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The "Monitor" section is designed to provide easy access to the latest developments and activities in relation to the major multilateral fisheries organizations. Updated monthly, this page contains four types of information: (1) latest treaty ratifications; (2) information on selected recent and future meetings; (3) links to documents, reports, press releases and other information, where available; (4) links to relevant material in International Fisheries Policy and elsewhere on this website. Please note that while every attempt is made to provide as accurate and up-to-date information as is possible, IGIFL is limited by the information made available on the sources it uses and that for some organizations information is much more readily available than it is for others. Updates and modifications can be notified to the Editor by email.

Last updated: 1 May 2004
 (Recent changes are highlighted in bold)

Organization Parties Latest changes Comments
ACCOBAMS 14 France 15.03.04
Ukraine 01.01.04

- France deposits instruments of ratification (Mar 04)
- new Newsletter published ("FINS"): Volume 1.1
- 2nd Meeting of the Parties announced: Palma de Majorca, 9-12 Nov 04
- 1st Meeting of the Parties: IFB Reporter 2002 No. 6 (Mar 02)
APFIC 20 China 22.7.93 - 28th Session announced: Chiangmai, Thailand, 3-6 Aug 04: information
- 27th Session, Manila, Philippines: 19-21 Sep 01: Report
ASCOBANS 8 Finland 13.10.99 - 11th Advisory Committee Meeting: Jastrzebia Góra, Poland, 27-29 Apr 04: information
- 4th Meeting of the Parties, Esbjerg, Denmark, 19-22 Aug 03: Resolutions
 - 9th Advisory Committee Meeting, Hindås, Sweden, 10-12 Jun 02: Jastarnia Plan finalized
CCAMLR Comm 24 Namibia  4.2.01 - 23rd Annual Meeting announced: 25 Oct-5 Nov 04 (Hobart, Australia)
- 22nd Annual Meeting, Dec 03 : Report
- 21st Annual Meeting, Dec 02: Report
Conv 31 Vanuatu 20.6.01
CCSBT 3(+1) Taiwan (Extended Commission) 30.8.02
 South Korea 17.10.01		 - Special Meeting of the Commission and 3rd Management Procedure Workshop, Apr 04
- 5th meeting of the Ecologically Related Species Working Group, Feb 04
- 10th Annual Meeting: Oct 03: Report
- 9th Annual Meeting, Oct 02: Report
CECAF 33   May 04: 17th Session - information
Feb 04: Scientific Sub-Committee, 3rd Session - information
Oct 02: 16th Session - Report - Documents
CPPS CPPS 4 Colombia 12.3.80

- 2nd CPPS II Meeting, Lima, 26-27 Nov 03: Resolutions - Report (in Spanish)
- 8th Meeting of the FAO/CPPS Working Group on the Evaluation of Artisanal Fisheries in the Southeast Pacific: Report (in Spanish)
- Adoption of Santiago Declaration (Aug 02)
Galpgos 2

Ecuador 11.6.02
Chile 12.11.01
FFA 16 Vanuatu 8.4.81 - 56th FFC Meeting (Annual Meeting), 24-28 May 04, Tarawa, Kiribati
- Special 55th FFC Meeting, 15-16 Apr 04, Bali, Indonesia
- Special Palau Arrangement and Parties to the Nauru Agreement Meeting, 13-14 Apr 04, Bali, Indonesia
- 7th Monitoring, Control & Surveillance Working Group, 29 Mar-3 Apr 04, Madang, PNG
- Sixteenth Annual US Treaty Consultation Meeting, 3-5 Mar 04, Funafuti, Tuvalu
- Special Palau Arrangement Meeting, 10-14 Feb 04, Wewak, PNG
GFCM 1949 24 Slovenia 25.05.00 - 7th GFCM-ICCAT Meeting on Large Pelagics in the Mediterranean, 13-14 May 04: information
- 28th Session, Tangiers, Morocco, 14-17 Oct 03  : report and documents
- 27th Session: 19-22 Nov 02: report and documents
1997 15

Libya 23.12.03
Croatia 28.11.03
IATTC Conv 14 Spain - Feb 04: 35th International Review Panel and other meetings: information and documents
- Jan 04: 4th Meeting of the Bycatch Working Group: minutes
- Jan 04: Guatemala becomes 7th signatory to Antigua Convention (6.1.04)
- Oct 03: IATTC meetings, including 71st Meeting: information and documents - 71st Meeting minutes - other meetings - resolutions
- Oct 03: AIDCP meetings, including 10th MOP: minutes - resolutions
- Jul 03: new IATTC Convention ("Antigua Convention") adopted: text
- Jun 03: IATTC meetings, including 70th Meeting: information and documents - 70th Meeting minutes - other meetings - resolutions
- Jun 03: AIDCP meetings, including 9th MOP: minutes - resolutions
Protocol 4

Mexico 12.2.03
Panama 11.3.03

Antigua -  
AIDCP 12 Vanuatu 16.10.02
IBSFC 6 Estonia 24.7.92 - Meeting on Strategies and Salmon, 25-27 Jun 04
- 29th Session, Sep 03: press release - Recommendations
ICCAT 38 Nicaragua 11.3.04
Norway 5.3.04
Philippines 9.1.04

- 7th GFCM-ICCAT Meeting on Large Pelagics in the Mediterranean, 13-14 May 04: information
- 2002 Commission Meeting, 28 Oct-4 Nov 02: Report
IOTC 22 Philippines 9.1.04

- 8th Session, 8-12 Dec 03: Report - Resolutions
- 7th Session, 2-6 Dec 02: Report - Resolutions
IPHC 2 Canada 14.10.53

