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For its 2009-2011 Programme of Work the Committee for Fisheries is working on four major areas of work as follows:
Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda: Policies to Ensure a Sustainable Aquaculture Sector
The objective of the project is to examine the policy challenges that OECD governments face in sustainable aquaculture development. It will inform policy makers, in particular in OECD countries, about critical economic, environmental and social aspects of the aquaculture sector as well as its interactions with other sectors.
The project will provide guidance for future policy initiatives through the outcomes of a workshop and the analysis of a survey on the conditions for establishing aquaculture production sites in OECD countries.
The specific objectives of the workshop which will take place on 15-16 April 2010 in Paris are:
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To provide participants with information about the ‘state of the art’ and the trends in aquaculture;
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To encourage mutual learning by sharing best practices and experiences in aquaculture management and development (including inter-sectoral aspects);
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To identify key areas for improving the business environment for aquaculture – including perspectives from the private sector and from international organizations/NGOs;
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To understand the opportunities and challenges of aquaculture for OECD countries with regard to policy coherence for development; and
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To outline innovative pathways for sustainable aquaculture for OECD countries.
The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change
A Workshop will take place on 10-11 June 2010 in Busan, the Republic of Korea, organised by the Fisheries Policies Division with financial support from the Korean Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Organizing Committee for EXPO 2012, Yeosu, Korea.
The main objective of the Workshop is to provide insights to policy makers on how to respond to climate change, taking into consideration social and economic aspects, and how to make decisions under uncertainty.
The presentations will include:
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general policy objectives, national strategies or approaches,
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future directions, and
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how national climate change strategies for fisheries and aquaculture were developed (i.e. integrated strategy or stragegy based on sector plans).
Fisheries and Aquaculture Certification
The OECD Fisheries Policies Division has hosted jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands and the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department a Round Table on Eco-Labelling and Certification in the Fisheries that took place from 22-23 April 2009 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The Proceedings of the Round Table are available as a pdf file here.
The Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries
A Workshop took place in Newport, Rhode Island, United States on 21-22 May 2009 which was organised by the Fisheries Policies Division and was held in conjunction with the 2009 Forum of the North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE).
The proceedings of this workshop will soon be available and an economic report on rebuilding fisheries programmes will be published in 2010.
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