Report of the Twenty-fourth Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics, Rome 5-8 February 2013

Download or read book Report of the Twenty-fourth Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics, Rome 5-8 February 2013 written by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2014 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains the report of the twenty-fourth session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP) held in Rome, Italy, from 5 to 8 February 2013. This was the first session after the Aquaculture and Fishery subject Groups were formally established. Two subject Groups had their own meetings to review the progress made and develop work plan for the next intersessional period prior to the main session. The main session received the report from the two Groups and approved the work plans presented. Other main topics discussed were the revision of International Statistical Standard Classifications of Fishing Gears (ISSCFG), the revision and future dissemination of the CWP Handbook, the review of status of "Rules of Procedure" and the improvement in visibility of CWP.