Regional Technical Meeting for Coastal Fisheries (RTMCF4)

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Add to Calendar 2021-10-12 00:00:00 2021-10-15 00:00:00 Regional Technical Meeting for Coastal Fisheries (RTMCF4) The fourth Regional Technical Meeting on Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture (RTMCFA4) brings together coastal fisheries and aquaculture scientists and technical experts in the Pacific to discuss important technical and scientific gaps, needs, challenges and opportunities. The overarching theme of RTMCFA4 is to discuss and address some of the main technical issues affecting coastal fisheries and aquaculture in support of better science-based resource management and the equitable access to resources, by capturing lessons learned from the “response phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic, and identifying approaches and priorities as the region transitions to the ‘recovery phase’ in 2021–22 and beyond. RTMCFA4 will be the first meeting to include the Community-based Fisheries Dialogue (CBFD) session convened by and focused on civil society organisation (CSO) and other non-state actor (NSA) participation. Pacific Community (SPC) [email protected] UTC public

The fourth Regional Technical Meeting on Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture (RTMCFA4) brings together coastal fisheries and aquaculture scientists and technical experts in the Pacific to discuss important technical and scientific gaps, needs, challenges and opportunities. The overarching theme of RTMCFA4 is to discuss and address some of the main technical issues affecting coastal fisheries and aquaculture in support of better science-based resource management and the equitable access to resources, by capturing lessons learned from the “response phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic, and identifying approaches and priorities as the region transitions to the ‘recovery phase’ in 2021–22 and beyond. RTMCFA4 will be the first meeting to include the Community-based Fisheries Dialogue (CBFD) session convened by and focused on civil society organisation (CSO) and other non-state actor (NSA) participation.

Presentations

Day 1 – RTMCFA4 agenda
Day 1 – Virtual meeting instructions and housekeeping
Day 1 – Purpose and format of RTMCFA4
Day 1 – Summary of PICT coastal fisheries technical issues, challenges and priority needs
Day 1 – Supporting the integration of e-data systems across Pacific Island countries and territories
Day 1 – Enhancing capacity for effective coastal fisheries management
Day 2 – Community-based Fisheries Dialogue agenda
Day 2 – Strengthening civil society organisations’ and other non-state actors’ engagement in regional community-based fisheries dialogue: Next steps
Day 2 – Pacific Framework for Action on Scaling up Community-based Fisheries Management: 2021–2025: Role of non-state actors in implementation
Day 3 – Summary of PICT aquaculture technical issues, challenges and priority needs
Day 3 – Aquaculture needs, priorities and future directions in the Pacific islands
Day 4 – Coastal Fisheries Report Card update
Day 4 – Scientific and technical support in a COVID-19 context