Report of the First Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network: Rome, 12-13 March 2007

The First Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-1) was held at FAO headquarters, Rome, on 12 and 13 March 2007. The meeting reviewed the decision of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to regional fishery bodies (RFBs). The meeting discussed the role of RFBs, external factors affecting fisheries management, approaches to incorporate ecosystem consideration into fisheries management by RFBs, the status of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and other related matters. The Meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO.