6. The Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean was abolished by its parent body, the Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (IOFC), at its Eleventh Session in February 1999 and therefore, there was no sitting Chairman. Mr Denis Fadda, General Legal Affairs Service, FAO, facilitated the election of Officers of the Meeting.
7. The Meeting unanimously elected the following office bearers:
Chairperson, Madagascar (Mr Christophe Veloson Tsirafy);
Vice-Chairperson, Seychelles (Mr Philippe Michaud);
Rapporteurs:
Mozambique (Mr Rodigues Bila)
France (Mr Vincent Esclapez).
8. The agenda shown in Appendix A was adopted. The documents placed before the Meeting are listed in Appendix B.
