthe spirit of the words I have quoted, I consider it appropriate to emphhLsize theimportance of regional and sub-regional ooceration to pl'omote the exchange of experiencesand technological ir ator in all aspeos ci ftehey-

In'tho modest way, we, as a puor and dlDvolopi7og country, could do, our Government has givenassistance in the evaluation of punuation, technology and experiences, train-ing of qualifiod cersonnel, , tUr ,:;n:;:)cs of f.tshocy to various countriesIncluding soilio or Olose in tbin

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ieve that the :,ational and. olAWsm c:zploil,at3ov! of ocean resources can help tosolve the pr t major food drfiolt iqrich boom more aaute in the coming twentyyears and mnr.t direct our offor-Ls toward thal goal of overwhelming human importance.

I do not wish to conclude without mentioning that the need for financing, the lack oftechnical personnel, the shortage of facilities und other g,E.20-ial limitations in the regionin the fishery sector are among the consequences of the unddevelopment and economic depen-dency affecting our peoples and therefore they must not be l eparated from other problems ofa socioeconomic character.

Concerning those aspects, WECAFC must redouble its efforts to fulfil its role withincreasing effectiveness as a vehicle for promotion of this collaboration between its members.

I should like to stress the importance of the work you will have to confront in thecoming days since it can effectively strengthen a real impetus for development of the fisherysector in our region. We intend to work to the utmost and to continue collaborating to thefull extent of our possibilities in order to reach the objectives assigned to our meeting.

Before concluding my statement I should like to express once more our warmest welcomeand to wish you a pleasant stay in our country, and to extend our best wishes for the ffuccessof your work during this third meeting of WECAFC.

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ADDRESS BY KENNETH C. LUCASASSISTAUT DIRECTOR-GENERAL (FISHERIES), FAO

Mt Chairman, Mt Minister, Distinguished Dele tes and Observers, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I want to begin by eetending on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Orgaaization, and Iam sure on behalf of delegates to this Third Session of the Western Central Atlantic FisheryCommission, our sincere thanks to the Government of Cuba for making it possible to hold thismeeting in Havana. The meeting facilities provided here at the Palacio de Convencionesfor our discussions are both beaveiful and extremely comfortable, and I know will contributestrongly to a successful meeting. I would like to thank the Cuban oreesizing committee fortheir excellent Preparations and for making each of us feel very much at home here on aurarrival in Havana0 end at the same time, again speaking for the Food and AgricultureOrganization and for fisherieu people generally, I think this is the right time to take noteof some other Cuban contributions for wheoh Irr, are gratefUl.

To begin with, Cuba has been ae active promotor of cooperation in fisherieá not onlyin the Caribbean but within 1;11e foe= of the Conference of Non-Aligned Nations. As peopleinvolved in fisheries. are 77777, this nation has made a dramatic demonstration over theyears of how much can be deee in the way of fisheries development, once a commitment tosaund aed sustained effort ie made. Cuba has ahoen leadershep and example in many Of thevery asescts of fisheries development which so much concern developiug nations today. Overten Cece,les it has built itself, practically from "scratch", into a mejur nailing nation.Its training fecilitiou, ito fleets, ite modern aed elaborate infraetructure ashore all aretributes to theveaour trith ioh th12 countv hal3 proceeded .6o derivo maximum boncrit fromthe resource, In tho experience it har aiuecl aloog t:1;e tlay, Cuba can a largo,longterm contribution to fisheriee Is in the area served by the Commission.

The delegates to this session have a full zetda ahead of them and I will try not todelay proceedin. with a lengthy address. However, I would like to call your attention tosome of the key items on the ..eenda which deserve particular attention.

Agenda item 3 deals with Resource Management issues. It covers, among other topics,the situations of the great shrimp and lobser fieheries in this area. These are produc-tive enterprises and a major element in the fisheries situation of the Caribbean and WestCentral Atlantic. The shrimp fisheries are siso an enterprise which may wall, at thispoint, be skirting the edge of serious trouble, In most cases the shrimp fisheries areoperating at of above the level of maximum yieldy and certainly for above ahat we wouldterm the "optimum level". We sloe face, in this fiohery more thae in any other, the expen-sive d tenacious problem of the by-catchv the IRMe of at leaat 1./1 million t of fish ofvarying commercial value every year. The dollar cost of that loss, let alone the price we

in animal protein, is impossible to estimate precisely, but we know it to be immense.Thie by-catch problem, of course, is exacerbated by the excessive amount of fishing effortin the shrimp fisheries.