- Jan 04 - 2004 Annual Meeting: press release - results/report
- Jan 03 - 2003 Annual Meeting: press release - results/report
IWC 52 Mauritania 23.12.03
Belize 17.6.03
Nicaragua 5.6.03

- 2004 Annual Meeting: information
- 2003 Annual Meeting: press release - Resolutions - Chair's Report
- 2002 Special Meeting: press release
- 2002 Annual Meeting: press release - Resolutions - Chair's Report - IFB 2002 Report
NAFO 17 Romania withdrawal 31.12.02 - Sep 04: Scientific Council Symposium - The Ecosystem of the Flemish Cap: information
- Sep 03: 25th Annual Meeting: Press Release - Report - Scientific Council Reports
- Sep 02: 24th Annual Meeting: Report - Scientific Council Reports
NAMMCO 4 All parties 8.7.92 - Mar 04: 13th Annual Meeting
- Dec 03: NAMMCO ad hoc Working Group on Enhancing Ecosystem-based Management (1st meeting) - information
- Mar 03: 12th Annual Meeting - press release
- Dec 02: 2002 Annual Report
NASCO 7 Russia 11.9.86

- Jun 03: 20th Annual Meeting: press release - Council Report - Commissions Reports - Resolutions/Decisions
- Jun 02: 19th Annual Meeting: Council Report - Commissions Reports - Resolutions/Decisions
NEAFC 6 Poland 20.11.84

- Nov 03: 22nd Annual Meeting: press release - Report (Annexes)
- May 03: Extraordinary Meeting - Report (Annexes)
- Nov 02: 21st Annual Meeting: press release - Report (Annexes)
- Jun 02: Meeting on Deep Sea Species - Report
- May 02: PECCOE Meeting - Report
- Apr 02: Extraordinary Meeting - Report - IFB Reporter No. 11
NPAFC 5 Korea (Rep. of) 27.5.03

- Oct 03: 11th Annual Meeting - Newsletter
- Oct 02: Tenth Annual Meeting - Documents
- May 02: Enforcement Evaluation and Coordination Meeting - IFB Reporter No. 15
PSC 2 Can, US 18.3.85 - Feb 04: 19th Annual Meeting - Draft Looking Forward Agenda 2004
- Jan 04: Post-Season Meeting - Canadian Post-Season Report - US Post-Season Report
- Mar 03: 17th Annual Report published
RECOFI 5 Oman 19.12.01
Iran 6.12.01		 - 26 Feb 01: agreement enters into force
SEAFO 3

Norway 12.2.03

 - Mar 04: First Meeting of the Parties - draft documents
- 13 Apr 03 - entry into force of Convention
WCPFC 14

Tuvalu 13.4.04
New Zealand 19.12.03
Niue 17.12.03

 - Entry into force: 19 Jun 04
- Apr 04: PrepCon VI - Documents
- Sep 03: PrepCon V - Documents - Summary
- May 03: PrepCon IV - Documents - Summary
- Mar 03: Sessions I-III - Article (IFLPR)
WECAFC 33   Oct 03: Commission, 11th Session and Lesser Antilles Fisheries Committee, 8th Session - Documents
Apr 03: Scientific Advisory Group, 2nd Session - Report
Oct 01: 10th Session - Report - Documents
UN LOSC 145 Lithuania 12.11.03
Canada 7.11.03		 - Jul 04 - UN Fish Stocks Agreement, 2nd Informal Meeting of the States Parties
- Jun 04 - 14th Meeting of States Parties to the LOS Convention
- Jun 04:  Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the  Law of the Sea 5th meeting - Provisional Agenda
- Mar 04: Resolution 58/240  on oceans and the law of the sea
- Mar 04: Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment - Draft Experts' Report
- Mar 04: SG Report on Oceans and the Law of the Sea: Draft Report
- Jan 04: Resolution 58/14 on Sustainable Fisheries
- Aug 03: SG Report on the UN Fish Stocks Agreement
- Jul 03: UN Fish Stocks Agreement, 2nd Informal Meeting of the States Parties - Report
UNFSA 51 European Community, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden 19.12.03
FAO Members 188 FS Micronesia, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Ukraine 3.12.03 - Mar 04: Expert Consultation on Interactions between Sea Turtles and Fisheries within and Ecosystem Context - News Release - information
- Feb 04: FAO/SPC Regional Expert Consultation on Sea Safety in Small Fishing Vessels - Report
- Jan 04: Third Inter-Governmental Consultation on the Establishment of SWIOFC - Documents
- Jan 04: FIRMS Steering Committee Meeting: first session (Launching meeting) and CWP Intersessional Meeting - FIRMS Report - CWP Report
- Dec 03: 32nd Session of FAO Council - News Release - Session homepage
- 24 Apr 03: entry into force of Compliance Agreement
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 Chile 23.1.04
Ghana 12.5.03
CMS 86 Mauritius 1.6.04
Libya 1.2.04		 - Mar 04: Second SPREP Workshop on the Convention on Migratory Species and Marine Mammal Conservation - Press Release
- Mar 04: Second Meeting of the Signatories to IOSEA-MOU on Marine Turtles - Press Release - Documents - Website
- Feb 04: ACAP enters into force on 1 Feb 04
 - Sep 02: 7th Conference of the Parties - Website - Documents
BERN 45 Morocco 1.8.01
Andorra 13.10.00		 Dec 03: Standing Committee 23rd meeting
Dec 02: Standing Committee 22nd meeting - Website
CITES 166 Palau 16.4.04
Lao 1.3.04		 Oct 04: 13th Conference of the Parties - press release - Website
Mar 04: 50th Meeting of the Standing Committee - information
Mar 04: 20th Meeting of the Animals Committee - information
4-15 Nov: 12th Conference of the Parties: Website
 

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