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Welcome to the International Fishers' Forum website.
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Fourth
International
Fishers
Forum
The
Western
Pacific
Regional
Fishery
Management
Council
together
with the
Instituto
Costarricense
de Pesca
y
Acuicultura
(Costa
Rica
Fisheries
and
Aquaculture
Institute,
INCOPESCA),
with
assistance
by the
local
WWF
office,
will
host the
Fourth
International
Fishers
Forum
(IFF4)
to be
held in Puntarenas,
Costa
Rica,
November
12-15,
2007.
Meeting
logistics,
travel
details,
and
registration
information
will be
available
soon.
In past
Forums,
fishers,
industry
representatives,
researchers,
government
officials
and
wildlife
conservation
advocates
have met
to
exchange
views on
various
issues
important
for
ensuring
the
sustainability
of
pelagic
longline
fisheries
and
fishery
resources.
IFF4
will
continue
the
focus of
previous
Forums
on
solving
the
incidental
capture
of
seabirds
and sea
turtles
in
longline
fisheries.
In
addition
we will
address
bycatch
management
of two
additional
species
groups,
sharks
and
cetaceans,
and
approaches
to
mainstream
bycatch
avoidance
strategies
through
commercially
viable
and
equitable
regulatory
methods.
The aim
of IFF4
is to
motivate
fishers
and
industry
to
recognize
and find
effective
and
practical
ways to
address
these
issues
and to
further
promote
responsible
longline
fisheries.
Third International Fishers' Forum
The Third International Fishers' Forum was held in Yokohama, Japan, July
25-29, 2005. The Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries
(OPRT)
hosted the meeting, with support from the Japan Fisheries Agency and
US Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.
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Proceedings of the Third International Fishers Forum
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Date Added: 25 Jul 2006 |
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Executive Summary
English
Date Added: 5 Oct 2005
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Yokohama Declaration
English
Date Added: 4 Aug 2005
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Report from Day 3 and 4
English
Date Added: 29 Jul 2005
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Press Release 28 Jul 2005
English
Date Added: 29 Jul 2005
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Message from the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries
and the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
English
Date Added: 20 Jul 2005
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About the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
English
Date Added: 20 Jul 2005
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About the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries
English
Date Added: 20 Jul 2005
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Conference Goals and Objectives
English
Date Added: 20 Jul 2005
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Sponsors
English
Date Added: 20 Jul 2005
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Program
English
Date Added: 20 Jul 2005
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About Yokohama
- English
- Espanol
Date Added: 27 Jun 2005
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Exhibit Opportunities
- English
Date Added: 01 Jul 2005
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Second
International
Fishers'
Forum
The Second International Fishers' Forum was held in Honolulu, Hawaii in
November 2002.
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First International Fishers' Forum
The First International Fishers' Forum - Solving the Incidental Capture of
Seabirds in Longline Fisheries was held in Auckland, New Zealand in November
2000. This four day meeting was attended by fishers, gear technologists,
researchers and government officials. The purpose of the forum was to
exchange ideas and information on measures being used or developed
around the world to reduce capture of seabirds on longlines. This information
exchange will lead to a more co-ordinated response to this environmental issue
and accelerate progress in solving this problem globally.
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Report
on the 2000 International Fishers' Forum
This is a summary of the International Fishers' Forum - Solving the Incidental
Capture of Seabirds in longline Fisheries, held in Auckland, New Zealand in
November 2000.
Date Added: 23 June 2001
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Mission Statement
The primary mission of the forum is to convene an international meeting of
fishermen to address possible solutions to incidental bycatch of sea turtles
and seabirds by longline fishing gear.
The objectives of the meeting are to:
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increase the awareness of fishermen that incidental longline catch of seabirds
and sea turtles may pose a serious problem to these populations and to the
continued operations of longline fishing;
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promote the development and use of practical and effective seabird and sea
turtle management and mitigation measures by longline fishermen;
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foster an exchange and dissemination of information among fishermen,
scientists, resource managers and other interested parties on the use
mitigation measures and the development of coordinated approaches to testing
new measures;
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promote the development and implementation of collaborative mitigation research
studies by scientists, fishermen, resource managers, and other interested
parties; and,
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build on previous meetings to encourage continued progress and new
participants.
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