This continuing resource disaster has been a problem for a long time but with sustainedeffort we should be able to look forward to some mitigation of it. We have seen examplesof progress in the form of fuller utilization of these inadvertently caught fish in Colombia,Cuba, Guyana and Mexico. We need to increase aur efforts in that direction as well as con-tinuing to find ways of reducing the finfish by-catch in juvenile form.

This brings me to a more basic WECAFC problem. Solutions to these and other manage-ment problems in this region cannot be pursued with any degree of efficiency until we learnmore about the resources and until we have in place, adequate madhinery for acquiring, mak-ing available and updating that knowle«:e. The need for better information, for betterresource data, is the leading motif that runs through the subject matter of this session.

And management oan only b3 ae good as the data oa which it is teseed. Statistics meanceeeeleety. To the eatent that ee impeove our statisticel ',yea ee move from gueeswork topleaned progress. I understand that this truth is r000& i: the natione of this areabut I would like nevertheless to read it into the record o more time.

The second point is that we believe jeeert etas ce:: be made without much additionalspending by national governments. In he Oacuee eeich eapports this agenda item are somesuggestions about What can be done in the way of treiniag and operational procedures in usingsampling teehnives to improve the situation in thie Uold.

note that the growtng potential of aquaculture will also be discussed under this itemas well as pollution daneere to coastal fisheriee.

Aeencla item 4 is Where fisheries development ieuues are first introduced. Chaeges inworld fisheries jurisdiction have resulted in a massive increase in the need for internationalassistance in fieheries development and man ment. A great part of this need we hope tomeet through FAO's EEZ Programme the progress of which is reported un.zr this item as well.I should note in passing that the 200mile revolution has also caused disruption for nationsWhich had previously fished in the areas of these national fishing zones in the days whenthey were international waters.

In any ce these oh ges have reeulted in a need for better link; between the pro-viders of fiaaceies man mont eervices and those who need the service. In terms of FAOeffort it has resulted in a need to reduce the distance between centros of planning saidcentres of action. A need, in short, for decentralization. This brings me to agenda item5(a) Which deels with "Futuro Orientation and Requirements" of the Commission and its sub-.sidiary be65_ee.

We have been rk. g in FAO over the past few years to decentralize service to thefie/ling nationa of the world. The basic medium of that decentralization is the technical!support unit a locallybamd team of exports in varicue disciplines, living .ed workingin verious fieheries arcas and cmoequontly fully familiar with eituations and changas insituaticae. Our plan is that teams of this type would each provide service to a specific,desie 'el. Natural Manageeeet Area of the world's ocoans.

Let explain that teem, What we mean by a Natural Manment aea is the watersadjament to a eroup of countries Whieh nhare sea rocsourcee, have similar or daarod fisheriesproblems and opportunities end other social and economic iaterosts. They are groupin s,so to !speak, that need to aJork together and aro natural cooperators. Eadh of these areas,I repeat, would be served by its resident team of eaperte, reporting to a committee operat-iag eithin the feameuork of a Commission each as thio.

This evolution which hae received the blessing of the Committee on Fisheriee aad theFAO Conference ie already under ea.. The Indian Ocean Fishery Commission has eetablishedthree committees: one for the Gulfs ea, one for the South West India. Oman, a third forthe Bay of Baagal. In the IndoPacific Fishery Commission other committee is ser-vicing fisheries nations in the South China Sea. The member nations of the Fie/eeryCommittee for the Eastern Central Atl tic are also looking at the possibility of decen-tralizing tato two or throe subsectors. We e ot, eventually to have 15 of theee committeesand tedhnieal sorvice unite deployed around the world.

Subitem (d) of this alanda /tom 3 you dll wet°, is devoted specifically to this ques-tion of improving the information 'base of ficheriee in the region. Over the past two yearsthe WEOAFC activi/icee on statistics has made impertant headuee, and we have every hope ofcarrying this work through eo comeletim. As ear ee aaioeol programmes go, lack of moneyhas alwayo ten the importent obatecle. Baving remenieod thes fact of life that money isotill short there are tcp.) other poiate about fimberiee statieqics that we ehould consideras ea look into tho future:

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he fisheries, the greater the contribu-itional needs of your countries.

