Dear Carib-Agri List,

 

Kindly be informed that a new FAO circular “Findings of the independent cost-benefit assessment of the options for strategic re-orientation of WECAFC”,

is now available on-line.

 

This circular contains the findings of the independent cost-benefit assessment

of the options for strategic re-orientation of WECAFC, which was conducted

over the period May – December 2015.

 

The three options assessed are:

1) WECAFC should remain a regional level fisheries advisory commission as a

FAO Article VI body and continue to coordinate joint work with the (sub-)

regional advisory/management bodies; 2) WECAFC should become a regional

fisheries management organization (RFMO) as an FAO Article XIV body, with a

mandate to make legally binding decisions, and 3) WECAFC should become a

regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) independent established

outside of FAO’s legal framework with a mandate to make legally binding

decisions.

 

 

This document discusses the status and trends of marine fisheries in the WECAFC area, regional fisheries bodies and RFMOs active in the area, international fisheries instruments and the role of RFMOs and the costs and

benefits of the three options above.

 

The assessment concludes that the establishment of an RFMO, either under FAO or outside FAO’s framework would create significant economic, social and environmental benefits at limited costs to the members of WECAFC. The conclusions and recommendations from this circular were presented to WECAFC 16, which was held in Guadeloupe in the period 20-24 June 2016.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAO. 2016.

Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission. Findings of the independent cost-benefit assessment of

the options for strategic re-orientation of WECAFC, by Dr. Kjartan Hoydal.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular. No. 1117. Bridgetown, Barbados.

 

PDF URLs:

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6377e.pdf

Card URLs:

http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/e7c4bb4a-8c79-42a7-81c9-9e5165211da5/

The circular contains a tribute to Dr Kjartan Hoydal, the author, who sadly passed away shortly after he finalized this publication.

For more information about the independent cost-benefit assessment, or in case you are interested to receive a hard copy by mail, please contact [log in to unmask], with in the subject line the name of the document. The Spanish draft version of this publication, which was presented to WECAFC 16,  can be found at: ftp://ftp.fao.org/FI/DOCUMENT/wecafc/16thsess/ref14s.pdf

With kind regards from Barbados.

Raymon van Anrooy

WECAFC secretary



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