Report of the Workshop on Data and Knowledge in Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas

Report of the Workshop on Data and Knowledge in Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas Synopsis

The Workshop was convened to review an initial draft of the International Guidelines as called for by the FAO Committee on Fisheries at its twenty-seventh session in 2007. This expert consultation was preceded by the Expert Consultation on Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas, held in Bangkok, in November 2006. The consultation adopted a draft of the international guidelines to be forwarded on to a technical consultation for review and adoption