The first point is that the better man ttL4tion we can expect from them to economic aad au

And we are euggeeting to adopt thie approadh here ae well in the WECAFC area. Nowhereelse in the world can you find a bettor illustration of the rationale for this approach thanin the situation of the islands of the Lesser Antilles. As fisheriee representatives fromthese countries tell us oonetantly, email island fisheries are not maialand fisheriee. Theyare not even large ieland fisheries. They have their own problema, their own potentials,their own limits, their oun management issues.

For that reason alone, separate attention to this group makes sense. There iz another.These small Caribbean islands have limited resources, both in terms of money and in terms ofexeertise and facilities. This places strict limit@ on What they can hopo to accomplishalone. They have much wider possibilitiee when they pool their resources and work together.From the point of view of helping them to do this, international assistance is more likelyto be on target and on time when delivered by teams Who have built up a close familiaritywith their needs.

What this auggests is the need for a eubsidiary body of thie Commiseion and an associaeted technical eupport unit serving the Lesser Antilles.

The work of your technical uupport unit, the WECAF Project, will be the focus of thediscussion under agenda item 6 and this will be followed by an innovation not tried beforeeither at WECAFC or indeed in the meetings of any PAOsponeored fishery commission. We aregoiag to discuss Technioal Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, and we have invited variousfanding agencies to join us, if they can, for these discussions. We have a whole series offisheries development and management project proposals to discuss to see Which ones may beworthwhile and how they could te eupported aad executed.

Finally, I would like to say a few words about the Seminar on the Law of the Sea andthe Fisheries of the Western Central Atlantic Region Which took place here over the fourdaye preceding the Commission session. The Seminar which was attended by 32 participantsfrom countries lase.: and emall throughout the region, was another activity under our EEZProgramne and was fanded through the generoeity of the Norwegian Government under a fundsin-trust arrangement with FAO. The eubject matter of the Seminar ie, to my mind, a very impor-tant one and a very timely one. Most, if not all countries in the regioniare currentlyengaged in assessiag the implicatione of the new ocean regime for fieheries and activelyreviewing their legislation and administrations in the light of these implioatione. I hopethat the report of the Seminar, Which incidentally will be presented to the Commisoionsession on Wednesday afternoon, will be of help to Governments in making these assess-ments and reviews. I am etruck particularly by the realization of the need for utronregional and Embregional cooperation in almost every subject area, espeoially among thesmaller island countries, which I think comes through very clearly from the report.

In closing let me sey that the region served by this Commission oombines complexitywith opportunity. In this area, and among ite 27 member nationa, one can find examples ofjust about any fisheries situation in the world. You can find large industrialized nationeand email Third World nations. We have artieanal small boat fisheries and we have modernoceangoing fleets. We have nations Which have been gainers from extended fisheries juris-diction and others Whioh have been, at least for the time being, losers.

What is common throughout the WECAFC area is the need to cooperate and the opportunityto benefit from that cooperation. We need, for instance to realize the benefits that couldbe gained from increasing trade between the fisheries nations of this area. With a poolingof effort, Ne °mild probably master both the technical aad economic problems. We couldperhaps chaage the situation in Which so many nations in this fisheriesrich area are sodependent on imported fiah. If we are to make this kind of progress it will probably haveto begin in assemblies of this kind. These are opportunities to build and they are not tobe lightly valued.

I wish you good luck in your deliberations. May the work done here in the next fewdays result in a longterm strengthening of the fieheries and thus in a bettering of the lot

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of the people who live in this region. We are fortunate to have Mr Oltuski as Chairman ofthis session. He is a very dedicated and capable leader, and we will look to him to leadus to sound conclusions and actions in our deliberations of this third WECAFC session.

Thank you.

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Auendix D

AGENDA

1. Opening of the session

2. Adoption of the agenda and arrangements for the session

3. Resource man ement issues

Shrimp and lobsterOther speciesCoastal aquacultureFishery statistics and data for fisheries management and developmentEffects of pollution on marine artisanal fisheries

4. Fishery development issues

Fishery development options short and long termProgress report of the FAO Comprehensive Programme of Assistancein the Development and Man:Lament of Fisheries in Economic Zones

5. Future of WECAFC including its subsidiary bodies

fa,) Futuro orientation and requirementsb) Area of competence of the Commission

(0) Relations with other bodies concerned with fisheries in the area

6. Report of the second session of the Executive Committee for the Implementationof the WECAF Project

7. Technical cooperation and mutual assistance

8. Any other matters

9. Election of officers

10. Date and place of the fourth session

11. Adoption of the report

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APPe.Pdix E

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

WECAFC/80/1 Provision -

2 Annotated provisional

3 Rev./Provisional timetable

4 Review of the state of exploitation of crustaceans

5 Review of the state of exploitation of resources otherthan crustaceans

6 Summary of recommendations and interssessional work programmesfor the resources working groups of the Western Central AtlanticFishery Commission

7 Report of the second joint meeting of the WECAFC WorkingParty on Assessment of Fish Resources and the WECAFC WorkingParty on Stock Assessment of Shrimp and Lobster Resources,Mexico Cxty, 26-29 November 1979

8 Principal issues of fishery statistics in the WECAFC area

9 The present effect of pollution on marine artisanal fisheriesin the wider Caribbean

10 Growth and development possibilities for fisheries in theWECAFC area

11 Potential for coastal aquaculture in the Caribbean

12 Progress report of the FAO Comprehensive Programme of Assistancein the Development and ant of Fisheries in Economic Zones

13 Possible adjustments to the structure and activities of theCommission

14 Resporese to onqu3ry -,..aavdioc the proposed extension of the

wEnfv.Pc area o[' coral.Q%

15 Relations with other bodies in the area concerned with fisheries

16 Report Of the second. session of the Executive Committeefor the WECAF Project, Panama City, 18-19 October 1979

16 Sup. 1, Progresa report on project activities

16 Sup. 2, Project proposal

17 Technical cooperation and mutual assistance

18 Proposal for a regional fishery development project forthe Lesser Antilles

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WECAFC/80/Inf.1 List of documents

2 Information for participants

3 List of delegates and observers (provisional)

4 Report of the UYEP Expert Meeting for an Action Plan inthe Wider Caribbean, Caracas, Venezuela, 28 January-1 February 1980

Atlantic, Western Central (Major Fishing Area 31), nominalcatches by countries and species, 1972-78

6 Report of the Seminar on the Changing Law of the Sea and theFisheries of the Western Central Atlantic, Jamaica,13-18 October 1980

Extracts from the report of the Regional Conference for LatinAmerica dealing with fisheries, Havana, Cuba, 26 August-6 September 1980

8 Statutes and Rules of Procedure of the Western Central AtlanticFishery Commission

9 Review of pollution in the Caribbean region in relation to marineartisaaal fisheries

tion on laa61,70: and si2vrqucTicy of thci 4 spGionnf q(-cob1(-110-r.r,i no.

monl;hly or wail:al bv/o.

Compilation of informa-tion on size frequencyand rtz compoSition ofScomberomorus app.

Compilation of informa Campeche Bank National corrmondents oftion on the size frequencies, INP, CIP, NMFS2/ages, and selectivity ofgear for Epine,phelue mona

Compile histcris71. data All fisheries ioaal correspondents andfor 1970-79 on rciea com WECAPC offices responsible

position of shriv-) catches

6. Compute areas of shrimphabitat

Indlore (estuarios)0::Csaore areasby 10 m depth interval

8. I. ,cy.,?

'(.(1 C

6-s! cl.m...1r0.

1, -r

Providc date, on

142"10,1,1,2.1,1 ÇL ,7"'; V :n nc'Vc.

,7or n nr10,7'. 197o .79

arc;

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Hn fi-r) DS(V.)FT.06AN Yo riT1,!!,1 1,Tr P TtirT" (7)[:TUIIT,T, C.JP.(7. 1-:ORKTIA.1 7,F.TTES 1WL7 IN 1982

1 . ((...1112)1.:1 C`"" '1 FLTYVi'

Or ": t 6,1,df, 'oat ;7/ C17, r

2. Compile historical iriíf WECAPC National correspondents and

Gulf of Mexico aad Same as aboveCaribbean

All fisheries as above

'

0.1 T 1n,rHn Same as above

'2(1/

national offices responsible°

qr. as above

CIF -fil 01 )

WUUF3

V;-: .c ables (Colombia)

7. Cork:. data For' Same as above

1970 (I!)

.1

Collect annual data onsize composition oflobster catch

Improvements in lobstereffort data: collect datafor 1980 or 1981 on oneor more of the following:

12 ICitbelr of traps/boat3) Aver::: soaking time

Trip durationSize and kind of trapsEffort by other typesof ar such as diving(days diving)

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Tak Region Responsibility

All fisheries National correspondents andWECAFC national offices responsible

All fisheries Same as aboveWECAFC

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Appendix G

LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS OFWECAFC AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES

on

I. RESOURCE MANAGMMENT ISSUES

Shrimp and LobsterOther SpeciesShared ResourcesCoastal AquacultureStatisticsPollution

II. FISHERY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

Fishery Development OptionsShort and Long TermFAO/EEZ Programme

III. FUTURE OP WECAF

IV. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR TREIMPLEMENTATION OF THE WECAF PROJECT

V. TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND MUTUALASSISTANCE

A. Shrim, and Lobster

Doc. WECAPC/80/46

Doc. WECAPC ', 5

6

7

C. Share.

7

Data on species composition and sizeof shrimps as well as data on growthand mortality, size and capture andcatch and effort data for spiny lobstersto be presented to the next meeting ofthe Working Party on Stock Assessment ofShrimp and Lobster Resources

To develop a proposal for a centraldata processing system

To control fishing effort in shrimpfisheries

To initiate joint tagging studies

Need for optiu sing yii of com-mercial by-cach sp:2cies :In managingshrimp fisheries - &.ctIon to reducepost-harvest loss

Size limits of lobsters to bestandardized.

1. Exchange of information on fishingmetheds and geaT and of ;-;,:Gurienceson effects of fisheriesmeasures

Identification of abundance andextent of skipjack tuna

Efforts to promote turtle con-servation

Doc. WECAPC/JD/O 1. NomiAicn of national scientificcorrponderis to cag'd out thework proca'omme of Lrie I1ECt.7 resources

work.;ng oar'ces duri.nc OIL inter-sessi,rnal period

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I. REPOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Member Governments

WECAP Project

Member C.4overuments

Concerned WECAF MemberGovernments withassistance of WECAFPrcject

MeMber Governments

Member countries,WECAF Project

ments/FAO

Vf2;CP Project/in collabo-rx5ion with ICCAT

Member countries

Member Governments,FAO

WHO SHOULD TAKE ACTIONREFERRICE

E. Statistics

Doc. T:IECAFC/80/P.,

Inf, 5

To take urent neasures to protectunpollv.ted areas and to control thosewhere pollution has been detected

To mount multidisciplinary missionsto assess the potential for andpossibilities of coastal aqua-culture development and to formu-late project proposals

To ma3ce appropriate budetary sro-visions Por the establishment of aFisheries data s7stem

7P,CAY 1Project to pursue the develop-ment of a statistical prT-_,7ramme andto ta,le steps to see thst improved anddiversified data are heinc: 7eneretedin 727,C1J0C ITember countries 1)efore th

neY,t r/T7CA17; session.

PAU

7ember Jovernments

7ember lovernments

'fl',X2AF Projent, Member

"Iovernments

3. 7,Jrther trinin,7 of ocrsonnel in data ':IIT..;LP Project, 7ember

collection and analysis and rnr the 3overnmentsstandardisation of statistics

.4- Need for thc develo7ment of a refional FA0/77rAF Projectstora7e md retrieval wfstem andeventually of a data 1)ank

RENCE RECOMMENDATIONS WHO SHOULD TAKE ACTION

D. Coastal Aquacultt e

Doc. WECAFC/80/11 1. To establish a mechanism to dissemi- WECAF Project andnate and exchange information on FAOaquaculture developments and activitiesin the region and other parts of theworld

Training courses on mangrove oyster, FAOTueen conch and mullet

To promote TCDC to encourage transfer FAO/UNDPof aquaculture technology

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II, FISHERY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

A. Fishery Development Options - Short and Long Term

Doc. WECAFC/80/10 1,

2,

3.

B" E.1.9LELIUMEanuP.--2.

Doc. WECAFC/80/12inf.6Inf.7

Training required in fishing techno-logy, development planning, fisherystatistics, processing and resourceevaluation

To find ways and means to helpfishermen secure the financial aidhe requires for development

Po mobilize the national and inter-national resources necessary forthe implementation of projectsidentified as -being of the highestpriority

To urge international fundingagencies to increase their supportof the WECAF Project and to approachdonors to support this essentialactivity for fisheries development

To encourage technical cooperationbetween countries of the region toshare existing skills and resourcesand to stimulate the transfer oftechnologies through various TCDCactivities

To make available an inventory ofexisting skilled personnel, faci-lities and equipment to assisttechnical cooperation betweengovernments of the region

WECAF Project

Memer Governments

FAO

WECAF Project

FAO/WECAF Project

WECAF Project, MemberGavernments

REFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS NEO SHOULD TAKE ACTION

F. 2211B1Lal

Doc. WECAFC/80/9 To reduce pollution of coastal waters Member Governments

Inf. 4 originating from industrial activitiesInf. 9

To take action against dumping of Member Governmentsdangerous substances into the sea andcoordinated actions in cases of pollu-tion affecting various countries

Po cooperate with UNEP in projects on Member governments,the effects of pollution and environ- FAOmental degradation on fisheries

REFERENCE

e

RECOMMENDATIONS

(continued)

To strongly support the increasedfinancial allocations to the WECAFProject at the forthcoming ECLAmeeting in Montevideo in May 1981

To disseminate to donors informationon the results of WECAF Project's

. activities to make them aware of thebenefits of assistance being provided

To provide to the competent fisheryauthorities full information onpossible sources of funding forfisheries promotion, developmentand management from UNDP or else-where

To circulate a questionnaire to membercountries to have their needs definedand to determine their priorities as toprogrammes identified

III. FUTURE OF WECAF

Doc. WECAFC/80/13 1. To seek financial and other resources

18 required for the establishment of alocally-based multidisciplinary tech,-nical assistance project as a technicalsupport unit to the new Committee forthe Development and Management ofFisheries in the Lesser Antilles

To review the project proposal and itsbudget in consultation with the islandcountries concerned

To encourage Dominica and Saint Vincentand The Grenadines to join the Committeefor the Lesser Antilles

WHO SHOULD TAKE ACTION

Member Governments

WECAF Project

FAO

2. To merge the Working Parties on Assess- FAO

ment of Fish Resources and on StockAssessment of Shrimp and LobsterResOurces

WECAF Project

Member Governments/FAO

FAO/WECAF Pro ject

FAO/WECAF Project

IV. KKECUTIVE COTTITTEE FOR T113 D1PLEfaTITATI ON OP THE 1,TECAF PROJECT

To obtain support for the WECAF Project Member Tr'overnmentsfrom the Latin American Regional Program-me of UNDP and other sources, includingthe participating countries themselves.The contribution can be in cash, experts,equipment, etc.

To include in the WECA7 project document FA0/151TDP

a full-time fish handling and processingexpelt

TECT-MICAL COOPERATION. ATTD MUTUAL ASSISTETICE

4. To organize a workshop on fisheries WIT.CAF Project/FAOmana7ement and develooment

5. To circulate to Re'ber 71overnments theanalysis of thc.replies to the ques-tjon,-naire

C. To circulate -ruestionnaires requestingallocation of priorities to 11emerqovernments well in advance of themeetings

riT,CA7.;' Project

P:10

Doc. WECAFC/30/16 1.

Sup.1Sup.2

2.

V.

Doc. WECAFC/30/17 1.

2.

REFERENCE 'RE C OT. T2IM'D ATI 1.-HO SHOULD TAKE ACTION

To follow up in promoting funding of the RECAE Project/FAOpriority projects selected by the membercountries from MP, and other donors.

To prepare project proposals on mari- =CA? Project/FAOculture and aquaculture development andon handling and processing of fish

To organize a workphop on the manaj., .T1-7,C.,LIF Pro j rrt-, /FAO

ment of =an-scale fishery entererisesand a trainino course on statistics inSpanish

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